Tag Archives: Macaroni

American Chop Suey

When this showed up in my email, it was called something like “Cafeteria Casserole,” because it was reminiscent of an old school lunch recipe. When I actually started to put it together, I thought it seemed much more like what … Continue reading

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Baked Mac and Cheese With Tomatoes and Basil

True confession: growing up, mac and cheese in our house was Kraft Dinner, y’know, in the blue box. Nothing against my mom, who was a pretty awesome cook, but, well, it was Kraft Dinner, it was cheap, easy, and it … Continue reading

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Barbecue Mac and Cheese

The holidays – and our holiday gathering – were in the past, but, due to a combination of sales promotion, coupons, and my husband not having lunch before he joined me at the market; I had a SERIOUS number of … Continue reading

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Sriracha Ranch Mac & Cheese Salad

Just in time for summer gatherings around the grill or smoker, here’s a macaroni salad with a little sumpin’ sumpin’ extra: Sriracha, ranch dressing, maple roasted bacon; and, of course, that staple of macaroni salads everywhere; Kraft Dinner. ?!? Oh, … Continue reading

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The Doris Project (TDP) Week 40: Corn Casserole

This week’s Doris Project was a challenge. The recipe, hand written on a scrap of paper, carried only the barest of instruction: ingredients, oven temp, and time; no mention of what to do or how to assemble the casserole. And … Continue reading

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Macaroni Chicken Salad – The Results

So… yesterday, we had the beginning of a Doris Project post featuring a macaroni and chicken salad; but, while I was filled with concern about the sheer amount of macaroni the good folk at Creamettes pasta called for, I never … Continue reading

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The Doris Project (TDP) Week 30: Macaroni Chicken Salad, A Tale of Suspense

This week’s Doris Project recipe comes to us from a box of Creamettes macaroni, and, I gotta tell ya, it makes a heckuva lot of salad, so plan for a crowd, a pitch-in dinner, or mebbe cut the recipe in … Continue reading

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Slow Cooker Macaroni and Cheese

(Nicely) cheesy pasta with crispity edges is a very good thing… or, at least I thought so. We were having very important guests for an early dinner, two lovely young ladies and their dad, and I was looking for something … Continue reading

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Parfait! 2 Day Pasta Salad

Well, OK, mebbe not 2 days, but overnight, at least. Still, once you’ve tasted this macaroni salad, you won’t have minded the wait, it is just that good. The secret is in the dressing; you make twice as much as … Continue reading

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