So, I pitted my mom's recipe against one from American cookbook author and TV host Ree Drummond who makes a lot of comfort food. Here's how the Pioneer Woman's recipe compared to my mom's.

Ina Garten, Martha Stewart, and Ree Drummond all have recipes for baked mac and cheese. Stewart's recipe uses four kinds of cheese and yellow onion, while Garten's calls for tomato. I thought The ...