...and this evening there was not a lot of time either, as son #1 had to be taken into Cambridge to a talk at the Engineering Dept starring at 7 pm, and son #2 needed to make some cakes for a classmate's cake stall tomorrow.
A delve around the fridge yielded a somewhat tired cauliflower and a bag of leeks that were threatening to go slimy, plus milk and cheese, and a few slices of ham, and the pantry had dried pasta, flour and butter plus a can of sweet corn.
I fished the large baking trough out of the cupboard, and then proceeded to fill it with 550g penne pasta (weight before cooking), the cauliflower (divided into small florets) and the leeks (sliced and boiled with the cauliflower). The can of sweet corn went in, the ham was chopped and scattered over, and 2 pints of cheese sauce made with a pint of fresh milk, 50g skimmed milk powder, 85g flour and 50g butter plus a teaspoon of mustard powder, the cooking water from the veg and the water from the sweetcorn. Oh yes, and about 125g grated cheese. After pouring the cheese sauce over I gave it a quick stir then sprinkled about 100g more cheese on top and it went into a 190degC oven for about 30 mins until brown and bubbly.
4 good portions today and almost half left for another day. Result!
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