Mac N Cheese Study

Name: Mac N Cheese Study
Ingredients: 1/4 pound Humbolt Fog cheese (Cypress Grove); 6 ounces goat cheese (Colorado), divided (recommended: Haystack Mountain Snowdrop); 1/2 pound goat cheese (Italy) (recommended: Brunet); 1/4 pound mild semi-hard cheese (recommended: Old Kentucky Tomme); 1 pound goat cheese (Spain) (recommended: Pata Cabra); 5 ounces goat Gouda (Holland) (recommended: Ballerina); 2 lemons; 2 teaspoons smoked hot paprika; Finely ground Mediterranean sea salt; Freshly ground black pepper; 3 quarts shrimp stock or water; 1 pound strozzapreti pasta, dry (recommended: Montebello Organic); 1 pound tubetti lisci pasta, dry (recommended: Pastificio Riscossa #64); 4 artichokes; 8 garlic cloves, peeled; 7 bay leaves; Olive oil; 1/4 pound pancetta, thickly sliced (recommended: Golden Farms); 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour; 2 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream; 2 tablespoons garlic granules; 2 teaspoons Spanish paprika; 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper; 1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper; 2 teaspoons crushed Italian seasoning; 3 egg whites; Sugar; Snipped fresh chives