Article: Hard times? Good ol' mac and cheese is there for you

Who doesn't love macaroni & cheese? Ask pretty much anybody to list their favorite comfort foods and good ol' M&C will be right up there with mashed potatoes, pot roast and PB&J.

It might be one of the only foods where meat lovers and vegetarians actually can find common ground.

You can even track the economy by it. Kraft's earnings were down late last year, thanks to price increases for some brands, but sales of its macaroni & cheese dinner in the iconic blue box were reported to be up 20 percent in the third quarter.

Mac & cheese and hard times go together like elbow macaroni and cheese sauce. But mac & cheese and good times go together, too.

A couple of years ago, when I spoke to a middle ...

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