My Favorite Mac + Cheese

shame you use processed cheese - so BAD and full of nasties for little ones :-( - might be worth a rethink?

okay...just tried this recipe for the first time and it is now in the oven so the jury (Ben 5, Nate 4 and Eli 1)decision is still out ;)
Thanks for sharing...I am sure my crew will love it!!

Thanks so much for sharing this yummy recipe!
Regardless of what some . . . . may think; mac n cheese in moderation isn't going to do anything horrible to the little ones : ) But, don't get me on my soap box {grin}.
I LOVE your blog Ali; thanks for sharing all that you do with us.
Hugs,
Jen

I can't wait to try this....
did you take a picture. I am soo visual!
I know my mom has tried tons of recipes trying to find the perfect homemade one and this sounds great!

Hi Ali-
Great recipe! It reminds me of the recipe for mac and cheese in the African American Heritage Cookbook. This is a MUST HAVE book if you like southern cooking. The recipes are definitely NOT low fat and are best for special occasions- but man are they good! We use this cookbook for our Thanksgiving and Christmas meals. It might be available through your public library. Here is the amazon link:
http://www.amazon.com/African-American-Heritage-Cookbook-Traditional-Remembrances/dp/1559723254
Enjoy!:)

Hi Helene - definitely not my favorite thing to use. Do you have a substitution or another recipe suggestion that your family enjoys?

Thanks for the recipe! I made it tonight for dinner! My hubby loved it! I couldn't try any since I don't do dairy but it sure looked good and smelled yummy!! Thanks again! Love your photobooth shots too!
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This looks like an interesting recipe! I found my go-to mac'n'cheese recipe on a discontinued food blog two years ago:
http://dinnerdaily.blogspot.com/2007/09/macaroni-and-cheese.html
It's quite straight-forward, uses only one kind of cheese (cheddar, which I replaced with gouda for a European version) and has peas in it! :) I just discovered I actually posted a comment to the recipe on that site a while ago, saying I might try milk only the next time (instead of a combination of milk and cream) - I did, and never went back to the cream version, as it works perfectly. I can highly recommend this recipe!

That looks like a great and healthy recipe -- I have a fave mac and cheese recipe that is not so healthy but YUMMMMMMMY. It involves cream of chicken and cream of mushroom soups, and crumbled BACON! It's a southern thing. :)

HA! HA! I thought this was going to be a post about your favorite snack while working on your computer -- Mac + cheese! Too funny! LOL! Recipe looks great.

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I made the mac and cheese last night for my family and the hunters that are staying with us. It was a hit, thanks for the recipe

Please can you help, this sounds like a great recipe, but can you tell me what measurement the T is for on the flour? I'm from England and we sometimes have different measures.
Thanks Ali.
Lynda

sounds yummo-but I'm so lazy..I do the crock pot man-n-cheese! Comes out perfect every time.

Thanks for sharing Ali, I am making this for tomorrow - having 10 kids over for supper. I just know they are going to love it.
Hope you have a great weekend.

a capital T stands for tablespoon and a small t stands for a teaspoon

Ali - Have you tried this recipe using Gluten Free noodles & rice flour??? I (used to love) mac & cheese, but since being diagnosed as Celiac, I've been missing out. I thought you once said you went GF for Simon's diet (?)
Thanks for being such an inspiration!

I just happened to have all the ingred. on hand and it just happened to be WONDERFUL!!!! TSM~

Can't wait to try this recipe - I've been looking for a good mac 'n cheese recipe now that I have a couple of small grand-babies! Thanks!!!

Hi Ali-
So, I made your Mac & Cheese recipe tonight for a Mom's Night In with some girlfriends and their kids and it was a hit! Everyone had seconds and asked for the recipe. Thanks for a new yummy favorite.

I made this lsat night for dinner, I am in the UK so we don't have Velveeta so I used normal cheddar. It was delicious. I've never made a real mac and cheese before (I am partial to the Kraft stuff), but we all really enjoyed this.

Hi Ali,
First it was Father Ryan's Pasta Sauce, now it's Ms. Allbright's Mac and Cheese. You post it and my wife insists I make it. It is delicious...and given the large amount it will continue to be delicious for the foreseeable future! For my copy I have indicated 2 1/2 c UNCOOKED macaroni; 8 oz carton sour cream; 16 oz carton cottage cheese. I'm not crazy about Velveeta, so the next time I may substitute a different cheese (Gruyere if I can afford it!).
My wife loves all your work. She is a HUGE scrapbooker...whoops! "Life Artist". I may have to move to the garage to make room for all her scrapbooks.
We're happy about your husband's new position. We have a daughter in Independence and a grand nephew in Grants Pass.
Have a most happy holiday season.
Bob

I made this for my girls scrap weekend away. (Got it from an old post, of yours.) We loved it! My daughter just asked me tonight when do we get to have the best mac cheese. It is wonderful :) Thanks for sharing!