Mac and Cheese as Thanksgiving staple?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How can Mac and Cheese be for Friday Lent? It has cheese in it! There is no animals products to be eaten, apart in some cases fish, on Good Fridays.

Not all animal products. Dairy and eggs are exempt in Western Christianity.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, possibly some rolls/bread, stuffing.....seems like wayyyyyy too many carbs if you include mac and cheese. Mashed potatoes and stuffing are about enough.

You weren't raised right.

You're right, I was raised by an immigrant parent who didn't subscribe to the typical terrible western diet that makes people obese in this country.

NP
What's your ethnic heritage? I *guarantee* there are not-perfectly-healthy staple celebration foods for those of your background, too.

Come on. Give it up.

i have no problem with mac and cheese for thanksgiving. but it seems like an excessive amount of carbs if you also include mashed potatoes and stuffing. mashed potatoes and stuffing are required.

It's a choice. I am relatively certain that nobody is forcing anyone to take large bites of everything on the menu.

So you come from a heritage where only one indulgent option is offered at holiday ceremonies, not several? Which cultural heritage would that be?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How can Mac and Cheese be for Friday Lent? It has cheese in it! There is no animals products to be eaten, apart in some cases fish, on Good Fridays.

Not all animal products. Dairy and eggs are exempt in Western Christianity.

Lame.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have never had mashed potatoes at a family dinner. We just don't eat that. Mac and cheese is what we do and I would never choose mashed potatoes over that.

I hate to break it to you, but mashed potatoes are a staple food item in most countries around the world. Mac and cheese is not. Heck, most people around the world don't know what mac and cheese is. So, all in all, you must be from some red neck family and have no idea what normal families eat.

You really need to travel. The US didn’t invent Mac and cheese. A version of this dish of pasta and cheese is served in many parts of Latin America and Europe. I ate it in Iceland!
DP.

Ha, ha. Traveled pp here. There is a version of it in my country, with young cheese and very little of it. You can bet you the version of fake cheese here is solely US invention. Nobody in Italy would ever eat this rubbish! In fact, it is the U.S. tradition to take a nice dish and then add and add and add crap to it until it is unhealthy and causes diabetes and clogged arteries. You know delish Mexican tacos? And then Tacos Americano? Yep, added cheese, sour creme and who knows what. Great bbq here, and then added sauce with sugar overload to it. I enjoy American food, don't get me wrong, but come on, bbq meat does not need sugar on it. Watch some of those youtube videos when Italian chefs watch how their traditional disehs, yes, pasta and cheese are made around the world, and they are appalled at everything added. One chef even says, "adding butter, and creme, and cheese, are they hoping for a heart attack?"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have never had mashed potatoes at a family dinner. We just don't eat that. Mac and cheese is what we do and I would never choose mashed potatoes over that.

I hate to break it to you, but mashed potatoes are a staple food item in most countries around the world. Mac and cheese is not. Heck, most people around the world don't know what mac and cheese is. So, all in all, you must be from some red neck family and have no idea what normal families eat.

You really need to travel. The US didn’t invent Mac and cheese. A version of this dish of pasta and cheese is served in many parts of Latin America and Europe. I ate it in Iceland!
DP.

Ha, ha. Traveled pp here. There is a version of it in my country, with young cheese and very little of it. You can bet you the version of fake cheese here is solely US invention. Nobody in Italy would ever eat this rubbish! In fact, it is the U.S. tradition to take a nice dish and then add and add and add crap to it until it is unhealthy and causes diabetes and clogged arteries. You know delish Mexican tacos? And then Tacos Americano? Yep, added cheese, sour creme and who knows what. Great bbq here, and then added sauce with sugar overload to it. I enjoy American food, don't get me wrong, but come on, bbq meat does not need sugar on it. Watch some of those youtube videos when Italian chefs watch how their traditional disehs, yes, pasta and cheese are made around the world, and they are appalled at everything added. One chef even says, "adding butter, and creme, and cheese, are they hoping for a heart attack?"

You can quibble with the specific recipe, but you can’t say that it is not eaten elsewhere. And AAs and Southerners are not putting anything from a box on their holiday table and calling it mac and cheese. But beyond that, Italy, Mexico, and many other countries have over top holiday dishes as well. I’ve eaten many while traveling. No YouTube involved.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can Mac and Cheese be for Friday Lent? It has cheese in it! There is no animals products to be eaten, apart in some cases fish, on Good Fridays.

Not all animal products. Dairy and eggs are exempt in Western Christianity.

Lame.

I agree that it is wussy. We also have fewer fast days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have never had mashed potatoes at a family dinner. We just don't eat that. Mac and cheese is what we do and I would never choose mashed potatoes over that.

