Farmhouse Mac and Cheese – Lodge Cast Iron

Ingredients

• ¾ cup full fat milk
• ¼ cup heavy cream
• ¼ white onion, skin on, roughly chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 cloves
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• ⅛ teaspoon cayenne
• ¼ nutmeg, grated
• 2 parley stems
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 8 black peppercorns, whole
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard