Italian Style Macaroni and Cheese

October 1st has come and gone. Can you believe it? Fall is officially here and Cleveland isn’t shy about showing us. This morning when I woke up to take Will to school it was a balmy 45 degrees out.

I keep reminding myself to put coats on the kids when we leave the house. I love fall but find it is hard to wrap my mind around pants, sweaters, scarves and jackets after wearing shorts and flip flops all summer.

When seasons transition, clothes aren’t the only thing that changes. The food we make at certain times of the year depends on the weather, what produce is seasonal, and how we feel as a result of the weather. In winter, you better believe when we have 10 inches of snow on the ground and I can’t leave my house I am making bowls of comforting soup and sipping on lots of hot chocolate. During the fall, when the weather in Ohio is cool and crisp I love to eat soups, casseroles and of course macaroni and cheese. I mean, who doesn’t love a good bowl of creamy, cheesy macaroni and cheese?