Laced with a blend of cheeses and enriched with milk and cream, people young and old tend to sigh with pleasure while looking at the browned panko (Japanese bread crumbs, easily available in supermarkets and online) crust sitting atop a bubbling casserole of pasta nestled in a sauce fragrant with a mixture of cheeses. Why can’t we ever have that?” Homemade Macaroni and Cheeseīut now (and also then) they are willing to shovel in this homemade version at a pretty fast clip - and we can pronounce all of the ingredients. But when they were little and ate it at a friend’s house I definitely get to hear about it later: “Kiefer gets to have the macaroni and cheese in the box every night.
I haven’t made it in a long time although, like most of us, I have succumbed to the call of the blue box at times.
