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― Tracer Hand, Monday, 22 October 2007 13:21 (sixteen years ago) link
imagine pork and cheese in the same pasta dish! OMG
― max r, Monday, 22 October 2007 13:24 (sixteen years ago) link
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, Monday, 22 October 2007 13:59 (sixteen years ago) link
Laurel what's yr address I'm coming over pls feed me.
― G00blar, Monday, 22 October 2007 14:00 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/200302/tows_past_20030212_b.jhtml
― gabbneb, Monday, 22 October 2007 14:02 (sixteen years ago) link
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....
― Laurel, Monday, 22 October 2007 14:05 (sixteen years ago) link
yes, the baked pasta with treviso radichhio. don't worry - i haven't forgotten!
― lauren, Monday, 22 October 2007 14:20 (sixteen years ago) link
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.
― Laurel, Monday, 22 October 2007 14:25 (sixteen years ago) link
Macaroni and cheese pizza. Yes. Yes.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Monday, 22 October 2007 14:39 (sixteen years ago) link
really? i tend not to like pizza/pasta hybrids (eg alfredo pizza)
― impudent harlot, Monday, 22 October 2007 14:51 (sixteen years ago) link
tracer OTM re: nutmeg also
<i>really? i tend not to like pizza/pasta hybrids (eg alfredo pizza)</i>
more mac and cheese pizza for me, then, excellent
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Monday, 22 October 2007 14:53 (sixteen years ago) link
do they not sell it in the UK then? this kraft cheese dinner that u speak of?
― pisces, Monday, 22 October 2007 17:16 (sixteen years ago) link
I had a macaroni and cheese pie in Scotland a couple of years ago and it was ohmygodamazinglydelicious.
― ENBB, Monday, 22 October 2007 17:24 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm going to be in Portland this weekend and I can't wait to get the mac and cheese at Montage.
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 22 October 2007 17:28 (sixteen years ago) link
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.
― ian, Monday, 22 October 2007 18:12 (sixteen years ago) link
it's a damn shame the lady is intolerant of lactose.
― ian, Monday, 22 October 2007 18:14 (sixteen years ago) link
You can make it for me, Ian.
― Laurel, Monday, 22 October 2007 18:14 (sixteen years ago) link
i will make it for ME, but you can have some too.
― ian, Monday, 22 October 2007 18:22 (sixteen years ago) link
Laurel's mac 'n' cheese is the stuff of gods. my prized recipe is based on yours with a few minor tweaks (i use more cheese and a couple of different kinds and other things) but i give proper credit when giving out the recipe as jenny will attest.
and laurel, the weather has turned cold here but my oven doesn't work so no mac and cheese for me. though maybe i can halve the recipe and put it in a smaller dish and make it in the toaster oven? when i get enough money to buy food again i'll find out.
― chicago kevin, Monday, 22 October 2007 18:33 (sixteen years ago) link
think i'm gonna make some ANNIE'S mac & cheese tonight.
― get bent, Tuesday, 23 October 2007 00:36 (sixteen years ago) link
You know what else you can get here? Macaroni and cheese, cut into triangular wedges, then DEEP FRIED.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 23 October 2007 01:55 (sixteen years ago) link
this is why i want to buy a deep fryer. i want to take all my favorite things from Feed, bring them home, and deep fry them. deep fried chicken, deep fried mashed potatoes, deep fried mac 'n' cheese, deep fried green beans, deep fried okra, and deep fried banana pudding.
put the words "deep fried" in front of any food i like and i'm automatically intrigued.
― chicago kevin, Tuesday, 23 October 2007 01:58 (sixteen years ago) link
Deep Fried Mars Bar was totally disappointing (sorry to take the focus off wonderful, wonderful mac and cheese for the moment)
Deep fried mashed potatoes, on the other hand, are fantastic. Gregoire's in Berkeley makes them.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 23 October 2007 02:57 (sixteen years ago) link
More pictures!
― Tape Store, Tuesday, 23 October 2007 04:25 (sixteen years ago) link
Last time I made Annie's (the bunnies/white cheddar) I stirred in right at the very end some blanched asparagus tips and smoked salmon and chopped pecans. And I ate the whole thing.
― nickalicious, Tuesday, 23 October 2007 05:19 (sixteen years ago) link
My son bless him put mac n cheese on a burger then put barbeque sauce on it then put it on a bun and ate it in like 4 bites. I am so proud of my little man.
