Homemade Macaroni & Cheese

My granny's famous (well, famous to us) mac & cheese. This was one of my favorite meals growing up, and now I get to make it for my own family (who gets just as excited about it as I do)!

• 1 16 oz. pkg elbow macaroni
• 2-3 fresh tomatoes
• 1 16 oz. pkg extra sharp cheese (you don't have to use sharp)
• 6-8 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• pork sausages
• salt & pepper

Boil macaroni in pot with just enough water to cover and add about 1 tsp of salt. Grate the cheese in seperate bowl while the macaroni boils and wash/slice tomatoes in another bowl. Drain macaroni well. In a 2 quart pyrex dish, add one layer of macaroni, a layer of cheese, a layer of sliced tomatoes, and then sprinkle with salt and pepper. Repeat layers one more time.

Beat 6-8 eggs, add the cup of milk, and pour evenly over casserole. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for about 45-55 mins (you'll know it's done if the cheese looks evenly melted and the egg is fully cooked). Serve with pork sausage and/or salad.

*Note: you don't have to use the tomatoes and sausages in it if you don't want to. We usually don't add them because we don't have either of them on hand at the time. If you do want to use them (which, it is pretty yummy with them) then you could add the sausage to your layers in the casserole. I remember my granny doing that most of the time (not sure if they were cooked or not before she put them in with the casserole though).