I’m sure we would all love to thank whoever made this dish a reality as the dish was invented back in the 1700’s so the creator is long gone. Thankfully the recipe remains. Elizabeth Raffald’s cookbook The Experienced English Housekeeper was the earliest sighting for a dish resembling macaroni and cheese. In it she has a recipe for cooked macaroni noodles with a Bechamel sauce and sprinkled with parmesan before being baked. Since then, the recipe has taken on a life of its own as home cooks and chefs everywhere create their own versions of this wonderful comforting dish.