Mac N' Cheese - Cheese Sauce

This is a great sauce to pour over elbow macaroni. Kids will love it... and husbands too.

This sauce is delicious. The base recipe came from http://allrecipes.com/recipe/homemade-mac-and-cheese/. I made my own adjustments as always. This recipe is originally for a mac n cheese casserole, but I found that the sauce works wonderfully for normal mac n cheese.  Here it goes:

Ingredients:
for 8 oz macaroni ( mine seemed to double.)
2 C shredded shard cheddar cheese. (3 cups of mild cheddar)
1/2 C parmesan or other cheese (I used mozarella and yum)
2 1/2 C milk
1/2 C heavy cream
1/2 C butter
2 TB blour
2 TB flour
1 pinch paprika

Directions:

1. Cook macaroni according to the package directions. Drain. Hint: Add butter so noodles don't stick to each other as they cool.
2. In a saucepan, melt butter or margarine over medium heat. 
3. Stir in enough flour to make a roux. 
4.  Add milk to roux slowly, stirring constantly. 
5.  Stir in cheeses, and cook over low heat until cheese is melted and the sauce is a little thick. 
6. Put macaroni in large bowl and pour sauce over macaroni. Stir well. Enjoy! Sprinkle paprika if desired.