I do not like macaroni and cheese. I'm not even a big fan of alfredo sauce. Isn't that really just mac and cheese for adults, where restaurants can charge a lot because it sounds all foreignly?
The Great Grand Master High Mucky-Muck Poohbah of M&C even has a WEBSITE dedicated exclusively to the nasty glop. Indoctrinate them young, eh?
Growing up, (and that's still a process I'm working on) we didn't have mac & cheese at home. I don't know why, but I'm grateful for it. If you've known me for any length of time, you already know that I have an unhealthy affection for cheese and I simply will not countenance "cheese" in a powdered form.
"But, Rimshot..." I hear you start. And I shall stop you right there. There's no swaying me on this matter. In a fast-food world, there are still far better options than such gruel.
ANYHOOTLE...
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010
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Mac and cheese--not something my father bothered with. The kiddos, however, liked the darn stuff--in quanities, noless.
I VAGUELY remember pasta....*sigh*
At this moment--I'd LOVE mac and cheese...but noooooooooo
)-: poor Me Mel. . . blasted gluten
we had "macaroni cheese" once a week when I was a child - now I'm a mom I know why: it's so cheap!! my mother used to make it by boiling the macaroni, mixing it with a tin of tomato soup and then grating some cheese on top
I make it for my children, with tuna and sweetcorn and proper tomato sauce, then finely grated parmesan topped with coarsely grated cheddar
(at the end of the month I revert to my mother's cheaper version)
as for Mr Oliver - my children spit on his name!!! he brought all this healthy food (vegetables and salad and fruit!) into primary school canteens and lunchtimes were never the same since. . . not that they even had school dinners at the time, they used to have packed lunches
pupils up and down the country shudder at the mention of Mr Oliver
most sensible mothers praise him, but some (and one has to question their understanding of diet and nutrition) actually take burgers and chips to the school gates at lunchtimes because they think their children should be allowed to choose what they eat. . .
(there are a lot of very ill educated people out there)
I did see a clip of Jamie's US show on the telebox the other day - the poor man was crying (not because children were eating pizza for breakfast, but because noone understood he has good intentions!)
(the very first time I ever saw him, years ago now, he was pouring vodka into a watermelon a few days before a party)
he's a good chap
oh, I forgot to mention "macaroni pudding". . .
. . .my mother used to make it once a week (I'd skip pudding that nght): she mixed macaroni with milk and put it in the oven for an hour
YUK!!!!!
My mum would make macaroni and cheese from scratch, with real cheese sauce. And no there is absolutely no resemblance to the boxed stuff.
Yum...
I totally support Jamie Oliver. I've worked in cafeterias and I know it isn't cheap to cook for lots of kids, especially a lot of modern kids who don't even like veggies it seems...but little changes are worth it for our health. If people got healthier food at home they wouldn't shun it so much in public. I don't see why you can't have healthy stuff most of the week and 1 day still "bad" - we had fries on friday (get it Fryday? Yes...clever...) and we did't feel deprived. We always had a salad bar regardless of the menu...and it was worth it. (of course there was always ice cream too, but hey...it was good...:)
I love Mac Cheese.
Mum made it with bacon and tomatoes and herbs and hard boiled eggs and magic and I make it as near as I can without the magic but with garlic which is nearly as good. Occasionally I go bananas and use Roquefort instead of Cheddar.
I'm very fond of Jamie. I fear he's taken on the world and it will crush him but he's putting up a good fight. When he finally runs out of steam and astonishing energy, I hope his lovely wife will still be there to pick up the bits!
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