Fried Mac and Cheese, baby

As many of you may know, and as Kathy Griffin alluded in her latest Bravo standup special, the Cheesecake Factory offers fried macaroni and cheese as an appetizer. R and I tried it and found it delicious. So, with our leftover m 'n' c from Saturday, we tried to create our own delicious, fatty treat.

Basically, we just cut the leftover mac into smallish squares, dipped them in egg, dipped them in breadcrumbs mixed with parmesan cheese, and fried in canola oil until lovely and crisp. We found that the middle of the fried cheese square wasn't quite hot enough, so I put them in a 400 degree oven for 5 minutes or so to finish them off. I then served them with some leftover marinara sauce. Delicious.