Now it Can be Told.

Shortly after our marriage, The Little Woman whipped up macaroni and cheese for dinner.   Not knowing that this was one of her signature dishes, I commented that it was almost as good as Kraft’s. 

She hasn’t made it since! 

I chortle now at my former insensitivity. 

However, my blundered comment had as its basis the fact that I have consumed a ton of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese.  It is a staple of life. 

One evening in my bachelor years, also known as my empty fridge and no pantry era, I whipped up M&C while looking for something more to eat.  There were, as I recall, two cans on the counter of my efficiency apartment galley.  One was soup and the other was whole cranberry sauce. M&C and soup was not a go, definitely.  I knew that.  M&C and whole cranberry sauce?  Well, it was that or go out again for a hamburger. 

Culinary history was made that night! 

Now it can be told, GeezerGourmet.com was created to urge you to try Kraft M&C with a side of Ocean Spray Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce.  My signature dish since 1965. 

It gets better.  Ever pushing the boundaries of the culinary arts, I discovered years later that a beef hot link or two also worked well with M&C.   Hotdogs—and I love em—do not compliment M&C, only beef hot links work here.  So, after years of research and testing we have: 

Macaroni and Cheese and Beef Hot Links with Cranberry Sauce
Yield:  2 servings
See Abbreviations, if needed

·   1          beef hot link (Hillshire Farms is one producer)
·   1          box Kraft Macaroni and Cheese
·   2T        butter
·   ¼C       milk (2% works best)
·   1 can    (16oz) Ocean Spray Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce

1.  Slice hot link into ¼ inch rounds
    ·  Place in broiler pan and broil, or sauté them, to golden brown, not crisp 
    ·  Place hot link rounds on paper towel to draw off excess fat 
    ·  Set rounds aside and keep warm
2.  Prepare the M&C according to the package with the following exceptions: 
   ·  Substitute butter for margarine
   ·  Use only 2T of butter or a little less (not 1/4 cup as specified on the package)
3.  Add hot link rounds to the M&C after all has been mixed
4.  If necessary, allow 1-2 minutes on the stovetop burner, stirring, to reheat the hot 
     link rounds with the M&C 
5.  Serve with cranberry sauce on the side. (You will have some sauce left over)