The macaroni cheese thread

[Miss-Shelf]

This. I am a total cheese sauce fascist. I will allow mustard, possibly. But that's it

I am a late entry to this thread but I am a macaroni cheese queen - it is the only food I make that my daughter likes.
I always add nutmeg and mustard

 

[mrsfran]

NO

IT WOULD BE GOOD. I'm going to put it in next time. You'll be all "Hey, this macaroni cheese has an interesting savoury tang. What have you put in it?" and I'll be all "MARMITE. I TOLD YOU."

 

[Drei]

i cracked and made macaroni cheese for lunch. the kids had seconds! they never even finish what's on their plate, never mind have seconds!

it was lush, obv. i used two kinds of cheese in the sauce, plus bacon & fried onions.

mine never looked this good *yum yum*... i think i need a midnight snack now, feeling peckish.

 

[zenie]

i cracked and made macaroni cheese for lunch. the kids had seconds! they never even finish what's on their plate, never mind have seconds!

it was lush, obv. i used two kinds of cheese in the sauce, plus bacon & fried onions.

For that looks sooo good!!

Cheese sauce is really easy. Melt some butter (about 1tbsp for a mac cheese for 4) in a saucepan, add an equal amount of flour, cook it for 1 min then add milk bit by bit (like when you make a risotto), stirring well to get rid of any lumps, then add in a bunch of grated cheese. Pour it over mostly-cooked macaroni in an oven dish, sprinkle over more grated cheese and/or breadcrumbs. Bake in the oven for 20 mins.

This is how I do it, but with some toms and a bit of onion.

What about marmite? has anyone ever added marmite to the cheese sauce? I bet it would be good.

Not sure I'm thinking a drizzle under the grated cheese but on top of the macaroni might be nice?

I had mac and cheese at Byron the other night instead of chips. It were lush

 

[ringo]

I don't get on with fusilli too well, just doesn't seem right to have macaroni cheese without some sort of tube for the cheese sauce to fill. I can cope with the shell shapes at a push.

nagapie - now is the time!

mrsfran - marmite could work, reckon you'd have to put it in the finished sauce so it was hot enough to melt.

My eldest comes back from her Nana's tomorrow after a half term holiday - I think we'd better celebrate with a massive macaroni cheese

 

[Biddlybee]

This. I am a total cheese sauce fascist. I will allow mustard, possibly. But that's it

a bit of cayenne is nice

Cheese sauce is really easy. Melt some butter (about 1tbsp for a mac cheese for 4) in a saucepan, add an equal amount of flour, cook it for 1 min then add milk bit by bit (like when you make a risotto), stirring well to get rid of any lumps, then add in a bunch of grated cheese. Pour it over mostly-cooked macaroni in an oven dish, sprinkle over more grated cheese and/or breadcrumbs. Bake in the oven for 20 mins.

Do you not let your sauce thicken once all the milk is added?

 

[nagapie]

nagapie - now is the time!

ringo, I don't have time to read the whole thread so post or pm me your top macaroni cheese recipe, the veggie version. I will cook it this weekend and report back because truth be told, I've always found it a bit bland. Adding tomatoes, onions, mustard etc might do it for me.

 

[ringo]

ringo, I don't have time to read the whole thread so post or pm me your top macaroni cheese recipe, the veggie version. I will cook it this weekend and report back because truth be told, I've always found it a bit bland. Adding tomatoes, onions, mustard etc might do it for me.

Recipe sent - this is my standard recipe, proper comfort food

 

[Itziko]

I also love oven roast cherry tomatoes, with a few crushed garlic cloves thrown in and a drizzle of olive oil & balsamic vinegar, as a side dish for macaroni/cauliflower cheese (yes, the C word again). They cook in the oven at the same time as the pasta, hardly any extra work involved.

 

[Orang Utan]

I am going to make some macaroni cheese tonight. Yum!
Oh, wait. I might make tartiflette. Both rich comfort food for cold winter evenings

 

[mrsfran]

a bit of cayenne is nice

Do you not let your sauce thicken once all the milk is added?

Maybe for a minute or two, but I tend to just think it'll thicken in the oven while it's baking.

 

[nagapie]

Mr nags is resolutely against the inclusion of tomatoes of any form in mac cheese. I have told him, however, that ringo knows what he's doing so that's what he'll be getting. Will have to wait until next weekend though as have a lot of non compatible vegetables that need eating this weekend.

 

[Orang Utan]

I was sceptical about tomatoes too but they are delicious in it

 

[fractionMan]

Tomatoes in any kind of cheese sauce is vomit inducing. On, maybe, but not in.

 

[Biddlybee]

fractionMan knows.

 

[Orang Utan]

I agree. They go on the bottom.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Tomatoes in any kind of cheese sauce is vomit inducing. On, maybe, but not in.

It's also an abomination in macaroni dinner.

 

[Orang Utan]

Macaroni dinner?

 

[fractionMan]

Is that like potato dinners & rice dinners?

 

[Biddlybee]

I agree. They go on the bottom.

Ew no, if anywhere then on the top... easy to pick off if you don't like em and they don't seep into the cheese sauce.

 

[Orang Utan]

I was equally revolted at the thought until I tried it

 

[ringo]

Happy macaroni cheese day

 

[nagapie]

I was equally revolted at the thought until I tried it

ringo's recipe puts them on the bottom. Personally I think most hot cheese is improved with the addition of tomato so I'm happy to give either a go.

 

[nagapie]

Happy macaroni cheese day

I don't think I want to cook it anymore, I just want to come over to your place and eat that one.

 

[ringo]

ringo's recipe puts them on the bottom. Personally I think most hot cheese is improved with the addition of tomato so I'm happy to give either a go.

I never put them at the bottom, but I do have to leave a tomato free zone for the littlun or she has a fit

 

[Biddlybee]

I was equally revolted at the thought until I tried it

Not for me... not a big fan of tomatoes tbh.

 

[mrsfran]

I made it on Thursday and I already want it again now.

 

[Biddlybee]

I'm stuffed from my tea but want a cheeky forkful!

 

[fractionMan]

I love tomatoes, I love cheese and I love cheese and tomoatoes. But not cooked cheese and cooked tomatoes. Or cheese and tomato sandwiches.

It's a complex issue.

 

[Biddlybee]

What about pizza?