Kenji's Mac & Cheese

Ingredients:
- 6 oz dry pasta
- cold water
- 6 oz evaporated milk
- 6 oz cheese of choice, shredded
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard (optional)
- cayenne pepper to taste (optional)

Cook the pasta in just enough cold water, add the evaporated milk and cheese, and stir into an emulsified sauce.