Mac 'n' cheese

[Jezzerh]

KungFuPanda said:

Anyone remember Pasta N Sauce from the 90's?

My kids (17 and 20) still eat that st.

Love making a massive mac cheese though with strong cheddar, mustard powder and chilli flakes. Topped with Parmesan and baked in the oven, awesome.

[HTP99]

Did a lovely mac n cheese last week, with bacon and tomato, it was adapted from this receipe:

http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/pasta-recipes/a...

It was to die for.

[Bill]

hornetrider said:

Marketing.

Friend of mine ordered it recently assuming he was getting a burger(!) Was most surprised when a plate of student slop turned up

Should have "big" in front.

[Taita]

Cau do an excellent Mac & Cheese with truffle in it.

[bingybongy]

bluelightbabe said:

When did the trend of calling it 'Mac n Cheese' start? What's wrong with calling it by it's proper name? It always has and always will be macaroni cheese to me.

Well said.
Bloody mac n chesse.

[colin_p]

KungFuPanda said:

Anyone remember Pasta N Sauce from the 90's?

Yes and I thought it was lush.

[zygalski]

Bill said:

It's bizarre. I like pasta, cheese and bechemel, but put them together and I'm transported back in time to school dinners.

Same here. Makes me heave. Give me a carbonara any day.

[Vaud]

Jezzerh said:

Love making a massive mac cheese though with strong cheddar, mustard powder and chilli flakes. Topped with Parmesan and baked in the oven, awesome.

For variation...

Pour a tin of cherry tomatoes into the base.
and/or
Crush a couple of cloves or garlic, mix with a little oil and smear around the pot before adding the other ingredients
and/or
Top with olives/anchovies
and/or
Take a small cauliflower, cut off the florets. Steam briefly or blanch, then stir into to mac&cheese. It's like a stealth vegetable.

[GCH]

Off the top of my head I can think of three places nearby that only do mac'n'cheese, and cover every variation and flavour you could want or think of (lobster mac'n'cheese anyone?).

[anonymous-user]

Mrs had Lobster Mac n 5 cheeses few weeks back in NYC which she announced was the best meal ever.

Mine was the Korean BBQ chicken must find a recipe for that to try at the weekend.

[sc0tt]

I make it like my old dear used to.

Boil Macaroni.
Drain.
Add Milk,Butter and cheese.

Done.

[The_Doc]

bingybongy said:

bluelightbabe said:

When did the trend of calling it 'Mac n Cheese' start? What's wrong with calling it by it's proper name? It always has and always will be macaroni cheese to me.

Well said.
Bloody mac n chesse.

My wife has a American friend with triplets.

They are Paisley, Mac and........... I cannot for the life of me remember the third triplet is called Kathryn. I have on one occasion called the little darling "cheese"

I think I got away with it

[Bill]

zygalski said:

Same here. Makes me heave. Give me a carbonara any day.

I'll just leave this here... http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/pasta-recipes/c...

[Vaud]

Bill said:

I'll just leave this here... http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/pasta-recipes/c...

Oh my god. I'm cooking that next week.

[Captain Benzo]

27th of december, every year, use up the last of the cheese board to make macaroni cheese ( mac 'n cheese???? - fk off, )

its about the variety of cheeses and it all goes in.

our record is 16 different cheeses ( white stilton with cranberry was a brave decision) and it is bloody lovely.

Even a standard Macaroni cheese has at least 5 cheeses in;

medium cheddar
strong cheddar
parmesan
edam / babybel
Dairylea
(i have 2 under 5s so 'cheese' is a loose term)

chuck in some crispy bacon, serve with branston pickle and hot sausage rolls.

yummers.

[sc0tt]

Vaud said:

Bill said:

I'll just leave this here... http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/pasta-recipes/c...

Oh my god. I'm cooking that next week.

Look awful. I watched this the other night. Dry pasta .. gross.

[Vaud]

sc0tt said:

Look awful. I watched this the other night. Dry pasta .. gross.

I'll try most things once. It's a genuine Italian dish.

[Piersman2]

bluelightbabe said:

When did the trend of calling it 'Mac n Cheese' start? What's wrong with calling it by it's proper name? It always has and always will be macaroni cheese to me.

This. In spades. I thought this thread was about Big Macs and cheese or something until I got about 4 posts down.

And to add to the thread, there's a little place we go to lunch once a month or so, they do burgers with a choice of two sides.

So for me, it's a burger, with a side of chips... and a side of macaroni cheese. Yum yum.