Cold Comfort Baked Mac

Nothing beats out baked macaroni and cheese as the perfect cold weather comfort food. Who diesn;t love teder macaroni with gooey American ro cheddar cheese on it. It;s just a simple classic , oen anyone can create.

baked mac is as Amwerican as Apple pie , perhaps even ore so. It was Tom Jefferson who created it. Te Rnaissance man went over to france and borught bakc a pasta machine. there he made macaroni and then had his staff cook it with butter and cheddar alogn with slat and pepper. Pretty innovative. for the time. it was so tasty that it became a classic. it has been eaten on and off in American history an d probabyl was a great comfort to s omany cooks who were short on meat. Instant baked mac was invented in 1937 an d was an instant hit during the World War II> Today its' the most popular especially among kids and college kids.

Baked mac has a variety of different recipes.Some call for eggs and flour to be added to the cheese mix. Some called for a dash of cayenne pepper or bacon bits to be added. The best is just adding a really good sharp cheddar the way Jefferson did . I think this makes the dish memorable and also adds zing. Some foodies like adding goat's cheese for the creaminess it gives. However I think that regular cheddar also gives it that as well.

There's nothing like baked mac and cheese on a cold October evening. It;s one of the best comfort foods out there. it;s tasty and filling , best of all it warms you up likea hug.