Vegetable Pasta Sauce

4 - 6 cups	1000 - 1500 mL	vegetables good choices include mushrooms bell peppers (green peppers, red peppers, etc.) broccoli cauliflower celery bok choy stems carrots onions
1/4 cup	60 mL	olive oil, canola oil, or melted butter
1 tsp	5 mL	basil
1 tsp	5 mL	oregano
1 tsp	5 mL	salt
1/4 tsp	1 mL	pepper
1/3 cup	80 mL	white flour
2 cups	500 mL	milk
OPTIONAL:
4 - 6 cups	1000 - 1500 mL	chopped fresh spinach
1 cup	250 mL	grated cheese

Chop the vegetables into bite-sized pieces. This means pieces bewteen 1 and 2 cm (1/4 - 1/2 inch) across. Grate carrots instead of chopping them.
Mix together oil, vegetables, and spices.
Microwave the vegetable mixture on high power for 5 minutes. If they are not soft yet, stir them up and microwave for another 2 minutes. Repeat until the vehetables are soft.
Stir in the flour.
Microwave on high power for 2 minutes.
Stir in the first half of the milk 60 mL (1/4-cup) at a time. After that, stir in the rest of the milk all at once.
Microwave on 80% power for 2 minutes at a time, stirring every 2 minutes. You are done when the mixture is thick and boils.
Stir in the spinach and microwave for 2 minutes.
Stir in the cheese.