MACARONI AND CHEESE !!! !!!

Aw, man, Mac N Cheese is the only thing about America I really miss. Especially Velveeta Shells and Cheese. Whenever any friends go back, that's the only thing I ever want them to bring me home. So yay for Nicole G sending me a huge packet!

Mac N Cheese is just a different beast in England. I mean, it's nice and all, but it just seems wrong to *bake* it. It should be boiled and mushy. Not crunchy. Though I do have to admit I really love the Sainsburys Blue Parrot Cafe organic Mac N Cheese with the crunchy bits. I mean, Mac and Cheese should *not* be healthy and organic. Unless, of course, it is Annie's, which is the Food of the Gods.

Mmmmmmmm, now I'm really hungry.

- piece of cheddar so old it has cracks in it
- milk that will go off tomorrow
- opened packet of butter that has taken on the smell of what used to be in the fridge

and the supermarket is shut, then I will make macaroni cheese.

http://www.stiltoncheese.com/Images/recipestilton.jpg

Marconi & Cheese!

Macaroni and Cleese!

Macca and Cheese

http://www.cabotcheese.com/recipes/um_images/BakedMacaroniandCheese.jpg

My mother used to make this occasionally as an exotic treat. Mmmm, pretty tasty. I remember eating it once while listening to "Wish You Were Here" for the first time, oh the Proustianity.

My mother still makes this - both English style topped with cheddar and breadcrumbs, and Italian style with fresh parmesan and a mixture of other cheeses [I forget which]. We don't use macaroni though - penne seems to work better because there's more room inside for the sauce.

i made a gruyere/prosciutto mac n' cheese once, baked in the oven. mmmmmlkfdlknglfdkn

you know what is really really good in mac and cheese?? a tiny pinch of nutmeg.

frunkfurter slices are nice in mac n cheese.

blecch

imagine pork and cheese in the same pasta dish! OMG

Mmm many cheeses, pref very sharp ones and a sharp cheddar base or you just get creamy feel with no taste. Nutmeg, a little curry powder, some people like onions (not me), some kielbasa browned and sliced, or Italian sweet sausage, or (YES) other cured meats but should be at least a little hearty. I don't like breadcrumbs, they just seem like unnecessary starch on starch.

GODDAMN IT, WEATHER TURN COLD ALREADY.

Laurel what's yr address I'm coming over pls feed me.

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Chicago Kevin can vouch, I've fed him mac before. He's got a prized recipe, too, but I'm not sure whether it's mine or a different version.

Another ILXor has been promising me mac w/ vegetables in it for a couple of weeks, we'll see where that goes....

yes, the baked pasta with treviso radichhio. don't worry - i haven't forgotten!

uh, radicchio.

There you are! There was a Viggo Mortensen thread yesterday and you weren't on it -- naturally I thought maybe you got hit by a bus or something.

Macaroni and cheese pizza. Yes. Yes.

really? i tend not to like pizza/pasta hybrids (eg alfredo pizza)

tracer OTM re: nutmeg also

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more mac and cheese pizza for me, then, excellent

do they not sell it in the UK then? this kraft cheese dinner that u speak of?

I had a macaroni and cheese pie in Scotland a couple of years ago and it was ohmygodamazinglydelicious.

I'm going to be in Portland this weekend and I can't wait to get the mac and cheese at Montage.

my mac n cheese recipe calls mostly for gruyere and parmazing cheese, but also some sharp white cheddar if it is aroud. secret ingredients: pancetta, cayenne pepper, nutmeg.

it's a damn shame the lady is intolerant of lactose.