Mac and Cheese

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the recipe was really good, although, I prefer the original mac n cheese using the Velveeta cheese. I couldn't find truffle butter in my supermarket and instead just used regular unsalted butter. It still tasted good and topped it off my cheddar cheese instead of the crumbled bread topping and just put it under the broiler to make it crisp. 3 Stars!

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After reading most of the reviews about too much salt, I used about 1/2 tsp, yes, a 1/2 tsp. This dish came out pretty good and it was tasty. I think the cheese is salty enough. I also made my own truffle butter with butter and truffle oil which I already had from another recipe. Just remember this recipe is a lot of work. I must have used every pan and pot I own including my food processor, twice. The cooking prep time is way under rated. It takes more than an hour to prepare all the ingredients with the grating of cheese and all the separate pots you need. It is also very expensive. I made it for the holidays and everyone liked it. Making it again, not so much!

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This was scrumptious! But we used prepared bread crumbs and the 1.5 cups was way too much! use about 1/2 cup to cover top. loved the truffle butter flavor. gourmet mac and cheese.

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SO good--I talked about it for a week! Although I substituted skim/fat free half and half combo for the whole milk, the taste and creamy cheese sauce tasted fantastic! Don't skip the homemade breadcrumbs! They topped the dish just perfectly! I also bought truffle butter at Whole foods, but I also bought truffle oil and sauteed the mushrooms in that instead of the olive oil...my house smelled so good, especially after I added the sherry! WOW! I couldn't wait for this dish to be finished so I can eat it! I look forward to making this again soon!!

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This dish was incredibly delicious. I made it for a recent Holiday Potluck and it was a huge success. I was able to find the truffle butter in the specialty food case at my local Whole Foods, for those that are having difficulty. After reading the reviews online about it being too salty, I tasted the sauce several times as I gradually added salt (and I used kosher salt, not regular table salt. I ended up using just under a full tablespoon (1/2 tablespoon less than the recipe indicated. Be sure not to salt the pasta water as you normally would, but with just a pinch as Ina indicates, and be sure to use unsalted butter. To save some money, I used portabellos instead of shiitake mushrooms and left the cream sherry out altogether. I cannot imagine this being more tasty! Will definitely make again (but not too soon...it is quite rich!.

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This was my first Mac and Cheese and it was delightful, of course I couldn't afford the $30 of guyere, so what I did use was a bit more affordable.

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Due to my small town not carrying truffle butter (the truffle butter was too expensive to order online I had to omit it and I had to buy dried shiitake mushrooms that had to be reconstituted (I do not recommend doing that - they turned out rubbery and flavorless, just use anothe type of mushroom instead, But the mac turned out good anyway. I don't think the recipe was too salty, I thought it tasted very good. The only thing I will change the next time I make this is the that I will use Portobello mushrooms and not try two different kinds. I'm still not sure about buying truffle butter online though, such a waste to use it in this one recipe and nothing else. We'll see.

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Excellently Expensive, but WELL worth it!

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This is a wonderful dish. I am amazed at the people who complain that it is too salty. Anyone who follows Ina knows she can be a little heavy-handed with the salt. Also, the saltiness can be affected by the amount of salt in the particular cheeses, truffle butter and other ingredients in the dish. Blindly dumping in the full amount salt without tasting the sauce first and as you go is just not a very good idea.

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I picked this dish to make as a contribution for a girls dinner. I was super excited as I thought it would be an excellent addition. Cheese, pasta and truffle....what could be better?! As I was putting in the last half tablespoon of salt, I thought to myself "is this misprint?" but didn want to second guess Ina. I should have rethought it. WAY TOO MUCH SALT!!! The dish cost almost $50 to make and I can't even bare to show up with it and to think i bragged to all my girls about what i was bringing!! Very disappointed