Easy Alfredo Sauce

I have seen a couple versions of this recipe but I found this one on http://www.ourbestbites.com/ and I had all the ingredient so I tried it. It was so good.

http://www.ourbestbites.com/2008/08/guiltless-alfredo-sauce.html

2 C low-fat milk
1/3 C (3 oz) low fat cream cheese
2 T flour
1 t salt
1 T butter
3 garlic cloves
1 C grated Parmesan cheesePut milk, cream cheese flour and salt in the blender. Blend until smooth. In a pan over medium-high heat melt the butter and saute the garlic. Then pour the blended milk mixture into the pan, stir until it comes to a simmer and is thickened. Remove from heat add the Parmesan cheese, stir again and then cover. Let sit for 10 minutes to thicken some more then serve.  Makes 8 Servings


pardon my camera phone picture:

   
We had it with penne pasta (multi grain, I might add) and broccoli. and it took about 15 minutes total to make dinner.















Nutrition Info:
Serving Size 59 g


Calories 128

Calories from Fat 84

Total Fat 9.4g

Saturated Fat 5.8g

Cholesterol 29mg

Sodium 536mg

Total Carbs 4.1g

Sugars 1.7g

Protein 6.9g

Baked Oatmeal

This recipe is pretty tasty.  The texture is different from regular oatmeal, which is why I like it.

2 cups uncooked old fashioned oats
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1-2 teaspoons of cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup raisins
2 T dried cranberries
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 cups skim milk
1/2 cup applesauce
1 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 large egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Combine the milk, applesauce, butter, egg, and vanilla in a separate bowl. Add milk mixture to oat mixture; stir well.
3. Pour oat mixture into an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray.
4. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden.


This keeps in the fridge for few days. I always chop up an apple, scoop the oatmeal on top and microwave to reheat it.  
This recipe came from www.twopeasandtheirpod.com

Easy Pancakes from scratch and vanilla syrup

Ingredients

1 C flour
2 T sugar

2 T baking powder

1 tsp salt

1 egg, beaten

1 C milk

2 T vegetable oil

Directions

In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Make a well in the center, and pour in milk, egg and oil. Mix until smooth.

Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Brown on both sides and serve hot.

This is our favorite recipe for pancakes.
The syrup recipe below is our favorite too. I don't like maple flavoring so instead we use vanilla. This is runnier than store bought syrup but in my opinion it's so much better.

SYRUP:
1/2C sugar
1/2C brown sugar
3/4C water
2tsp vanilla

Combine sugars and water and bring to a rolling boil. Boil for 3 minutes stirring often. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.