Comments on: the best mac ‘n’ cheese in austin: a posh d. scientific study

By: Jan

Jan — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:05:41 +0000

I haven’t tried the M&C at Wink, Lambert’s, or Parkside. I will have to check out all three. I love the green chile M&C at the Alamo on South Lamar and I don’t know where it’s from.

Also, I love the mac and cheese at Pluckers. They make fried mac and cheese that is delicious too.

By: Philip A.

Philip A. — Thu, 22 May 2008 07:26:04 +0000

I have the worlds best Mac N Cheese recipie, really . . .

Will share it if your promise to actually make it and not leave ANYTHING OUT !!!

“Queen” Esther Horton’s Macaroni and Cheese
Submitted by Esther Horton of Antioch
1 1-pound bag medium macaroni
1 ½ sticks butter (3/4cup)
8 ounces cream cheese (Horton likes Philadelphia brand)
8 ounces sour cream
1 12-ounce can evaporated milk (Horton prefers Pet brand)
2 8-ounce bags shredded jack and cheddar combo
2 8-ounce bags shredded sharp cheddar
3 eggs
Lawry’s seasoned salt, to taste
Garlic salt, to taste
Black pepper, to taste
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Boil macaroni according to package instructions and drain. While the macaroni boils, melt the cream cheese in the microwave, or over medium low heat on the stove, until creamy and almost pourable. While macaroni is hot, add butter, sour cream, melted cream cheese and eggs, stirring well to combine. Then add the cheeses (reserve 1 cup to sprinkle on top), alternating with the milk, stirring until creamy. Pour the macaroni mixture into a greased 13-by-9-inch baking dish and sprinkle the reserved cheese on top. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for approximately 1 hour, or until golden brown. During the last 15 minutes of baking, remove the foil to help the casserole brown. You may need to turn the oven temperature down to prevent burning.
Serves 10, generously.
Per serving:843 Calories; 60g Fat (64.4 percent calories from fat); 35g Protein; 40g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 230mg Cholesterol; 990mg Sodium.

I have made this according to the recipie above more than once, and it is like eating manna from heaven . . . only better !

Want some more recipies? I have the winners from the East Bay ANG Newspapers Mac N Cheese recipie contest in 2007 . . . This was MY WINNER !

By: linda

linda — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:52:05 +0000

obligatory preface so you don’t think i’m a creepy internet lurker: i read your blog from time to time, but never comment.

anyways, i am a huuuuge lover of mac and cheese as well, and was wondering if you’ve tried it at Z Tejas, because it is AMAZING.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:11:41 +0000

TODD. PLEASE DO NOT FILL UP MY BLOG WITH YR BLASPHEMOUS LIES. i don’t want to hear about chemicals! i want to be just like the rest of america and live in blissful ignorance!!

moody, i’m sorry, but even though i would do almost anything for good mac ‘n’ cheese, i refuse to go to cici’s.

By: olivia

olivia — Wed, 14 May 2008 10:06:03 +0000

or maybe you can send me your fav recipe (hopefully it includes only real foods and not american foods like velveeta)?

By: olivia

olivia — Wed, 14 May 2008 10:05:28 +0000

I can only read this very quickly because I am already starving for cheese and I’m at work, and a cruel 2 hours away from lunch. But it sounds delicious. I miss America for mac and cheese as well. The reasons are piling up!

By: Moody

Moody — Wed, 14 May 2008 06:57:59 +0000

I heart Mac and Cheese. I just have to know, have you tried CiCi’s pizza’s Mac and Cheese pizza? It’s pretty good. And the fried mac and cheese at Cheesecake Factory is amazing. And probably deadly.

By: Erica

Erica — Wed, 14 May 2008 03:58:15 +0000

Wow, Again props to Henri for planning a great evening. I have not had Wink’s mac and cheese, but I can give an AMAZING referal for Parkside’s mac and cheese. It is OUTSTANDING!!! So delicious and it is a lovely place where there is never a line and the donut holes are always hot. Beware they are very protective of their menus…

I remember when I was a teenager and mac and cheese was one of the 3 things I ate..I was picky. I will always have a special place in my heart for that blue box. Particularly the shells, there is something so wonderful about a little extra cheese getting stuck in the shell. Yumm…must go to store and buy mac and cheese.

I vote parkside as best mac and cheese in town!!

By: MSW

MSW — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:27:08 +0000

I’m partial to the Chipotle Mac and Cheese at 219 West (is that the name of it? too-yuppie-to-be-believed place on a corner on 4th). Anyway, the mac’n'cheese is made with long curly tube pasta and has a creamy, cheesy cheddar sauce and a nice kick from the chipotle. Mmmmm.

Must try Wink now. And Parkside. And evidently, Lambert’s (my hair stylist tells me that Lambert’s has excellent brunch. like mac’n'cheese, it’s another food category I don’t get enough of.)

By: tODD

tODD — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:26:57 +0000

Would I have my commenting privilege revoked if I pointed out that “most truffle oils are not, in fact, made from actual truffles, but are instead a synthetic product that combines aromatic hydrocarbons (2,4-dithiapentane), one of numerous organic aromatics found in real truffles with an olive oil base”?

I wouldn’t know this from experience (I’m not sure if I’ve ever had truffle oil or salt, much less actual truffles), but my company recently published a book about truffles