Kitchen

[meonlybetter]

Love Velveeta in this house!

[Ladybug724]

There is nothing like Velveeta except maybe Cheez Whiz, which is good also. It's one of those things you know is bad but oh so delicious--like Taco Bell. Have you ever had Velveeta mixed with chili and salsa? Then you dip tortilla chips in it--heaven!

[Sabatini2]

I have a devoutly vegetarian son who's a Professional Label Reader. 'Mom, do you know what's in this?!'

But all bets are off if there's any Velveeta in the house. I say nothing as it slowly (or quickly) disappears.

[nun ya]

I use it for mac and cheese. Although, I mix in other real cheese too.

[HonnyBrown]

On 9/29/2014 blueroses47 said:

On 9/29/2014 HonnyBrown said:

Velveeta is very processed and as far opposite from cheese as cheese can get.

Macaroni and cheese does not taste the same without Velveeta. I've tried to make it without (very expensive cheeses, bacon grease, etc.), but it was never, ever as good as it was with Velveeta.

It may be going up because of the milk products. Someone in the butter thread gave an explanation.

I laughed when I read this, because I guess I feel the same.

My mom, who was a really good cook, cooked elaborate meals from scratch and cooked unusual ethic foods back in the fifties when a lot of mothers didn't, always used Velveeta in her mac and cheese. It had big chunks of ham in it, and buttered breadcrumbs on top, and I remember it was delicious. I don't think she used Velveeta for anything else, but it was good in mac and cheese. I've tried a few more gourmet versions with real cheddar and other cheeses and they are just not the same, maybe it's just nostalgia.

Her other strangely un-gourmet dish was a baked bean dish with dried limas and onions and bacon, but the strange thing was she just used ketchup as the main sauce ingredient. Nothing else, no brown sugar, no fancy mustards, just KETCHUP! Who knows where she got that recipe, but I make it every fourth of July and it's so good and people seem to love it. Over the years I would try different baked bean recipes, with lots of ingredients, but I didn't like them as well. And this time, I don't think nostalgia is a factor, because those beans are just wonderful.

I don't buy Velveeta as a rule, but I always think of her macaroni and cheese when I see the old yellow box.

I laughed when I read this! Are we related?

I make my Mom's macaroni and cheese. Velveeta is a must!

I would say it's nostalgia, but my sons insist on it that way as well.

[Skyegirl21]

There is so many preservatives in Velveeta, it does not require refrigeration- I have seen it on regular market shelves-

So it cannot be healthy- but dang it tastes good!

[HonnyBrown]

Does anyone remember a few years ago when Velveeta had the crumbles in the bag? That took away the cubing the block step.

I haven't seen it for a few years.

[Ladybug724]

How do you melt yours? I take a small sauce pan and put a little milk in the bottom, warm the milk and then add Velveeta a slice at a time and stir constantly. I add more milk if I need it but not too much

[HonnyBrown]

I layer the elbow macaroni and cheeses (cubed Velveeta and Seriously Sharp) twice, pour the cold sauce over and bake.

[ical]

David Letterman, didn't he say he was addicted to Velveeta Mac & Cheese from the box? I thought he said that on one of his shows from way back...

I can't eat Velveeta. But I do love macaroni and cheese (almond).