homemade mac n cheese

tonight, alison made her homemade mac n cheese, a recipe handed down by her mom. the sauce recipe goes a lil something like this:

1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp flour
1 cup milk or cream
any kind of cheese; as much of it as you like!
salt and pepper

directions: melt butter. add flour and make a paste. add cup of milk/cream slowly, stirring it into the paste (avoiding clumps). keep heat on low, constantly stirring until the mixture thickens. grate cheese directly into the white sauce, melting and tasting until you like the taste. season with salt and pepper.

to finish it off, alison poured the sauce over whole wheat noodles and steamed broccoli.

things we liked:
-the sauce was nice, thick and creamy.
-we used cheddar cheese--classic and yum.
-broccoli posed a good addition
-it was relatively healthy, in spite of the cream sauce

things we'd change:
-the sauce was definitely not cheesy enough!
-consider another cheese for a less classic feel?
-season earlier? before melting cheese?
-melt cheese sooner. the sauce was thick, but it didn't need to be THAT thick (ie, kraft mac n cheese)
-the whole wheat pasta, which we usually like, overpowered the cheese sauce. we'll probably try it with a different brand in the future
-for a quick fix to improve the cheese factor: sprinke feta over top

potential variations, future goals:
-learn to make it spicy, with tomatoes? mmm...