Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2009

I just have to say,this was sooo good!! I love the cheese sauce, I have used it for several recipes,changing the type of cheese around,and its always good!!!

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Reviewed: Oct. 22, 2009

I followed the recipe exactly, except I added some keilbasa. My toddler gobbled it up, but my husband and I didn't really care for the flavor of the sauce. If I hadn't added the keilbasa, it would not have been edible, it would have been flavorless. It needs some spices: onion powder, garlic powder, ground mustard, and I think it needs more cheese in the sauce.

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kconard

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Reviewed: Oct. 15, 2009

I added some dijon mustard to the cheese sauce to kick it up a bit. We ate it up pretty quick.

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wormz469

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Reviewed: Oct. 6, 2009

My family loves mac and cheese and i thought i would try a new recipe. We found the finished product to be very floury. I made the roux and cooked the flour and butter the same amount of time that i usally do but you could still taste the flour. Also i added some other spices to it. We have had better.

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Jenna Aubut

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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2009

This recipe was pretty good. Instead of throwing all ingredients together as the recipe indicates, I made a Roux with flour butter and milk, when that thickened I added shredded cheddar, and let that melt. Once thickened, I poured the sauce over cooked macaroni in a casserole dish. I topped it with seasoned breadcrumbs instead of crackers, and grated parmesan cheese before baking. Everyone enjoyed it. For more flavor, I will incorporate different cheeses next time, and maybe a spot of garlic to warm the flavor. Word to the wise..( this re cipe is not easy on the disgestive system ) But nonetheless it was creamy and yummy.

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Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2009

Was looking for this recipe, so excited when I found it. People leaving a 1 asking for fancier stuff should, a.) read what you are making before you make it, b.) not be surprised and review it saying it should be something else, c.) are just silly :) Awesome, traditional style recipe! I recommend using croutons as some other suggested, and try using "ditali" style pasta instead of elbows. Cheers

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Reviewed: Sep. 14, 2009

loveee this recipe. i know this is wierd. lol. but this exact recipe is a old family recipe of mine also. is your friend katie related to any fairbrothers?

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SarenaM.

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Reviewed: Sep. 10, 2009

Followed the recipe all the way; cooked the cheese, milk, flour, etc for over an hour and it was still very "watery". The end product soupy mac and cheese!

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Reviewed: Sep. 9, 2009

I agree, first melt butter and add flour. Next slowly add the milk. Then add the cheese by the handfuls. I added dry mustard as well and my husband added some hot sauce for a kick. The entire family enjoyed it very much! Keeper!

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Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2009

I used bread crumbs instead of crackers and poured the melted butter on top of it, it was great. The family enjoyed it

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Jeannette

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Reviewed: Aug. 15, 2009

I don't normally try a recipe off this site unless it gets at least 4 1/2 stars from 100 people or more, but I was looking for a recipe that called for simple ingredients that I already had, and this one fit the bill. So I gave it a try, and it was really very good. The only change I made was that I didn't add the cracker crumb topping. I sprinkled extra cheese on top before baking. Everyone in my family loved it, and it was even better the next day! * I will add that the butter/flour/milk/cheese mixture never did thicken on top of the stove, but it firmed up nicely while baking.

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Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2009

This is a really great recipe, I have two fussy little boys and they loved it, as did everyone else in my family!

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Reviewed: Jun. 2, 2009

ok me and my fiance loooove macaroni and cheese. we have tried tons of macaroni and cheese recipes.. but this by farrrrr was our favorite! DELICIOUS! well it also helps that extra sharp cheddar is our favorite cheese and we always have a brick of it in our fridge. EXCELLENT! nice and creamy and the topping was amazing! i used the other reviewers advice and added parmesian to the topping and i also used garlic croutons instead of ritz crackers. THE BEST!

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Reviewed: May 21, 2009

This was really good! I think the second reviewer was confused by the third step. Don't add everything together all at once; instead cook the butter and flour into a roux, then add the milk, then the cheese, slowly. I also added about a half teaspoon each of paprika and dry mustard, and mixed more grated cheese into the ritz crumbles. Yum!

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Reviewed: May 18, 2009

Didn't like this at all and I love mac and cheese. Needs more flavor or something to give it a kick. Will keep looking for a better homemade mac and cheese recipe.

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