Quick Mac 'n Cheese

BlueSkyBlue · June 15th, 2009, 05:01 PM

There are more and more of the single serve cups in the market now. Sooner or later, they might get their own isle like the can foods. Do you get the EASY MAC cups for some quick Mac 'n CHeese?

crazymomma · June 16th, 2009, 10:48 AM

No, I would rather have my own home made.

PoohsBigSister · June 16th, 2009, 03:02 PM

nope... i like the shells and cheese velveeta... or i make it myself in the oven.

I tried the kraft version... not for me.

BlueSkyBlue · June 17th, 2009, 04:09 PM

I don't think I've had Velveeta anything in a long time. I think the last time I had it, I was kid and the commercial was showing you how to make nachos haha. I should give the cheese and shells a try.

rjsfeminist · June 20th, 2009, 01:29 PM

My grandmother told me that when my dad and uncle were kids, she used to make mac and cheese by taking several bottles of cheeze-whiz, warm them up in a pan with boiling water, and then mix it with macaroni. Yum (in, ahem, a cheesy sort of way)!

PoohsBigSister · June 22nd, 2009, 12:37 PM

LOL!! My mom used to do that!!!!

I love to make the baked kind in the winter... that's my favorite homemade....but velveeta shells and cheese is a quick fix for me in the summer.

rjsfeminist · June 26th, 2009, 04:36 PM

I agree, PBS. The baked kind is the absolute best. Had the Velveeta and shells a few weeks ago. My late hubby and I used to go to a small restaurant nearby that served just plain homecooked food. They had absolutely wonderful mac and cheese. Funny thing, though...You could always tell which cook had made the mac and cheese on any given day, since each one added their own minor twist to it.

PoohsBigSister · June 27th, 2009, 11:52 AM

ROTFL!!

that's how it is supposed to be RJ!

my gran's mac and cheese was totally different from my mom's! My gran was used to stretching things... 8 kids...worked for a nursing home as a cook.... and my mom only had my sister and me. So, my gran used to make from scratch and add seasonings and extra ingredients to make the meal go farther...and my mom used to cook it out of a box... LOL!

It's quite amazing the strides (or perhaps it should be the steps backward) that modern times have made in how we cook and what we cook!

My Gran grew up using a wood stove too cook on, and didn't have a microwave until she was already retired! That is quite an adjustment over time... ya know?

crazymomma · June 28th, 2009, 06:38 AM

I agree PBS I too always made mine using real cheese that I cut up then added it to the pasta of choice for the day added 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup and milk mixed it all together and topped it with bread crumbs and a few pats of butter and baked it. Now I live with a bunch that don't like it that way so, it's elbow,velveta,milk and a little butter. heat mix and serve. I miss all the different cheese I use to use.

PoohsBigSister · July 1st, 2009, 05:21 PM

ooh..I love Mac and Cheese made with Colby Jack... YUMMMMM or Sharp cheddar??

YUUUUMMMMMMM!!

((((((((((((((((((((CRAZYMOMMA))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) (just cuz!)

crazymomma · July 1st, 2009, 07:31 PM

((((((((((((((((((((PBS))))))))))))))))))))))) miss ya lots

I use both! total yummo

rjsfeminist · July 7th, 2009, 06:32 PM

Why do I read this stuff when I'm late starting dinner and absolutely hungry?!?!?!?

PoohsBigSister · July 14th, 2009, 02:26 PM

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that's how it works RJ...we write it for you to salivate over later...

*weg*

now... does anyone have a mac & cheese that you can make in the crockpot so I don't have to heat the house up??

crazymomma · July 16th, 2009, 09:46 AM

yep. cook your pasta and drain it.add 1 can cream of mushroom soup, 1 8oz. package of chopped up colby cheese and 1 8oz. pack of chopped up sharp cheddar cheese. and fill the soup can with milk and add that. mix well cover with bread crumbs and a few pats of butter and cover on low. When you get it home from work it'll be ready. Taste great with a nice tossed salad. yum.

rjsfeminist · July 17th, 2009, 06:16 PM

Oooh, yum!

June 15th, 2009, 05:01 PM	#1
BlueSkyBlue I is a poster! lol's Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: California Posts: 44	Quick Mac 'n Cheese There are more and more of the single serve cups in the market now. Sooner or later, they might get their own isle like the can foods. Do you get the EASY MAC cups for some quick Mac 'n CHeese?

