Wicked Mac & cheese
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Topic: Wicked Mac & cheese
Posted By: africanmeat
Subject: Wicked Mac & cheese
Date Posted: 23 April 2012 at 10:53
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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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Posted By: TasunkaWitko
Date Posted: 23 April 2012 at 11:01
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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! ------------- If you are a visitor and like what you see, please http://foodsoftheworld.activeboards.net/registration_rules.asp?FID=0" rel="nofollow - click here and join the discussions in our community! |
Posted By: Marissa
Date Posted: 23 April 2012 at 16:01
| 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! |
Posted By: Hoser
Date Posted: 24 April 2012 at 02:31
Marissa ..there are several good mac n cheese recipes on the forum. The one I think is really outstanding is http://foodsoftheworld.activeboards.net/smoked-mac-and-cheese_topic1370.html - 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 http://foodsoftheworld.activeboards.net/macaroni-with-four-cheese-sauce_topic936.html - my recipe from my cookbook as well.
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Marissa wrote:Posted By: HistoricFoodie
Date Posted: 24 April 2012 at 04:42
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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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Posted By: Marissa
Date Posted: 25 April 2012 at 11:06
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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Posted By: Margi Cintrano
Date Posted: 25 April 2012 at 12:15
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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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Posted By: TasunkaWitko
Date Posted: 25 April 2012 at 12:21
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>>>I am uncertain of the word Mac<<<
macaroni!
 >>>What makes this a Mac verses Baked Ziti <<<
the type of pasta being used!  ------------- If you are a visitor and like what you see, please http://foodsoftheworld.activeboards.net/registration_rules.asp?FID=0" rel="nofollow - click here and join the discussions in our community! |
Posted By: AK1
Date Posted: 25 April 2012 at 20:11
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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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Posted By: AK1
Date Posted: 30 April 2012 at 17:49
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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Posted By: africanmeat
Date Posted: 01 May 2012 at 10:17
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Good recipe you dont get you must steal with your eyes. ------------- Ahron |