sandie wrote:
> Daisy > wrote in
> :
>
>> I watched a US-based program called Behind the Bash the other
>> night and the TV hostess (Gina something) was touring the
>> kitchen at this celebrity function and one of the items to be
>> served was Macaroni Cheese.
>>
>> This dish was also among those at a very smart dinner party I
>> went to at a physician's home recently in San Francisco, and
>> seemed to be enjoyed by many of the local guests.
>>
>> I have only ever known macaroni cheese as a nursery food, or a
>> dish served to small children. It is frequently served for
>> lunch at one of my grandchildren's daycare centres, and I have
>> made it often for the smaller grandchildren when they visit.
>>
>> Is this commonly eaten by adults in the USA? I don't think I
>> ever saw it on a dinner menu at restaurants there.
>>
>> Just curious.
>>
>>
>> Daisy
>
> We used it as a substitute for potatoes when we had some baked ham.
> Maybe about 2-4 times a year. It was not a popular main food in
> our household and still isn't. Yes, I'm in the USA and I haven't
> had mac and cheese in Many years!!! Just thoughts but... maybe
> it's for the lazy or tired or hurried cooks? Many people love the
> stuff. I can do without it for another 10 to 20 years. Nobody in
> my neighborhood (kids included) eat much mac & cheese.

Mom used it as a main dish. She hated to cook but (bless her) she never
used the Blue Box! She'd stir diced ham into her mac & cheese and toss a
small salad and that was dinner for my brothers and me and Dad. He didn't
seem to care. She did the same thing with scalloped potatoes and au gratin
potatoes.

Jill