06/23/2026
Did you know that Thomas Jefferson is credited with bringing macaroni to the United States after enjoying it in France? He designed a machine for extruding pasta, and created a Mac & Cheese recipe that he thought would appeal to the American palate. Here it is, right out of the National Archives. Don’t plan your Fourth of July and the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence without its co-author’s recipe and Mister Tony’s Macaroni!