# Mac and Cheese **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [February 24, 2024, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-and-cheese/998019 "2024-02-24T12:10:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 9
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-and-cheese/998019/9 "2024-02-24T18:11:23Z")
I do a copycat recipe of the famous mac & cheese from the Clarkston Union, a restaurant in Clarkston, Michigan. Their M&C was featured on an episode of ‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives’. Whenever I make it when friends and family are over it’s a huge hit. Have about 2 cups of milk and one cup of heavy cream heating in a pan on the stove, but not to boiling. Sauté finely diced onion and garlic in 4 tablespoons of butter. Add 4 tablespoons of flour, give or take, to make a roux. Slowly mix in the hot milk / cream mixture. Add a 1/4 to a 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg and salt and pepper to taste. Mix in about 2 cups of grated Parmesan cheese. You’re supposed to let the mixture cool, but I don’t know how much that matters. Anyway, in the meantime, boil penne noodles to al dente or even a little before al dente, since they will cook more in the oven. Drain and mix the noodles with the sauce. Now, in a large pan, add half the noodle / sauce mix, and layer with cheese on top. What kinds of cheese is where I change it up each time. On the DD&D show they used a mix of Pinconning and aged white cheddar. Add the second layer of the noodle mix and more cheese on top, then finally a layer of panko crumbs for a nice crunchy top. Bake at 400-425 for 40 minutes or so, keeping an eye that the panko top is browning but not burning, --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-and-cheese/998019)._