I hate to break it to you, but mashed potatoes are a staple food item in most countries around the world. Mac and cheese is not. Heck, most people around the world don't know what mac and cheese is. So, all in all, you must be from some red neck family and have no idea what normal families eat.

You really need to travel. The US didn’t invent Mac and cheese. A version of this dish of pasta and cheese is served in many parts of Latin America and Europe. I ate it in Iceland!
DP.

Ha, ha. Traveled pp here. There is a version of it in my country, with young cheese and very little of it. You can bet you the version of fake cheese here is solely US invention. Nobody in Italy would ever eat this rubbish! In fact, it is the U.S. tradition to take a nice dish and then add and add and add crap to it until it is unhealthy and causes diabetes and clogged arteries. You know delish Mexican tacos? And then Tacos Americano? Yep, added cheese, sour creme and who knows what. Great bbq here, and then added sauce with sugar overload to it. I enjoy American food, don't get me wrong, but come on, bbq meat does not need sugar on it. Watch some of those youtube videos when Italian chefs watch how their traditional disehs, yes, pasta and cheese are made around the world, and they are appalled at everything added. One chef even says, "adding butter, and creme, and cheese, are they hoping for a heart attack?"

Maybe you would prefer the Egyptian version which includes ground beef and béchamel sauce, as well as lots of cheese?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have never had mashed potatoes at a family dinner. We just don't eat that. Mac and cheese is what we do and I would never choose mashed potatoes over that.

I hate to break it to you, but mashed potatoes are a staple food item in most countries around the world. Mac and cheese is not. Heck, most people around the world don't know what mac and cheese is. So, all in all, you must be from some red neck family and have no idea what normal families eat.

You really need to travel. The US didn’t invent Mac and cheese. A version of this dish of pasta and cheese is served in many parts of Latin America and Europe. I ate it in Iceland!
DP.

Ha, ha. Traveled pp here. There is a version of it in my country, with young cheese and very little of it. You can bet you the version of fake cheese here is solely US invention. Nobody in Italy would ever eat this rubbish! In fact, it is the U.S. tradition to take a nice dish and then add and add and add crap to it until it is unhealthy and causes diabetes and clogged arteries. You know delish Mexican tacos? And then Tacos Americano? Yep, added cheese, sour creme and who knows what. Great bbq here, and then added sauce with sugar overload to it. I enjoy American food, don't get me wrong, but come on, bbq meat does not need sugar on it. Watch some of those youtube videos when Italian chefs watch how their traditional disehs, yes, pasta and cheese are made around the world, and they are appalled at everything added. One chef even says, "adding butter, and creme, and cheese, are they hoping for a heart attack?"

Maybe you would prefer the Egyptian version which includes ground beef and béchamel sauce, as well as lots of cheese?

I am fond of Egyptian food! That much is true, but for this I will stick with Koshari, which has no cheese!

[Anonymous]

Thanksgiving is a special holiday, why serve a lower class / kid food to adults during a special occasion? Poor form.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanksgiving is a special holiday, why serve a lower class / kid food to adults during a special occasion? Poor form.

You think a highlight of AA and Southern cuisine is low class?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Thanksgiving is a special holiday, why serve a lower class / kid food to adults during a special occasion? Poor form.

You think a highlight of AA and Southern cuisine is low class?

Pardon, her racist slip was showing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanksgiving is a special holiday, why serve a lower class / kid food to adults during a special occasion? Poor form.

You think a highlight of AA and Southern cuisine is low class?

Pardon, her racist slip was showing.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanksgiving is a special holiday, why serve a lower class / kid food to adults during a special occasion? Poor form.

You think a highlight of AA and Southern cuisine is low class?

Pardon, her racist slip was showing.

+1

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, possibly some rolls/bread, stuffing.....seems like wayyyyyy too many carbs if you include mac and cheese. Mashed potatoes and stuffing are about enough.

You weren't raised right.

You're right, I was raised by an immigrant parent who didn't subscribe to the typical terrible western diet that makes people obese in this country.

I was raised by the children of immigrant parents. My grandmother proudly served mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, stuffing and sweet potatoes along with her home-made sauerkraut. Mind you, she wasn't serving mac and cheese in the 40s but by the 70s when she had grandchildren she certainly was serving mac and cheese. She made it from scratch back then but when she found out about Stouffers she became a convert later in life.

My husband and I have 7 children now and the oldest four are 1- and 2-time All-Americans athletes playing/ed D1 in college. We'd be happy to challenge you to a body fat comparison, grandparents, mom and dad, and kids included.