mac and cheese
American informal shortening of 'macaroni and cheese', covering everything from the boxed Kraft variety to elaborate artisan restaurant preparations.
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so lose the mac and cheese. more maple syrup!
brother, for one whole second I psyched myself up thinking “omg when I get home I can eat that mac and cheese I got” before I realised. that was in Zomboid. I looted mac and cheese in Zomboid yesterday and my brain fi…
Universe really conspiring for me to keep up my ch**f***a boycott. We got the wraps for lunch at work and if it was the chicken wrap I would have eaten it but we only for the veggie wraps so I'm eating the Panera mac…
127 Kraft Mario Mac & Cheese Twas was on sale at the store, so I bought it. It sure was kraft Mac and Cheese. Although the fun noodle shapes made it more fun I guess lol.
I would not enjoy sweet mac and cheese I fear
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American informal shortening of 'macaroni and cheese', covering everything from the boxed Kraft variety to elaborate artisan restaurant preparations. In the US it is comfort food with near-universal recognition, associated with childhood, budget cooking, and uncomplicated pleasure. The phrase is so embedded in American food vocabulary that 'mac and cheese' is simply the default name in everyday contexts. Even upscale restaurants have a version on the menu these days.
She made a giant pot of mac and cheese for the potluck, and it was gone before anything else.
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The beloved American comfort food shorthand for macaroni and cheese — elbow pasta in a creamy, often intensely orange cheese sauce. Mac and cheese spans the full class spectrum, from the iconic blue Kraft box that defined childhoods to gourmet restaurant versions loaded with truffle and gruyère. As slang and food culture shorthand, it's become a cultural reference point for nostalgia, comfort, and unpretentious eating.
After a brutal week, all I wanted was a huge bowl of mac and cheese straight from the pot.
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(US, informal) macaroni and cheese.
“so lose the mac and cheese. more maple syrup!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“brother, for one whole second I psyched myself up thinking “omg when I get home I can eat that mac and cheese I got” before I realised. that was in Zomboid. I looted mac and cheese in Zomboid yesterday and my brain filed that as a real life event worth remembering.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Universe really conspiring for me to keep up my ch**f***a boycott. We got the wraps for lunch at work and if it was the chicken wrap I would have eaten it but we only for the veggie wraps so I'm eating the Panera mac and cheese.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“127 Kraft Mario Mac & Cheese Twas was on sale at the store, so I bought it. It sure was kraft Mac and Cheese. Although the fun noodle shapes made it more fun I guess lol.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I would not enjoy sweet mac and cheese I fear”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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