I thought I was the only one who puts ketchup on mac & cheese!
I only do it in the privacy of home though, as it seems to gross people out!
Don't knock it until you've tried it!

Mac and Cheese
 

My recipe, very simple the way my grandmother made it:

Butter large casserole dish well, place layer of grated cheese, I mix sharp and mild cheddar equally. Then place layer of cooked macaroni, another layer of cheese and so on till all used. End with generous layer of cheese. Dot with butter. Pour in whole milk(I use some half/half as well). Bake about an hour at 350. Sorry but I don't measure anything. I use about 2 lbs of cheese and a pound and a half of macaroni. Always wonderful and I'm asked to bring it to every potluck I go to.

Sounds yummy. Do you think this would turn out if made in a crockpot?

I think you could, I never tried it that way. Let me know if you do.

Instead of ketchup, my mother and grandmother used to have a dish of stewed tomatos on the table. A couple spoonfuls of stewed tomatos on top of your serving was delicious!

crockpot
 

I would think the crockpot would add too much water (condensation).

If you google "Crockpot mac and cheese" you'll find quite a few recipes. Even one of Paula Deen's here: http://www.recipezaar.com/Paula-Deen...-Cheese-257276

I stand corrected, thanks! Now why didn't I think to google it...

Yet another shameless confession.....
 

Mac and cheese is important. It just might be the ultimate comfort food.

When I make it, I always add a little dry mustard. I think the spice bottle says ground mustard. But you know what I mean. It kicks it up a little.

And now, I must make one of my shameless confessions. I know there could be some who read this and find themselves taken aback and appalled even. They might look all properly horrified and start talking among themselves, saying things like, "Ohhhhhh, that Boomer, she certainly is no gourmet cook is she now. Did you hear her confess what she puts in her mac and cheese?"

Well, I just don't care what anybody says. I am going to confess anyway....

When I make that sauce with the butter and whole milk and a little flour and cheddar cheese and that bit of dry mustard, you know what else I like to throw in there?......

Velveeta! :shocked:

Somehow a hit of Velveeta thrown in smooths that sauce right out and makes that real cheese, the cheddar, taste beddar.

Saucy Boomer

(Hey. I just looked back at the start of this thread and saw it has been around for a while. And I talked about mac and cheese here before. But that was long ago and I left out the shameless Velveeta confession part and I was even trying to be nice about Paula Deen's recipe. Geez.)