Mac and cheese lovers rejoice over new book

Macaroni and cheese might be the ultimate crowd-pleasing party dish, and Ellen Brown’s new book, “Mac & Cheese” (Running Press, $20), offers plenty of spins on the classic comfort food dish: mac and cheese canapés, poblano chile mac and cheese, Philly cheesesteak mac and cheese, and mac and cheese soufflé with country ham. Eighty recipes in all, plus detailed instructions on mastering the roux, which you’ll need to make a cheesy sauce without a mix. The dilled salmon mac and cheese recipe above actually calls for campanelle, a curly dried pasta that is one of many you can use in place of macaroni, but no matter what you make it with, the salmon and smoked salmon help elevate the dish into something you can serve at just about any New Year’s Eve party.