


This is a super easy stove top version of mac and cheese. So I snatched up a big chunk of that stuff and the rest is history. To me, there is no better way to do mac and cheese than with some hoop cheese. Another highlight of that awesome cheese was my grandmother’s macaroni and cheese made with it. You don’t find hoop cheese around much anymore, but when I walked into my local grocery store last week and eyed that bright red wax rind, I was instantly taken back to the days I’d spend with my grandfather. Lunch was always some more of that good hoop cheese and sliced deli meat. I remember my grandfather slicing pieces of cheese from a big old wheel of red wax hoop cheese and making cheese toast for breakfast in a little oven in the back of the store. Anyway, one of my fondest memories (I have lots of them) about my grandfather is when I would stay with my grandparents during the summer and I would go to work with him. If you’re familiar with Camden, then you know it’s the kind of town where if you blink you’ll miss it. I honestly can’t get over that batch of Emeril’s Creole seasoning and I’ve been adding it to everything.When I was little, my grandfather was the butcher at a small grocery store/service station in the little bitty town of Camden, Alabama. Topped with a super crunchy bread crumb topping tossed with fresh herbs, you’ll have a light, cheesy mac and cheese with a spicy, Creole kick. mind. And it comes together in 30 minutes. But this isn’t your ordinary mac and cheese. So in an effort to incorporate real dairy products into my diet, that’s how this mac and cheese was born. And when purchasing dairy products, I only buy products with the REAL® Seal, which lets me know that I am buying products with the wholesome goodness of the U.S.-produced cow’s milk. As you could imagine, dairy is a huge part of our diet, loaded with calcium, potassium, protein, and vitamin A among many other important nutrients that keep the body in optimum health. Comfort food never tasted so good!Ībout 90% of Asian Americans are lactose intolerant, and I’ve been incredibly blessed to not be included in this percentage. A quick and easy, no-fuss mac and cheese made in less than 30 min.
