Not Your Mother's Macaroni and Cheese
by Kalyn Denny[img_assist|fid=2705|thumb=1|alt=Mrs. D.'s Mac-n-Cheese]
Photo of Penne with Goat Cheese by Mrs. D. at Bellytimber.
When two of the most interesting food writers on the internet combine to have a Mac-and-Cheese event, you can be sure you'll see some varieties of Macaroni and Cheese that you mother never dreamed of making!
That's what happened when Cookiecrumb and Kevin hosted the Only Annual Mac-N-Cheese Off. Starting with the beautiful Goatie Mac-N-Cheese (pictured) from Bellytimber, the varieties were endless. Here are a few that made me drool, smile, or both:
Co-host and Bloghim Kevin had the cheesiest photo.
Cookiecrumb had the most techologically impressive entry.
Tea gives her recipe for The Best Mac-N-Cheese ever.
Kate in the Kitchen has a classic but delicious looking version.
Lannae makes a blue and white Mac-N-Cheese to support her favorite team!
Eat the Right Stuff adds cherry tomatoes.
Sher also has a delicious looking version with tomatoes.
Lisa goes fancy with artichoke hearts.
Ms. Adventures in Italy does Mac-n-Cheese and Cheese and Cheese.
There are so many more! I must have found ten new blogs just by following links in the comments. I'll come back and update if there is a round-up post, but meanwhile, check out the comments here or here. (Or try following their Technorati tags, which participants seemed to have mixed luck using.)
Since contributing editor Kalyn Denny is doing South Beach Phase One Recipes for the month of January, she can only drool at the Mac-n-Cheese that others make, and fondly recall Low Carb Macaroni and Cheese with a Grown-Up Twist.
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Kalyn!
You are so cool. :-)
Seriously, not only have you made my day by putting our little Goatie Mac-n-Cheese up top, but because I absolutely must thank you here, you post has prompted me to finally get off my ass and get a freakin' Blogher account! 'Bout time, eh? I've been reading Blogher since it launched, but apparently I am the queen of procrastination. Well, no more!
Oh, and cherry tomatoes and artichoke hearts? I'm drooling before I even click the links!
--MizD
Belly Timber
Playing with our food since 2005
Neato
I am indeed honored to see that you discovered our cheesy little secret.
There's not going to be a further roundup, but readers can visit me or Kevin to look at comments -- that's probably the best route to the other endeavors.
Hope you can get back to snackin' on some mack pretty soon, Kalyn.
So glad you found it!
So glad you guys found it and also very glad that Mrs. D. now has a Blogher password. The Mac-n-Cheese thing was great fun. I was following links for about an hour before I came to my senses and realized I had work to do!
Kalyn Denny
Kalyn's Kitchen
Thank you Kalyn!!
With a cow's milk allergy, I've almost given up on mac and cheese. I have heard that a good Manchego can be used, but haven't tried it yet (it's on my To-Do list, though). And now there's a goatie mac version complete with Star Trek references... I'm in bloggy mac heaven!!
Debra
A Stitch In Time
Deb's Daily Distractions
Goatie mac goodness
Debra, My day is made a second time. My inner Trek geek thanks you. :-)
A note on the cheese: A while back, when I insisted I was absolutely sick to death of bad soy cheese pizza, we searched high and low for a real cheese I could eat that would actually melt. That's when we discovered Kasseri. (Here's the original pizza post from our archives.) Dave (my chef husband) says Manchego would work too, but Kasseri melts better. :-)
Belly Timber
Playing with our food since 2005
Have Kasseri, Want Pizza
Hey, I got a big hunk of Kasseri for a Christmas gift and have been wondering what to make with it (besides saganaki, which I'm not sure I'd dare light on fire anyway!)
Kalyn Denny
Kalyn's Kitchen
Nice!
Some interesting stuff there, but I still prefer Alton Brown's mac n' cheese recipe. (a number of them look very similar)
Stove Top Mac-n-Cheese
Jim Heivilin
Sounds good to me!
Jim, I'd have to say that Alton Brown's version sounds pretty darn good. It's a bit similar to how I usually make it, ingredient wise. Ok, except I use Dreamfield's Low Carb Pasta, (which is completely awesome) and maybe a little less butter.
Kalyn Denny
Kalyn's Kitchen