Mac and Cheese

Mac and cheese is a firm favourite in my house, it's cheap, quick and easy to make, all winners in my book! I want to share my recipe with you today so if by some chance you have never tried to make your own you can give it a go!

Here's what you'll need:

- 4 tablespoon's unsalted butter

- 300g macaroni

- 1 small onion diced

- 1 teaspoon mustard

- 2 tablespoons plain flour

- 375ml milk

- 230g grated cheese

- 1-2 slices of bread

Here's what to do:

- pre-heat oven to 180

- butter dish

- bring a pan of water to the boil

- add macaroni and pinch of salt to water

- cook for 8-10 minutes

- in saucepan melt butter

- add onion and cook until soft

- stir in flour and seasoning

- gradually stir in milk until the sauce is thick

- add mustard

- remove pan from heat and stir in most of the cheese

- drain the macaroni and put into prepared dish

- add cheese sauce to dish and mix together 

- blitz bread in blender to make breadcrumbs

- mix breadcrumbs with remainder of cheese

- sprinkle cheese breadcrumbs over dish

- cook for 20-30 mins

- take out oven when golden brown

There you go, simple and yummy!

We like to have ours with a nice tomato salad and some crusty bread!

In the kitchen - Garlic bread

With this new blog I wanted to share with you some of the things I make in the kitchen. I love to eat cook, whether it's baking cakes or cooking three course meals, I love trying new things and generally if I'm in the kitchen I'm happy. That isn't to say it always goes right but that would be boring!

Today I want to share with you my home made garlic bread. This recipe has been stolen from my mum, who made it one day for me and I just had to have it. It's a really simple make and good as a quick snack or as an accompaniment for pasta or pizza!

So here's what you do:

Get your ingredients: one part-baked roll per person

Some mixed herbs, garlic (how much depends how strong you like it) and margarine or butter (depending how healthy you want to be)

I then pre-heat my oven, use the guidelines on the packet for your rolls and then cook the rolls for about 8 minutes, while they are cooking I mix the ingredients together, you can crush or finely slice your garlic, I usually use a teaspoon of herbs and enough marg or butter to cover your rolls

When the rolls have been in the oven for 8 mins I take them out, cut them in half and spread the garlic butter on top, as shown below

 I then put them under the grill for a couple of minutes until they turn golden

Voila! Yummy home made garlic bread!

You can make up the garlic butter in advance and freeze it or keep it in your fridge, but I would eat it within 3 days if just in the fridge.