{"id":271,"date":"2007-01-05T21:57:39","date_gmt":"2007-01-05T21:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.sararosso.com\/index.php\/2007\/01\/05\/mac-cheese-cheese-cheese\/"},"modified":"2011-11-12T23:37:53","modified_gmt":"2011-11-12T21:37:53","slug":"mac-cheese-cheese-cheese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2007\/01\/05\/mac-cheese-cheese-cheese\/","title":{"rendered":"Macaroni & Cheese & Cheese & Cheese"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Memory<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

How many people can see a picture of macaroni & cheese<\/strong> and not have it evoke some memory? Not anyone I grew up with. This is possibly the quintessential American dish that nearly everyone in the country has eaten. Love it or hate it, it’s part of my memories. <\/p>\n

Also today, Seriously Good<\/a>is holding a Mac-n-Cheese-off<\/a><\/strong> and I was happy to be able to participate even without my trusty camera<\/a>. My solution to this? Invite a friend over to share my creation and share her camera<\/strong>! Luckily for me, she was a great sport and agreed and I got to try out a very powerful camera in exchange for brainwashing her with one of my favorite comfort foods.<\/p>\n

For this macaroni & cheese concoction, I decided to not stop just at one cheese, but use three<\/strong>! I actually am lucky enough to have in my possession a big block of medium sharp Wisconsin cheddar from the States that I smuggled over in August, and finally decided it was time to break the seal and open it. What better way to use cheddar cheese if not in macaroni & cheese?<\/p>\n

I could get lost in this cheesy goodness.<\/strong> Heck, I’m even a fan of that blue box.<\/p>\n

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But I didn’t stop there. I wanted to include a bit of my local influences here (and save the cheddar!) and that meant adding some ricotta cheese as well as using some Grana Padano<\/a> and topped it off with some bread crumbs.<\/p>\n

I think there’s something to remember with macaroni & cheese – you can never have it cheesy enough<\/strong>! Against my better judgment, I stopped adding cheese much too early in the game! I could tell my friend was getting a little nervous about the butter, the milk and the three cheeses I had already added. It still turned out great and I laid a few extra shavings of cheddar on top to “garnish.”<\/p>\n

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