The SECRET to Baked Mac and Cheese That Gets You Invited Back to the Black Cookout

At every cookout there's one pan of macaroni and cheese that gets scraped clean first, and for years mine wasn't it. Then my mother sat me down in her kitchen and showed me what I'd been doing wrong, and none of it cost a dime more. In this one I'm sharing the real secrets to Southern baked mac and cheese, the old way. Why you should never buy that bag of pre-shredded cheese, the one can from the pantry that lets it slice like a pie, the cheap seasonings that make folks ask what's in it, and the honest reason yours keeps coming out dry. Good soul food that feeds the whole family on a tight grocery budget.