 Dad, Dad, can I eat a lot of cheese now? You won't eat a lot of cheese again? No. I've been cooking since I was little. My mom and dad love to cook, obviously. My grandma loved to cook. So I used to go over to her house in the weekends in Sonoma and we cooked breakfast. That got me into the whole idea of how things are made, where they come from. We love to cook with the kids, and especially with a Ryan A. and as they grow older, they really enjoy cooking. And it gives them an idea of how food is made, but also maybe it gives them a little bit of encouragement to try. So I started making mac and cheese about a year ago, and Araya didn't like it. Now she loves it. Aiden has yet to try it, but hopefully one day he will. Why don't you like it? Too cheesy. It's too cheesy. Okay, so Aiden thinks it's too cheesy. Raya, is it too cheesy for you? Nope. Nope. At your wedding, I'm going to tell everybody that you do not like mac and cheese. Everyone is going to laugh just for the record. That is on camera. Sorry, sorry, sorry. Okay. You're being rude to me. So I've got cheddar. I've got Colby Jack. I've got mozzarella. And the Cotija, which is a Mexican cheese, it just has a nice different kind of flavor to it. And then I pre-boiled some macaroni noodles. I got a half. Be careful, guys. I didn't cook them all the way. I cooked them about half to three-quarter with the idea that they're going to cook the rest of the way in the oven. Can you do that one for me? Okay. I want to do that. It's called greasing a pan. Can you grease the pan for me? So I grease the pan with butter. Grease it, grease, grease, grease, grease. That gives it also some nice moisture around the edges. It gives it some crispiness as well. When this pan gets hot and it goes into the oven, the whole pan's going to get hot. The butter, what the butter does in the bottom and the sides is it gives it that nice crispy effect that makes that mac and cheese just come out perfect. I like using salted butter just because I don't add salt to the mix. I mean, already there's salt in the cheese already and the other ingredients. And I add garlic salt to it. So I think the salted butter is just enough salt to give it that flavor that you want to go along with the cheese. I don't like to add extra salt to it. Tamara does for the record, but I don't. Nice work, Rai-Rai. You are a very good butterer. You are too. You're both fantastic. Okay, now we get to make it. It's almost like building your own little cake or lasagna, because we're going to layer this bad boy. Cooking with kids is fun. It also requires patience. Or alcohol. Or both. Do what? Alcohol or patience? Which cheese do we want to put in first? Okay, go on, hold on. I try to use two cheeses. Something that gives it the most flavor. So in this case, I use a lot of the sharp cheddar because you're going to get that every bite now when you spoon it out. So when I fill up the macaroni in the pan, I fill it up a third, a third, and a third, basically. So I do a third layer of macaroni with a layer of cheese or cheeses. Then another second of the third layers of macaroni, more cheese, and then the final layer of macaroni. So basically three layers of macaroni with cheese in between. This one is really warm. That's a long one, break in half. Good job. Keep putting it in there, guys. The macaroni is already warm. Obviously it's still hot from being boiled. So it's a little sticky, which is good because it's going to stick to that cheese. And it's going to melt in a little bit. Are we going to put more cheese in it? Oh, do you want more cheese? And you want, oh my gosh. You want more cheese? More cheese. If you make mac and cheese, what do you guys add in your mac and cheese at home? Be careful. Say the cotilla. I usually put the cotilla cheese in the middle layer. That way it melts downwards. Because on top, it'll generally, it'll melt downwards also, but it's the best place to put it, I believe, for me when I use it, is right smack dab in the middle. Does a good job of really getting that creaminess throughout. Are you guys ready? Yes. Okay. Top layer of macaroni. Here it comes. You're going to end up being one big chunk of cheese. You realize it, don't you? One, two, three. Smash. Smash. Smash. Okay. Smash. Smash. Smash. Smash. Here. Try one. Try one. Same. You love it? Okay. Now there's two things we have to do. Somebody steals the show every time we cook. Do you realize who that might be? This is the garlic salt. I like to add garlic salt. I can't do it. I can't do it. Yep, you can't do it. Hold on. Hold on. Here we go. Now, Aiden, spread that cheese right by. Spread this cheese all over. All over. Spread it really good. Really good. So this is the very top layer of cheese. We did three layers of noodles and now three layers of cheese. Make sure you cover all the noodles, guys. Now comes the part that's the most healthy. What? Yeah. Half and half. So the half and half gives up that last little bit of creaminess and flavor so it doesn't dry out too much. Of what? Apple juice. All that cheese make you thirsty? So now we've got three layers of noodles, three layers of cheese. We've added some garlic salt. We've also added some half and half. It's done. In the oven. Are you ready? You guys ready, Aiden? Yes. Okay, it's going in. Is it done yet? It's not done yet. It has to stay in the oven for about 25 minutes on 350 roughly. Look at that. Look at that. That is very hot. That's cooked perfect. It's nice and crispy around the edges, but not too much. And a good mix of crispy and soft, which is what you want. You want it too dry. And you take, you can see where the cotea has just cut right into it. Look at that. That looks amazing. Here. I'm tired. Try it. Is that good? You like that? Bam. This smells amazing and it tastes great too. Tamara's going to love it. So if you want to see more of dad-chopped episodes and stuff of me cooking with the kids, let us know down below. And also, don't forget to subscribe too. We're at head fight. Ready? Head fight.