Comments on A Tuscan foodie in America: The all American Mac and Cheese tradition

Definitely! The one I've used is from Heidi S...

2012-01-22T06:19:06.205-06:00

Definitely!

The one I've used is from Heidi Swanson's 101 Cookbooks--great food blog:
http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/broccolibasil-mac-and-cheese-recipe.html

There is a recipe for a mac and cheese with butter...

2012-01-21T10:37:53.468-06:00

There is a recipe for a mac and cheese with butternut squash ...interested?

They do have cheese for "cheese bread" a...

2012-01-21T00:23:48.163-06:00

They do have cheese for "cheese bread" and gratin, but the quality, quantity, and price are generally worse than in the US. For example, 100 g of store-brand cheddar is at least 200 yen here, where I could have a whole block of Kraft cheddar for the same price. The real cheese is expensive because it's imported (taxes) or made at local farms (taxes or costs of operation).

I think a butternut or buttercup squash would work very well in place of kabocha. I might have to go procure some sadness-cheese and kabocha this weekend after re-reading this!

Interesting: I had never thought about the fact th...

2012-01-14T08:40:49.574-06:00

Interesting: I had never thought about the fact that cheese was almost absent from Japanese cuisine. But now that I think of it, you are right...

I had never heard of kabocha before moving to the US: you can find them here as well' but I have personally never cooked them.

In Japan, cheese is very, very expensive, usually ...

2012-01-14T08:25:17.208-06:00

In Japan, cheese is very, very expensive, usually imported, and scarce on the ground. Luckily, that's what got me cooking mine with a little cheese and a lot of kabocha (buttercup squash--like a pie pumpkin in the US). Delicious!

hey, from UK: what did you think of fettucine alfr...

2011-12-22T18:03:08.944-06:00

hey, from UK: what did you think of fettucine alfredo? they are one of the fattest dishes I have ever had in my life...

As for Cornwall cuisine: PASTIES!!!

Ok, I'll try Mac & cheese then when i will...

2011-12-22T12:17:01.858-06:00

Ok, I'll try Mac & cheese then when i will be back in uk.

During the last months I tried: chicago pizza(sort of), hawaiian pizza, and fettuccine alfredo.

Also I'm discovering cornwall cuisine, they have something interesting

Claudio, BINGO! In a previous version of my post, ...

2011-12-20T07:58:39.300-06:00

Claudio, BINGO! In a previous version of my post, I had written about a dish that my mom used to make, with pasta in a besciamella sauce and cheese, baked in the oven...then I had deleted that paragraph for whatever reason!

So yes, we have something very similar in Italy as well!

Well, I'm italian, I'm a foodie and yes, I...

2011-12-20T07:03:47.887-06:00

Well, I'm italian, I'm a foodie and yes, I'm quite doubtful about mac & cheese. I can say that it's not one of my favourite dish, not for lunch and neither for dinner. But after reading I suddenly realized we have something in Italy (or at least in my mom's traditional cuisine) that really looks like Mac & Cheese and it's called "maccheroni pasticciati"... Actually a dish made of maccheroni and cheese (fontina, parmigiano or even besciamella) baked (we say "ripassato") and used to get rid of dinner leftovers and pieces of cheese left too long in the fridge. Ok, it's not a prized dish and not really something to eat everyday but quite gorgeous and tasty!

My waistline did expand...and as a matter of fact,...

2011-12-19T22:37:01.393-06:00

My waistline did expand...and as a matter of fact, tonight I made some basic mac and cheese, because after writing this post I felt I needed some!

Yumm! Great idea for a dinner party. My waistlin...

2011-12-19T15:59:36.420-06:00

Yumm! Great idea for a dinner party. My waistline is expanding just thinking of all those gooey options.

I used to make homemade traditional mac and cheese but since turning vegan I've turned to a nutritional yeast 'uncheese' sauce. It is actually quite yummy.