"A Farewell to Arms" Mac N Cheese

I love reading, so when I was given The Book Lovers Cook Book it was a dream come true.
I have a deep love for The Lost Generation, so this recipe sneaked in between a quote from Gertrude Stein, and a passage from Ernest Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms" was a perfect start for me.

Ingredients
2 cups of uncooked macaroni
1/4 cup of butter
2 tbs of flour
2 cups of milk
8 oz of cream cheese, softened
2 tsp of Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp of salt
1/2 tsp of pepper
8 oz of mild cheddar, grated
Chives

Directions
Cook macaroni until tender, drain and set aside.
Melt butter in a sauce pan until it sizzles.
Stir in flour, and cook for at least 1 minute.
Continue cooking over medium heat and add milk, cream cheese, mustard, salt and pepper.
Constantly stir until sauce is thickened, normally between 3 to 4 minutes.
Combine sauce, macaroni and cheddar cheese.
Top with chives.

Changes I've made!
This makes a lot, like mac sure you have some people who are vacuums around to help eat all the food.
Other than that, its a pretty straight forward recipe.

Again this recipe is from The Book Lover's Cook Book.

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