Cauliflower and pasta bake

In order to use up one of the two cauliflowers I have in my fridge, I decided to make a pasta bake. Firstly; because the kids have been a little picky lately and they will ALWAYS eat pasta and secondly, because I felt like something stodgy.

I spent most of the cooking time being screamed at by A who decided she would have an out of control tantrum for 20 minutes. This did make the whole process far from fun but the finished result was satisfying.

Meal for January the 10th:

Cauliflower and pasta bake - comfort food!

1. Steam one head of cauliflower until tender.

2. Cook 500 g of pasta (I used rigatoni)

3. Chop and fry 175 g of bacon (free range of course)

4. Put all these ingredients into a bowl.

5. Melt 50 g of butter in the frying pan that the bacon was cooked in. Add about 1/2 of flo

ur and cook for a few minutes. Add milk very slowly, stirring the whole time so that it doesn't become lumpy. I don't have any idea how much milk but probably a cup and 1/2 or so. You want a smooth sauce that is runny enough to pour into the rest of the mixture.

6. Add a 1/2 of tasty cheese and mix all together.

7. Pour into a baking dish (I forgot to grease it but it didn't make too much difference) and

grate some parmesan cheese on top.

8. Cook at 225 degrees celcius for around 30 minutes or until browned on top.

9. I did intend to serve this with a nice garden salad which would've been really nice but after A's tantrum we were lucky to eat at all!

Whoops this picture is upside down and my text is now blue... odd.

So the verdict: Initially A ate the pasta and refused to touch anything else until I told her it was flowers (cauliflowers) and then she ate quite a lot.

M ate a good serving, I feel very full and satisfied and my husband was pleased too.

To be honest, this was nothing to write home about but it was tasty and I'm looking forward to making it again some cold and windy night... opposed to tonight which is warm and windy.

Happy Eating!