Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:


> NOTES : Mom cooked and drained the macaroni, then poured the white
> sauce over it in the same saucepan she cooked the macaroni in. She
> never shredded the cheese (Kraft Deluxe American). She cubed it, and
> put about half of it into the sauce to melt. Then, shortly before
> either serving or baking it (sometimes it was served directly from the
> saucepan), she added the rest of the cheese, cut into about 1/2-inch
> cubes. This created extra cheesy parts of the casserole.

This is sort of what I made last night for dinner, except I used
cheddar cheese that I grated into the white sauce, added some cubed
ham I had as leftovers, then mixed it all in with the macaroni.
I did crumble some pieces of cheese onto the top for visual interest.

Way more cheese and carbohydrates than I really ought to be eating,
but I made a small amount for my wife and I to share. I was just
in a comfort food sort of mood last night.

Oh yeah, I used bacon fat for the white sauce instead of butter.
I doubt that's any more or less "healthy" than butter would be.

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.