― nickalicious, Tuesday, 23 October 2007 05:20 (sixteen years ago) link
last time I bought mac & cheese (a couple weeks ago) all the boxes had black people on them. It was kind of odd since nothing else in the store that I noticed had such targeted marketing.
I do like at restaurants when they put like crunchy bread crumbs on top.
― bnw, Tuesday, 23 October 2007 05:30 (sixteen years ago) link
Someone asked if we get Kraft Cheese Dinner in the UK. This is our variant: http://treefell.com/kcpasta.jpg
― treefell, Tuesday, 23 October 2007 08:58 (sixteen years ago) link
I have been trying to find a secret London stash of Stouffer's for years.
― suzy, Tuesday, 23 October 2007 11:08 (sixteen years ago) link
Try Harry Hill's loft.
― aldo, Tuesday, 23 October 2007 11:09 (sixteen years ago) link
kraft mac an cheese and other abominations against the name of food can be found in Selfridges food hall.
― Ed, Tuesday, 23 October 2007 11:10 (sixteen years ago) link
Aldo, hahaha.
Ed, I am not loking for yucky nuclear Kraft anything. Stouffer's = imagine lovely M&S frozen comfort-food M&C made with a "red" cheese instead.
― suzy, Tuesday, 23 October 2007 11:20 (sixteen years ago) link
I bought a big hunk of Raclette at the weekend just for making macaroni cheese with. The recipe also calls for dijon mustard, grain mustard and pecorino. It feels kind of exotic - usually I just make a white sauce and grate cheddar into it.
― Madchen, Tuesday, 23 October 2007 13:55 (sixteen years ago) link
raclette in mac and cheese sounds great but two kinds of mustard is a bit much of a muchness
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 23 October 2007 14:44 (sixteen years ago) link
I'll report back when I've made it, but I'm working late for the next couple of nights. In the meantime I'm doing my best to resist eating the Raclette in chunks.
― Madchen, Tuesday, 23 October 2007 15:03 (sixteen years ago) link
(working late = no cooking, I meant to say)
they got these macaroni and cheese pizzas at this pizza place i go to, and i didn't think it was gonna be any good but guess what, it's good
― del griffith, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 20:05 (thirteen years ago) link
I made some earlier with blue brie, white stilton, cheddar and sweetcorn. It was good.
― calzino, Monday, 27 July 2020 23:06 (three years ago) link
the combination of cheeses you used does sound good
― Dan S, Monday, 27 July 2020 23:23 (three years ago) link
Fortuitous! I have a wedge of Fontina in my freezer, and was thinking that M&C would be the perfect use (probably on the menu for next week).
― Garry Shambling (Leee), Monday, 27 July 2020 23:26 (three years ago) link
I heard a "cooking expert" the other week who basically said there aren't many ways to fuck it up by using as many cheeses as poss, the more the merrier - within reason of course!
― calzino, Monday, 27 July 2020 23:27 (three years ago) link
I’ve made it recently with a recipe that involves layers of alfredo sauce (thinned with a little milk), al dente noodles, and a variety of cheeses, then topped with bread crumbs and dollops of butter and baked.
discovered that some cheeses melt much better than others
― Dan S, Monday, 27 July 2020 23:30 (three years ago) link
i throw crumbled goat cheese into mine specifically because it doesn't melt. every few bites you get a nice chunk of goat cheese. can't complain
― ℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Monday, 27 July 2020 23:38 (three years ago) link
I can't put breadcrumbs on mine otherwise the young autist adult I'm also cooking for won't eat it because of issues with texture, ffs!
― calzino, Monday, 27 July 2020 23:44 (three years ago) link
don't think breadcrumbs are essential
I've been surprised at how different cheeses result in very different outcomes, but I've like all of them
― Dan S, Monday, 27 July 2020 23:49 (three years ago) link
Sometimes i yearn for a toasted crispy french-breadcrumbs layer on my mac n cheese that i haven't had in ages.
― calzino, Monday, 27 July 2020 23:52 (three years ago) link
Could you do a secret island of breadcrumbs on part of it, just for you?
For my mac and cheese, I use penne for some reason, and I usually make a cheese sauce with sharp cheddar and parmesan and a bit of cayenne. I also wilt down some kale if I have it and put it in. I know that doesn't sound very good but I love it - kale goes really well with cheese, and it cuts through all the richness so you can eat more. I sometimes fry up just a little bit of bacon and add that too; those packages of chopped pancetta from Trader Joe are really handy for that.
― Lily Dale, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 00:03 (three years ago) link
Have never thought of kale and cheese before, that sounds interesting
― calzino, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 00:05 (three years ago) link