Recipe: Alfredo Sauce

Below is my favorite Alfredo sauce recipe. Don’t let the lack of cream fool you- I’ve replaced that fat with butter so it’s not at all better for you- it just combines ingredients I commonly have in the home.

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup flour

2 cups milk

1 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese

1/2 cup boiled pasta water. (Optional)

1. Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat

2. Add flour & mix until blended.

3. Add milk and stir

4. Add parmesan cheese, Mix

5. Add the pasta water and stir until desired thickness.

Recipe: Gingerbread Cookies

This is an egg free recipe so a large batch can be made and stored in the fridge all season without fear of it going bad!

1/2 cup shortening

1 cup brown sugar

1 1/2 cup molasses

2/3 cup cold water

1 tsp vanilla

6 cups flour

2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1 1/2 tsp ginger

1 tsp cloves

1 1/4 tsp allspice

1 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp nutmeg

Preheat oven to 350 degrees farehneight.

1. Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. Add molasses, water and vanilla and set aside.

2. Sift together dry ingredients and add to the liquid mixture.

3. Mix well and refrigerate for 20 minutes.

4. Roll out, cut and bake on an ungreased cookie sheet for 7-10 min

Enjoy then as is or add your favorite icing for an extra sweet touch.

Happy Holidays!