"national macaroni day" news and stories

I don't know how these two food holidays ended up on the same day, but today is both National Macaroni Day and National Grand Marnier Day.

And, no, I couldn't find a recipe that has both of them as ingredients.

Here are a bunch of macaroni and cheese recipes from AllRecipes.com, and here's some from southernfood.about.com. In England they just call it macaroni cheese, without the "and." And here's a tuna casserole recipe using macaroni. My mom made a variation of this many times when I was a kid.

For dessert, how about some Grand Marnier Cranberry Muffins? For a drink, how about a Grand Romance? Full recipe after the jump.