macaroni
Cheese's classic partner
Macaroni is pasta in the form of short curved tubes, most familiar in macaroni and cheese.
The word once had a now-obsolete meaning: an 18th-century dandy who affected Continental fashions—hence "stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni" in "Yankee Doodle," mocking American colonists as pretentious rustics.
Tubular pasta, angled cuts
- fusilliCorkscrew-shaped pasta
- rigatoniLarge ridged pasta tubes
- farfalleButterfly-shaped Italian pasta
- spaghettiLong thin cylindrical pasta
linguine · ziti · rotini · orecchiette · cavatappi · tubular · elbow · shells
Firm aged English cheese
- parmesanGranular Italian grating cheese
- mozzarellaMild Italian cheese
- béchamelMilk-thickened flour sauce
- gratinBaked dish, browned crust
baked · casserole · roux · creaminess · gouda · provolone · fontina · mornay
Vain male clotheshorse
- coxcombVain, foolish man
- doodleMindless rough sketch
- featherBird's body covering
- fashionableCurrently in style
18th-century · colonial · affectation · British · slang · historical · popinjay · beau
Prepared at one's residence
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- grandmotherMother of a parent
- kitchenFood preparation room
- homecookedPrepared domestically, not bought
family · tradition · nostalgia · memories · warmth · coziness · potluck · weeknight
Arm's middle joint
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- tubularHaving cylinder form
- hollowEmpty within
- ridgedHaving raised lines
grooved · corrugated · bent · cylindrical
Bonding substance
- kindergartenEarly schooling for youngsters
- artHuman creative expression
- projectPlanned, effortful task
- beadsSmall pierced ornaments for stringing
necklace · collage · preschool · activity · educational · stringing · threading · decoration
penne
Tubular pasta, angled cuts
spaghetti · linguine · ziti · rotini · orecchiette · cavatappi · tubular · elbow · shells · noodles
cheddar
Firm aged English cheese
- parmesanGranular Italian grating cheese
- mozzarellaMild Italian cheese
- béchamelMilk-thickened flour sauce
gratin · baked · casserole · roux · creaminess · gouda · provolone · fontina · mornay · emmental
fop
Vain male clotheshorse
fashionable · 18th-century · colonial · affectation · British · slang · historical · popinjay · beau · exquisite
homemade
Prepared at one's residence
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- grandmotherMother of a parent
- kitchenFood preparation room
homecooked · family · tradition · nostalgia · memories · warmth · coziness · potluck · weeknight · cafeteria
elbow
Arm's middle joint
ridged · grooved · corrugated · bent · cylindrical
glue
Bonding substance
- kindergartenEarly schooling for youngsters
- artHuman creative expression
- projectPlanned, effortful task
beads · necklace · collage · preschool · activity · educational · stringing · threading · decoration · ornament
- pastaspaghetti, penne, rigatoni, fusilli, farfalle
- noodle dishesspaghetti, lasagna, fettuccine, penne, linguine
- pasta and grainspasta, spaghetti, penne, rigatoni, fettuccine
- carbsflour, pasta, rice, bread, oatmeal
- side dishesside dish, mashed potatoes, sides, cole slaw, slaw
- dried foodsjerky, raisins, dried fruit, dried herbs, dried beans
- macaroni and cheesePasta in cheese sauce
- macaroni saladCold dressed pasta
- elbow macaroniCurved tubular pasta
- macaroni cheesePasta in cheese sauce
- macaroni casseroleBaked elbow pasta dish
- macaroni artPasta-based children's artwork