And for the kids

Well, I haven't yet trained my kids to eat sea bass and lentils so tonight I made them Mac and Cheese....not the box kind, the one from scratch.

And here is how I make it.

Boil up a box of pasta--we did bow ties tonight.

I chop up some fresh broccoli and add it to the last three minutes of cooking ( you can use frozen chopped broccoli as well) drain and let sit when the pasta is done. Open a can of diced tomatoes and let it drain over the pasta in the colander.

Start with about 3T of butter in a sauce pan, after it's melted add 3T of flour and stir until mixed in. Add about 4 cups of milk. Start with about a half a cup and make sure that what you are dealing with is smooth (use a whisk). After it has started to thicken (it should come almost to a boil) turn the burner off and add 1T mustard (I use Gulden's) a sprinkle of nutmeg, and a sprinkle of pepper. Then add 2-3 cups of grated cheese. You can use any leftovers or get the preshredded kind. I usually make sure it has some of the orange color in it as my kids happen to like that better.

Put the pasta back into the pot you cooked it in and pour the sauce over it. Mix well. I then put it in a 9 x 13 pan that has been greased, put bread crumbs on the top and stick it in the over at 350 for about 30 minutes or until bubbly.

Any different veggies will work and adults actually like this as well as kids.