

It was a happy day when my daughter-in-law Wendy texted me this recipe for what we now believe is better than Starbucks Lemon Loaf! I’m talking that pastry case, and more specifically: Lemon Loaf. But there’s more at Starbucks than just coffee. I find it to be generally way too strong and it tastes burnt. Years ago, I had an epiphany that has saved me a lot of money: I do not care for Starbucks coffee. Drag it to the number of servings you prefer if 8 are too many (too few?!), and all of the ingredients will adjust accordingly! Look for Adjustable Servings on the print page. It’ll be our little secret.Ĭalories: 655 kcal | Carbohydrates: 52 g | Protein: 20 g | Fat: 41 g | Saturated Fat: 25 g | Cholesterol: 139 mg | Sodium: 545 mg | Potassium: 320 mg | Fiber: 2 g | Sugar: 6 g | Vitamin A: 1482 IU | Vitamin C: 1 mg | Calcium: 381 mg | Iron: 1 mg Pro tip:Ĭlick on the “8” in the “servings” and a little slider will show up. I promise you, people will go nuts for this Mac and Cheese. The key lies in how much Velveeta you use-only a very small amount.

But if an ingredient or technique makes a dish taste better and gives it a heavenly texture, I am all for it. It’s smooth and creamy thanks to a secret ingredient that may make some of my dear readers wince. This copycat Panera’s Mac and Cheese is, according to my family, even better than Panera. And now that’s exactly what I do-as often as I dare. But that $9 price tag is hard to swallow.Įverything in me has been determined to figure out how to make this myself at home, and for more like $.80 a serving. Copycat Panera Mac & CheeseĮveryone has their weakness-mine happens to be macaroni and cheese and in my opinion, it’s hard to beat Panera’s signature Mac & Cheese.

Now, somewhere in between not-eating-out because it’s too expensive and eating-at-home because it’s cheaper there has to be a solution that makes eating at home not only cheap, but satisfyingly delicious, too. In the same survey cited by Reuters, two-thirds of the respondents said they consider eating at home to be very or somewhat cheap. Not even drive-thru fast food or curbside pick-up is inexpensive these days. adults are eating out less frequently than three months prior. According to a Reuters news story that ran long before we had to teach our kids the meaning of “quarantine,” one-third of U.S.
