Macaroni Cheese

MACARONI cheese is one of my children’s favourite supper dishes. We often add some cubes of cooked bacon or ham to the sauce with the cooked macaroni.

Serves 6

8ozs (225g) macaroni 6 pints (3.4L) water 2 tsp salt 2ozs (55g) butter 2ozs (55g) white flour, preferably unbleached 1½ pints (850ml) boiling milk 3 tsp Dijon mustard 1 tbsp freshly chopped parsley, (optional) Salt and freshly ground pepper 5ozs (145g) grated mature Cheddar cheese