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Cooking & Baking

dameatball

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16. Actually I seldom do mac & cheese at Thanksgiving. I make it more often for my kids or my 98 year

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sun Nov 18, 2018, 06:54 PM

Nov 2018

old neighbor's birthday. She loves the stuff.

My other off beat holiday meal is lasagna at Christmas. That started back in the early 90's. For some reason it just seems festive to me.

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This tweet made me wonder, Mac and Cheese is a touchstone in the SE US/SideDish [View all] irisblue Nov 2018 OP

Mac and cheese on Thanksgiving? Ohiogal Nov 2018 #1

Me neither underpants Nov 2018 #2

Me neither. nt DURHAM D Nov 2018 #3

Big surprise to me on moving to the south Hortensis Nov 2018 #14

Me either and I grew up in the South! csziggy Nov 2018 #25

The original Mueller's mac & cheese recipe is my favorite, but you have to google it. dameatball Nov 2018 #4

It has to be Colemans Mustard. 😀 irisblue Nov 2018 #12

Mom would have insisted! dameatball Nov 2018 #15

That sounds really good. CentralMass Nov 2018 #26

Greenbeen casserole, no thanks. Delmette2.0 Nov 2018 #5

Impossible. I never had it as a child in California. Hortensis Nov 2018 #20

(looks around) you know about the NY sharp....... shhhhhh, you're giving away the secrets:) Afromania Nov 2018 #6

Salad on Thanksgiving? What about mashed taters and dressing? redstateblues Nov 2018 #7

These are "disproportionately" represented. Hortensis Nov 2018 #17

Can't remember having mac n cheese at Thanksgiving northoftheborder Nov 2018 #8

Native Southerner: I've NEVER had Mac n Cheese on T-Day. CottonBear Nov 2018 #9

Sounds a little upscale for my DIL's extended family's Hortensis Nov 2018 #19

The fresh cranberry dish is easy! I love the canned cranberry too! CottonBear Nov 2018 #23

This American comfort food leads a double life - but only some of us know the secret. Do you? irisblue Nov 2018 #10

I did not know that! Thank you for the link. CottonBear Nov 2018 #24

I have clearly not been celebrating Thanksgiving MontanaMama Nov 2018 #27

Mac and cheese is an essential for African American Thanksgiving... Dream Girl Nov 2018 #11

Amen. Baked. Made from scratch. No blue box. And use sharp cheese. japple Nov 2018 #13

Actually I seldom do mac & cheese at Thanksgiving. I make it more often for my kids or my 98 year dameatball Nov 2018 #16

My SIL does that. Love it. irisblue Nov 2018 #21

I always wondered about the lasagna at Christmas, but I've seen it done often enough Afromania Nov 2018 #22

Squash?? Freddie Nov 2018 #18

Certainly not me spinbaby Nov 2018 #29

Somehow neither cornbread nor rolls/biscuits PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2018 #28

Cornbread in Texas - No Way dem in texas Nov 2018 #30