A Few Of My Favorite Recipes (Part 1)

I know sometimes it's hard to come up with fresh (and easy) recipes for the family.  I'm picky, I won't lie, so here are a couple recipes that C (most of the time) and I love.

I'll post more recipes in the future.  Let me know what you think! 

Karla's Alfredo
2 tbsp. Butter
2tbsp Flour
1 C. Milk
1tsp. Salt
pepper as desired
cheese as desired

In a small saucepan, melt butter.
Add flour and whisk to form a thick paste.
Add milk, salt, and pepper.  Heat on medium low just until boiling, then turn heat to lowest setting.
Add any desired cheese (sometimes I do, but most times I don't).
Sauce will begin to thicken.  Serve when desired thickness is achieved.
(Makes enough for 2 adults in my opinion)

I love to serve this with green beans and tortellini.  To save time and dishes I add my beans to the boiling water that the noodles are in.  You just have to add them a little earlier or later depending on the fresh or frozen state of the beans.

Pumpkin Doodles
I often serve these for breakfast.  Think I'm crazy?  I'm not, really.  I looked at a pumpkin mini muffin recipe that was intended for breakfast and these have less sugar and no oil in them.  Definitely better for breakfast then!  Plus, there's pumpkin in them!  A great source of vitamin A.

Be sure to make at least a double batch of these as they'll disappear quickly.

Also, consider making and freezing them.  Prepare as if you're going to bake them, but put on a cookie sheet and freeze for three- four hours.  Then remove and they should be hard.  Package in freezer bags.  When you want to bake them, simply add a minute or two to the baking time.  No need to thaw.  The best part...you can make one or two dozen. Portion control at it's finest.