Old Fashioned Mac and Cheese #SundaySupper

Old Fashioned Macaroni and Cheese #SundaySupper

This weeks #SundaySupper theme is comfort food.

Around the Sunday Supper table this week is  special guest,  Lee Woodruff .

Lee Woodruff is the author of Those We Love Most and will be joining us during our #SundaySupper chat on twitter this weekend.  You will have a chance to win one of five signed copies of her book.

So stop by and share one of your most memorable comfort food recipes.

I decided to make Old Fashioned Macaroni and Cheese for #SundaySupper.  I haven’t posted a recipe in the Vintage Recipe Project in way too long. This would be perfect. Is there any better comfort food then food from our childhood?

I’ll bet almost every mother or grandmother out there has made mac and cheese for their family at one time or another, whether is be homemade or a box mix.

 I decided to pull out my husband’s great grandmother and grandmother’s cook books and church recipe booklets that play such a big part in the Vintage Recipe Project and have this post do double duty.

You can read more about my inspiration for the project here.

As I carefully flipped the brown and sometimes brittle pages of those cook books and booklets I was disappointed to find not one  old-fashioned macaroni and cheese recipe.

There may be a couple of reasons I didn’t find a recipe for macaroni and cheese in these early cookbooks.

• One…… the dish could have been regional back in that time period.
• Two…… cheese was much harder to come by back then.
• Three……..macaroni and cheese is so simple to make cooks from those days wouldn’t have the need to keep a recipe for it.

Since I didn’t find a recipe in the Rose family cook books I reached for my stack of vintage cooks books and my hand came back with the Lily Wallace New American Cook Book.

As I flipped through the pages I found this.

Macaroni with Cheese Vintage recipe

Based on the ingredients in this recipe it is for one serving and using what looks like is spaghetti noodles instead of the more common elbow macaroni that is used now. This cookbook is from 1946. In those days pasta was made by hand. It’s very possible the elbow macaroni wasn’t invented at the time.

I adjusted the recipe for a family size serving that will fill a 2 quart baking dish or six individual baking dishes.

Keep reading to find my recipe below.

Please take a moment to visit some or all of the comforting recipes below.

Our host this week is Isabel Foodie from the Family Foodie. Be sure to stop by and say hello!

This Week’s Sunday Supper Recipes:

#SundaySupper Comfort Food |Soups

• Cream of Broccoli Cheese Soup by Damn Delicious
• Loaded Baked Potato Soup by Supper for a Steal
• Kalbi Tang or Korean Short Rib Soup by Kimchi MOM
• Korean mandoo (dumpling) soup by Crispy Bits & Burnt Ends
• Chicken Noodle Soup by My Catholic Kitchen
• Thai’d up chicken noodle soup by I Run For Wine
• Ditalini Italian Soup by Mangiamo!
• Spicy Black Bean Soup by Mama’s Blissful Bites
• Chicken Chowder by Pippis in the Kitchen Again

#SundaySupper Comfort Food  | Main Dish

• Sausage Gravy and Biscuits by Big Bears Wife
• Comforting Down-Home Shrimp and Grits by The Weekend Gourmet
• Pumpkin Alfredo Tortellini Bake by The Meltaways
• Old Fashioned Mac and Cheese by Flour on My Face
• Lasagna Roll Ups by Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
• Green Plantain Hash by Basic n Delicious
• Venison Chili by The Messy Baker Blog
• Spinach and Ricotta Stuffed Pasta Shells by That Skinny Chick can Bake
• Winter Chicken Stew by Mrs. Mama Hen
• Quinoa, Spinach, and Kale Lasagna by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
• Baked Oysters and Apples by Pescetarian Journal
• Individual Chicken Pot Pies by Noshing With The Nolands
• Kaesespaetzle {Baked Cheese Spaetzle} by Galactosemia in PDX
• Jalapeno and Bacon Mac N’ Cheese by Dinners, Dishes and Desserts
• Quiche aux Champignons {Mushroom Quiche} by An Appealing Plan
• Mini Mac n Cheese Cups with Pork Shoulder Ragù by Hip Foodie Mom
• Chicken a la King by Girlichef
• Creamy Chicken & Dumplings by La Cocina de Leslie
• Spaghetti Squash Gratins by She likes ruffles, he likes truffles
• Creamy Chicken Enchiladas by Home Cooking Memories
• Savory Slow-Cooked Pork Stew by Daddy Knows Less
• Chicken Roasted with White Wine and Garlic by Webicurean
• Shepherd’s Pie by Small Wallet Big Appetite
• One Skillet Pumpkin Lasagna by The Realistic Nutritionist
• Chicken “Pot Pie” by Diabetic Foodie
• Gluten Free Cornish Pasty by Maroc Mama
• Warm Oven Baked Samosas Stuffed With Sweet Potato & Peas by Sue’s Nutrition Buzz
• Caramelized Onion-Challah Stuffing Muffins by Comfy Cuisine
• Comforting Mashed Potatoes by Momma’s Meals
• Chunky Chili Beans by Mama Mommy Mom
• Rustic Cauliflower and Tomato Gratin by The Wimpy Vegetarian 
• Feijoada Portuguese Bean Stew by Family Foodie

#SundaySupper Comfort Food | Desserts

• Biscuits and Chocolate Gravy by Juanita’s Cocina
• Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream by Cravings of a Lunatic
• Sour Cream Pound Cake by Mom’s Test Kitchen
• Chocolate Layer Cake by Magnolia Days
• Cinnamon Rice Pudding by Vintage Kitchen Notes
• Smores Hot Cocoa by Chocolate Moosey
• Sweet Red Bean Pie by What Smells So Good
• Pistachio Cake Cookies by The Cookie A Day Challenge
• Gluten Free Pumpkin Cheesecake by No One Likes Crumbly Cookies
• Dark Chocolate Caramel Brownies by Daily Dish Recipes
• Nutella Shortbread Bars by Baker Street

Pairing Wine with Sunday Supper Comfort Food Favorites! by ENOFYLZ Wine Blog 

We would be honored to have you join us on Twitter throughout the day during #SundaySupper and have you share your favorite Comfort Food Recipes.  We’ll be meeting up at 7:00 pm(Eastern) for our weekly #SundaySupper  live chat where we’ll talk about our favorite Comfort Food Recipes. All you have to do is follow the #SundaySupper hashtag or you can follow us through TweetChat. We’d also love to feature your easy go to recipes on our #SundaySupper Pinterest board and share them

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Arlene Mobley