How do you make mac and cheese?

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Eli

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Originally posted by: Mojoed
Originally posted by: KarenMarie
this is a really funny thread to me.

I have never made boxed mac & cheese either.

it is banned from my house... along with shake & bake and hamburger helper.

OMG, Hamburger Helper is one of my favorites!
Yeah, hamburger helper rocks on a budget.

 

xSauronx

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i make it homemade
alton browns recipe

great stuff. add some browned hamburger and youre set.
 

Legend

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Sure, maybe in moderation. But one or two sticks of butter for a single meal?

Butter is loaded with cholesterol and saturated fat and will contribute over time in the build up of cholesterol and other stuff in the artery walls. That's not healthy. These plaques increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. (duh)

Perhaps my irony meter is broken today.

For mac and cheese, I'd use 1/3 of stick's worth of butter made from olive oil.

In terms of health:

Olive Oil Butter > Normal Butter >>>> Fake Butter
 

Legend

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fvck fvck fvck fvck, 1st attempt completely fvcked up up.

Kinda looked at the direction says cook 4 min. After I was all done thing was still hard not really cooked it seems. Reread direction it was actually something about roasting walnut? for 4 min and the actual direction was cook for 6-7 min..............
Now I need to go buy a new box of macaroni

Those things are like 0.35. Buy a few at least. The money you're going to spend on gas to get more would pay for 2-3 boxes, lol.
 

Tylanner

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i've never dreamed of making non boxed/packed Mac n cheese untill this thread...
 

KarenMarie

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Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: Mojoed
Originally posted by: KarenMarie
this is a really funny thread to me.

I have never made boxed mac & cheese either.

it is banned from my house... along with shake & bake and hamburger helper.

OMG, Hamburger Helper is one of my favorites!
Yeah, hamburger helper rocks on a budget.

you can make twice the servings from scratch for only pennies more.

:)
 

Ready

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Originally posted by: Legend
fvck fvck fvck fvck, 1st attempt completely fvcked up up.

Kinda looked at the direction says cook 4 min. After I was all done thing was still hard not really cooked it seems. Reread direction it was actually something about roasting walnut? for 4 min and the actual direction was cook for 6-7 min..............
Now I need to go buy a new box of macaroni

Those things are like 0.35. Buy a few at least. The money you're going to spend on gas to get more would pay for 2-3 boxes, lol.


HUH? They cost $1.69/box
 

Legend

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HUH? They cost $1.69/box

You must have bought some delux version.

I just bought 4 Great Value mac and cheeses today for 0.33/each.

The brand version was 0.60