June 16th, 2009, 10:48 AM	#2
crazymomma awesome cookie lady Join Date: May 2003 Location: Leechburgh, PA Posts: 1,993	No, I would rather have my own home made. __________________ It feels like home to me. Bonnie Rhatt

June 16th, 2009, 03:02 PM	#3
PoohsBigSister Long Live WOW!! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: CO Posts: 1,791	nope... i like the shells and cheese velveeta... or i make it myself in the oven. I tried the kraft version... not for me. __________________ "Life is a flower of which love is the honey." Victor Hugo

June 22nd, 2009, 12:37 PM	#6
PoohsBigSister Long Live WOW!! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: CO Posts: 1,791	LOL!! My mom used to do that!!!! I love to make the baked kind in the winter... that's my favorite homemade....but velveeta shells and cheese is a quick fix for me in the summer. __________________ "Life is a flower of which love is the honey." Victor Hugo

June 27th, 2009, 11:52 AM	#8
PoohsBigSister Long Live WOW!! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: CO Posts: 1,791	ROTFL!! that's how it is supposed to be RJ! my gran's mac and cheese was totally different from my mom's! My gran was used to stretching things... 8 kids...worked for a nursing home as a cook.... and my mom only had my sister and me. So, my gran used to make from scratch and add seasonings and extra ingredients to make the meal go farther...and my mom used to cook it out of a box... LOL! It's quite amazing the strides (or perhaps it should be the steps backward) that modern times have made in how we cook and what we cook! My Gran grew up using a wood stove too cook on, and didn't have a microwave until she was already retired! That is quite an adjustment over time... ya know? __________________ "Life is a flower of which love is the honey." Victor Hugo

June 17th, 2009, 04:09 PM	#4
BlueSkyBlue I is a poster! lol's Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: California Posts: 44	I don't think I've had Velveeta anything in a long time. I think the last time I had it, I was kid and the commercial was showing you how to make nachos haha. I should give the cheese and shells a try.

June 20th, 2009, 01:29 PM	#5
rjsfeminist Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: west central Florida Posts: 1,564	My grandmother told me that when my dad and uncle were kids, she used to make mac and cheese by taking several bottles of cheeze-whiz, warm them up in a pan with boiling water, and then mix it with macaroni. Yum (in, ahem, a cheesy sort of way)!

June 26th, 2009, 04:36 PM	#7
rjsfeminist Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: west central Florida Posts: 1,564	I agree, PBS. The baked kind is the absolute best. Had the Velveeta and shells a few weeks ago. My late hubby and I used to go to a small restaurant nearby that served just plain homecooked food. They had absolutely wonderful mac and cheese. Funny thing, though...You could always tell which cook had made the mac and cheese on any given day, since each one added their own minor twist to it.

June 28th, 2009, 06:38 AM	#9
crazymomma awesome cookie lady Join Date: May 2003 Location: Leechburgh, PA Posts: 1,993	I agree PBS I too always made mine using real cheese that I cut up then added it to the pasta of choice for the day added 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup and milk mixed it all together and topped it with bread crumbs and a few pats of butter and baked it. Now I live with a bunch that don't like it that way so, it's elbow,velveta,milk and a little butter. heat mix and serve. I miss all the different cheese I use to use. __________________ It feels like home to me. Bonnie Rhatt

July 1st, 2009, 05:21 PM	#10
PoohsBigSister Long Live WOW!! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: CO Posts: 1,791	ooh..I love Mac and Cheese made with Colby Jack... YUMMMMM or Sharp cheddar?? YUUUUMMMMMMM!! ((((((((((((((((((((CRAZYMOMMA))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) (just cuz!) __________________ "Life is a flower of which love is the honey." Victor Hugo

July 1st, 2009, 07:31 PM	#11
crazymomma awesome cookie lady Join Date: May 2003 Location: Leechburgh, PA Posts: 1,993	((((((((((((((((((((PBS))))))))))))))))))))))) miss ya lots I use both! total yummo __________________ It feels like home to me. Bonnie Rhatt

July 7th, 2009, 06:32 PM	#12
rjsfeminist Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: west central Florida Posts: 1,564	Why do I read this stuff when I'm late starting dinner and absolutely hungry?!?!?!?

July 14th, 2009, 02:26 PM	#13
PoohsBigSister Long Live WOW!! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: CO Posts: 1,791	LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that's how it works RJ...we write it for you to salivate over later... weg now... does anyone have a mac & cheese that you can make in the crockpot so I don't have to heat the house up?? __________________ "Life is a flower of which love is the honey." Victor Hugo

July 16th, 2009, 09:46 AM	#14
crazymomma awesome cookie lady Join Date: May 2003 Location: Leechburgh, PA Posts: 1,993	yep. cook your pasta and drain it.add 1 can cream of mushroom soup, 1 8oz. package of chopped up colby cheese and 1 8oz. pack of chopped up sharp cheddar cheese. and fill the soup can with milk and add that. mix well cover with bread crumbs and a few pats of butter and cover on low. When you get it home from work it'll be ready. Taste great with a nice tossed salad. yum. __________________ It feels like home to me. Bonnie Rhatt

July 17th, 2009, 06:16 PM	#15
rjsfeminist Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: west central Florida Posts: 1,564	Oooh, yum!