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    Posted: 23 April 2012 at 10:53

Last week I came down with a flu first action my wife took, was to make a chicken soup.

Ok you eat 1 day 2 days ok 3days, but after 3 days there is a 15 oz (0.5 litter) leftover of soup.

at our home we don’t throw away good food .

so I will do a gravy like a recipe from diners drive-ins and dives . I did a roux .

I mix in the flour for the roux, salt, pepper, red hot paprika, cumin, garlic powder.

I mix the roux with the soup and it turned Wicked .ok change of plans .....I fried cubes of salami and mushrooms.

in a pot I par boil pasta .(pane pasta and flat pasta ) and put it in a aluminium pan .mix in the mushrooms and salami . add to the gravy 1/2 lb of cheddar cheese ,1/2 lb gouda cheese .mix it with the macaroni.

Sprinkle½ lb shredded mozzarella cheese on top .in to the oven for 45 minute at 350°f. ......

At the last minute I managed to rescue a piece to take a photo for the post. the family polished it quick quick

 

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that looks delicious indeed, and the ingredients in it sound just right!
 
great job on making use of leftovers, and glad you're feeling better!
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I've yet to make really good mac and cheese. My mom made it growing up and I LOVED it. I've asked her for her secret and she just sorta stares at me and says "you make pasta and a cheese sauce and mix them...". Thanks Mom. But now I'm on a quest and have tried 4 or 5 recipes. So far nothing stellar but at least they've all be edible! That one looks great by the way!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Hoser Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 April 2012 at 02:31
Originally posted by Marissa Marissa wrote:

I've yet to make really good mac and cheese. My mom made it growing up and I LOVED it. I've asked her for her secret and she just sorta stares at me and says "you make pasta and a cheese sauce and mix them...". Thanks Mom. But now I'm on a quest and have tried 4 or 5 recipes. So far nothing stellar but at least they've all be edible! That one looks great by the way!

Marissa ..there are several good mac n cheese recipes on the forum.
The one I think is really outstanding is Jerod's smoked mac n cheese which I've made and loved.If you don't want the smokey flavor, I'm kind of proud of my recipe from my cookbook as well.
Go ahead...play with your food!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote HistoricFoodie Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 April 2012 at 04:42
I gotta tell you folks, I'm in love with discussions over the differences in mac & cheese.
 
I'm not being facicious. Until about a year ago I had never had any. The great American comfort food, and I'd not eaten it as a kid, nor as an adult. For whatever reason, my Mom never made it, and I never had a particular reason to either. Friend Wife had sampled it once, in school. So she didn't have fond memories of it.
 
Somewhere along the line my brother developed a taste for the big blue box. But considering that his idea of a great steak is to cook it to shoe leather then douse it with ketchup, that's not  exactly a ringing endorsement.
 
The version I made was Ina Gartens' Grown-Up Mac and Cheese. We both liked it. But I wouldn't presume to say whether it was better or worse than others, cuz I have no experience to back me up.
 
So, please people, keep it up. I'm having a ball following along.
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Originally posted by Hoser Hoser wrote:

Marissa ..there are several good mac n cheese recipes on the forum.
The one I think is really outstanding is Jerod's smoked mac n cheese which I've made and loved.If you don't want the smokey flavor, I'm kind of proud of my recipe from my cookbook as well.

Alrighty Hoser, your four cheese version is up next! It's the graininess and blandness that I'm fighting now, so the additional cheeses and the tips on melting ought to make this one a success!
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Marissa,
 
Hi, looks good.
 
I see a Baked Ziti sort of ...
 
I am uncertain of the word Mac ... Must be my age !!!  Ha Ha ...
Looks good. What makes this a Mac verses Baked Ziti ?
 
Kind regards.
 
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>>>I am uncertain of the word Mac<<<
 
macaroni! Tongue
 
>>>What makes this a Mac verses Baked Ziti <<<
 
the type of pasta being used! Wink
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Yes & no. Macaroni in the US. Maccharoni in Italian. Pasta & cheese...
Where did this dish come from? I love it, I need it, but there is one bit that eludes me. 

How the hell do I make a mac & cheese dish that tastes like Kraft????

God knows, I've tried different pastas, different cheeses, different blends, but some how I can't get that kraft taste.

Regardless of all else, I need that Kraft taste!!!!!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote AK1 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 April 2012 at 17:49
Originally posted by Marissa Marissa wrote:

I've yet to make really good mac and cheese. My mom made it growing up and I LOVED it. I've asked her for her secret and she just sorta stares at me and says "you make pasta and a cheese sauce and mix them...". Thanks Mom. But now I'm on a quest and have tried 4 or 5 recipes. So far nothing stellar but at least they've all be edible! That one looks great by the way!
That's just like me trying to get recipes from my mom. 

Conversation goes like this;

Me;  So mom how do you make this?

Mom; Put this stuff in, then add this, and when it's like this, then you put this stuff in, and cook it until it's ready.

Me; So, when do you know when to add this stuff?

Mom; Easy! When it looks right, you put this stuff in!.


Me; So how much of the stuff do you put in?

Mom; You put in enough.

Me; So? What's enough?

Mom; (looking at me like I'm some sort of idiot!) You know! Enough so that it tastes right/looks right/ smells right....

Gotta love cooking with Mom!
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Good recipe you dont get you must steal with your eyes.
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