Mac 'n' Cheese

[Liriel_the_Dark-Maiden]

I usually shred my Cheddar cheese to make melting it easier. Also, I add cooked cubed ham just like my mom always did. Yum! If you decide to use a different cheese in your mac 'n cheese, then use the Cheddar for Grilled Cheese Sandwiches. *hates seeing good food go to waste*  

[Lil-Jo]

Ellemir

My thought was why does ever serious conversation have to be about death, underage porn viewing, etc.? Especially considering that there are no forums sanctioned for discussion on cooking. Anyhow, I was seriously annoyed that my Mac 'n' Cheese didn't turn out well.

*Edit: I'm actually going to save all of your suggestions in case this thread does get thrown out

No reason to throw it out, but I think if it was in the main forum it would get more comments...  

[Liriel_the_Dark-Maiden]

If you get right down to it, Food IS serious! Without it we would die! But I agree that this would get more comments in main forum.  

[Ellemir]

Unfortunately, I do have to agree with that notion of more comments being garnered if this thread were posted in the main forum. Simply put, it's a matter of logistics. Now, if I were looking to get bucket loads of comments, and mind you, i'd have to wade through all of them, I would have done just that. However, I am not looking for flotsam and jetsam. I like the quality of posting in this area of the guild, and, so far, it has suited my purposes for this thread. Of course, that is not to say that the guild forum proper doesn't have its uses I just didn't want to take advantage of them in this instance.

Hope that settles talk of local; so, we can get back to Mac 'n' Cheese~

By the way, I made some again last night. I was not in the mood for cooking, and it turned out to merely be the past-prime box's vomit with water on me.
Any suggestions for cooking while you're angry?  

[lenoree]

Taxi Mama

My sister's recipe is bland but comforting:
Boil large elbow macaroni until tender. Dump into colander (strainer) and rinse thoroughly with hot water; this removes starch & prevents stickiness. Return macaroni to warm saucepan and drop in a block of Velveeta (soft processed cheese) and stir till the Velveeta is all melted away.

This is how I do it, and sometimes I put in little pieces of bacon. I tried bacon bits, it's not to bad, but I mostly just fry it up crispy then break it up into little pieces, I love it and so do the kids smile  

[I Ceymore Ratz]

I hate Mac and Cheese

Every time I ge t new batch of boy scouts, they have to prove to me how much I hate it. Sure the make it right from the box but you know they cook it till it burns spill it all over everything and refuse to clean up their messes. Being Scout Master it falls upon my shoulders to break down all the stoves and scrub the parts with steel wool till they shine again and then I have to re assemble the stoves and after that it falls upon my shoulders to clean all opf the pans those kids wont clean. I would realy think it was cool if some parrents would teach their kids to scrub their pans and also teach them to cook something useful.  

[A Madness Most Discreet]

i tried to make some mac n cheese tonight, but i got distracted by shiny books and forgot i was cooking, by the time i remembered there was no water left in the pot and the noodles were burnt to the pot so thoroughly i think i may just have to throw the pot away. gonk


i can burn water! crying crying crying crying  

[peachsnapz]

my bf just uses regular cheddar cheese, he puts it in the oven after he puts the cheese in and it always comes out amazing  

[ladyrose2]

you have to make a cheese sauce first. In a saucepan with milk, cheese, and a pinch of flour, butter, garlic salt, dry mustard. Stir constantly tell cheese is melted. Now boil your noodles. drain . place noodles in a square pan or cassorole dish with pour some bread crumbs over the top of the noodle ; then pour the cheese sauce over the top more bread crumbs, & some bacon bits for the top. Turn on oven 350 degrees baked for 1 hour. It should be lt brown on the top and pretty solid..  

[kerryness]

i know you have gotten a lot of helpful hints, but i want to add one more...

foodnetwork.com always has good recipes, and you can pick low calorie ones too so you can have a healthy and still tasty meal. of all the low calorie recipes i made from them, only one wasn't good, and that's because i had never tried couscous and found out i DO NOT like it.  

[Ellemir]

I have yet to make baked mac 'n' cheese, I am a little worried about how I might screw it up. I will eventually try it, though. It'll have to be on a day when I don't have work or school as I tend to take lots and lots of time to prepare recipes i'm not used to.

I do like th Food Network, Iron Chef America - even though I hear it's totally fake and bogus - is fun to watch in its entirety. I'm worried about health as well, especially since I am the one cooking dinner most nights. I'll look them up! (and I don't think i've ever had couscous)  

[Cyan the Black]

go to www.epicurious.com
They've got some pretty fantastic recipes for just about anything and everything. My own m&c is cheddar sauce made from old or extra old, milk, bit of flour, pepper (really important), reduced down and poured over the pasta. Sometimes I bake it, sometimes I don't. Sometimes fresh herbs in it tastes good, depends on the cheddar.  

[charamath]

Ok, just because it hasn't been mentioned yet- macaroni is awesome with tuna and peas in it 4laugh