New York life seems to consist of eating out every night which is causing me some serious problems in the cooking department. So far I think I have only cooked once so I thought that since now I'm living the American dream I would make the classic Mac 'n' Cheese with a bit of an English twist. Sauce 20g butter 1½ tbsp flour 1 garlic clove, sliced 500ml milk 300g Macaroni handful of cherry tomatoes whole or chopped 1 onion diced 1 big leek sliced very finely 7 slices of bacon 75g chedder or red leciester 80g parmesan a few sprigs of thyme Get a pan of salted water on the boil and preheat the oven to around 220˚c. Melt the butter in a large pan and add the flour and sliced garlic, keep stiring all the time and you should have a paste, when the garlic has a little colour start whisking in the milk a little at a time so you make a smooth sauce. When all the milk is in let it gently bubble for a bit whilst still stirring and then leave on a very low heat while you get everythin