The Best Mac And Cheese Recipe
The trick with the best mac and cheese is to achieve that Zen-like balance of melted cheese, soft noodle goodness and subtle crunch.
Read MoreThe trick with the best mac and cheese is to achieve that Zen-like balance of melted cheese, soft noodle goodness and subtle crunch.
Read MoreIn honor of this great staple of the winter kitchen, we present 20 of our favorite hearty winter pasta dishes to warm you right up.
Read MoreThis creamy taleggio mac and cheese is the classiest comfort food casserole we've ever witnessed. Grab some tangy Italian cheese and get cracking!
Read MoreAlexandra Stafford's new book celebrates the crumbs. That's where this extra-crunchy sheet pan mac and cheese comes in. Make it tonight!
Read MoreAmerican diner food in Britain? Absolutely! (With all apologies to classic pub grub, that is.) Chef Tom Byng opened the first Byron in London, serving the kind of burgers that seemed absent from the city's dining scene. After partnering with chef Fred Smith, who was churning out superb patties for hungry crowds, a signature burger was born. Now…
Read MoreToday, July 14, is National Macaroni and Cheese Day! Just because it's hot out and we're all about hydrating with something cool and refreshing doesn't mean we aren't still craving mac. It's never a bad time for this classic comfort food, and it's the perfect accompaniment to whatever you've got smoking on the grill. Whether you're looking to keep…
Read MoreAll macaroni and cheese ever did to you was satisfy and delight you with its delicious creamy and satisfying nature. So why are we being such unabashed jerks to a dish that never did us wrong? Share our outrage over this week’s crimes against macaroni and cheese, including not one, but two infractions involving Cheetos.Mac 'n CheetosBurger King's newest…
Read MoreThere's nothing like simple food cooked in your kitchen, which is why we love cooking our way through food writer and cookbook author Rachel Khoo's brand-new book. This vertically baked mushroom cream pasta may not look so simple, but once you've mastered the uncomplicated technique of vertical arrangement, you may never serve tubular pasta horizontally…
Read MoreFood writer and author Nicki Pendleton Wood’s new cookbook is packed to bursting with recipes, tips and secrets from some of the best dinner hosts in the nation: Southerners. Wood interviewed more than 100 people from the American South who take great pride in their dinner parties. Definitely serve mac ’n’ cheese — it’s a…
Read MoreBetween my dog and myself, we have a host of dietary hurdles to overcome. He can’t digest protein or citrus; I can’t have gluten or dairy. We’re a hot mess, he and I, yet we make it work. I diligently make him banana and potato biscuits every week, and for myself, I indulge in the…
Read MoreWe learned so many things during Food Republic's inaugural Macaroni and Cheese Week, but even after all the lessons below, the big takeaway was this: we freaking love macaroni and cheese. We love it. It's great, it's one of the best sides (or mains) there is and we'll never cease our quest to find the…
Read MoreWe're fans of ace chef and Food Republic co-founder Marcus Samuelsson's new book, Marcus Off Duty. Filled with favorites from his Harlem and West Village restaurants, family favorites and contributions from his list of awesome friends, this cookbook has a little bit of everything. Don't miss the mac and cheese and greens at Red Rooster…
Read MoreThe Cecil has quickly shifted from Harlem upstart, to Harlem institution since opening on the corner of West 118th Street and Saint Nicolas Avenue — they were recently named the country's best new restaurant by Esquire. Lead by chef Joseph “JJ” Johnson, the cooking travels the world, with plates of “Afro-Asian-Oxtail” dumplings landing next to…
Read MoreIt's Mac & Cheese Week at Food Republic so we figured, why not?For some, the idea of pairing beer and macaroni and cheese and calling it "gourmet" might seem absurd. Think about college, for instance: Easy Mac and a can of something “lite” is the fuel of late-teen academia. Those days, the fact that mac…
Read MoreI've been a regular at NYC's dedicated gourmet macaroni and cheesery, S'MAC, since it opened. They have some of the very best mac and cheese in the whole city. Glutard? Vegan? Watching your calories? Go to S'MAC, they'll take care of you. Even with the menu memorized, I stand there mulling over the possibilities and…
Read MoreWe heartily encourage taking Instagrams of your food, particularly when it's something exceptional like a decked-out charcuterie platter or in this case, shot after shot of gooey, oozing, melty macaroni and cheese — some of the most Instagrammable food on the planet. We've grabbed shots from food folks all over the place to inspire you…
Read MoreSometimes mayonnaise can come in handy at unexpected times: mixing up great burger meat that stays moist and flavorful, for instance. Or, perhaps lesser-known, using it as a macaroni and cheese-enhancing ingredient. And by lesser-known, we mean we have never heard of a macaroni and cheese recipe calling for mayo. Enter Miracle Whip, the sandwich…
Read MoreDo you remember the first time you truly understood that fried mac and cheese was a thing? I do. It was at this awesome diner in Los Feliz, California. It was definitely after midnight and I was elated that such a thing even existed. The downside? It ended up being an extremely deflating experience that threw me off the idea…
Read MoreAshley Christensen is the chef of five Raleigh, North Carolina establishments, including the city's long-standing Poole's Diner. She won the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Southeast in 2014. Also see: North Carolina: The 2 Female Chefs You Need To Know All About I love taking simple classic dishes, pulling them apart and really thinking about the details.…
Read MoreThe world of mac and cheese is a massive one. Here are 40 ways to conquer that classic and delicious comfort food tonight.
Read MoreWe're knee-deep in Macaroni and Cheese Week, our recipe developers' favorite week of the year. Boston chef Richard Chudy sent over this inspired recipe, teeming with our favorite Southern accents and, of course, tons of cheese. If you've ever wondered what to do with cornbread (besides slather it with butter), you're going to like this…
Read MoreEveryone thinks Angelenos subsist exclusively on cold-pressed juice and kale salads — all without acknowledging that the City of Angels also gave the world the French Dip, the fast food burger and the Korean burrito. Truth be told, people in LA like the heavy stuff, calories be damned (see: Dogs, Danger), and that most certainly…
Read MoreJohn DeLucie grew up eating the same mac 'n' cheese as the rest of us — you know, the stuff in the iconic "blue box," as he puts it. "My mom would go get 10 blue boxes and that would be the sort of emergency meal when all else fails," the Long Island native recalls,…
Read MoreI don't normally think of macaroni and cheese and steak as being the perfect companions. Not that they're bad together, I just never thought of them as going together as a "thing." So, I thought, how can I make that a thing?The answer was actually very simple: steak loves mushrooms, fresh herbs and blue cheese.…
Read MoreCustom skillets at S'MAC, NYC's beloved mac and cheese restaurant. Great with a hoppy craft beer.[/caption] The macaroni and cheese from Bludso's Barbecue in Los Angeles, old-school style.[/caption] Break out the macaroni-shaped confetti, it's Macaroni and Cheese Week! This incredibly special time of year begins as soon as the temperature plummets, the comfort food cravings…
Read MoreIt’s hard not to get excited about October’s arrival. There’s no better time for consuming copious amounts of dark, hoppy beer in tall glasses while wearing tall white socks with suspenders or frilly white jumper dresses. Oktoberfest, in case you were wondering, was founded by the Prince of Bavaria in 1810 as a way of…
Read MoreWhen you fall down the Etsy hole, you buy things like salad-themed press-on nails and two soaps: one mac 'n cheese-shaped and one mac 'n cheese-scented! Check out 10 macaroni and chese-themed gifts under $25 and put your Valentine's gift fears to rest. This stuff IS love. [gallery link="none" size="inline" title="10 Macaroni And Cheese-Themed Reasons…
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