Christmas Macaroni Cheese

If you're anything like me, you've spent the last week eating leftover Christmas ham...I've had sandwiches, salads, and even antipasto plates made up with leftover ham. Tonight I satisfied my pasta craving with this yummy variation of macaroni cheese.

I diced up some ham from the bone and cooked it in the frying pan until crisp, then put aside.

Then I cooked some diced onion in some olive oil, and added some fresh thyme and a teaspoon of seeded mustard.

In another pot, I cooked the macaroni, then drained and put aside. In the same pot, I made up some bechemel sauce, to which I added some grated cheese. When that was ready, I mixed everything together, poured it into a casserole dish, topped it with more cheese then baked for about 20 minutes.

I got home from my holiday to find this pretty flower in bloom in my garden.

I would love to have got a better shot of the sunflower, but this baby is about 7 foot tall, well over my height!