Don't tell me there's no such thing as alfredo sauce. Butter, cream,
freshly grated parmesan. I added some steamed broccoli to the pasta
then tossed it in the sauce. Topped with a little more parm and a
sprinkling of garlic & herb Mrs. Dash. A nice, simple dinner.
Leftovers for tomorrow or the next night.

Jill

On Fri, 22 Aug 2014 22:42:20 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>Don't tell me there's no such thing as alfredo sauce. Butter, cream,
>freshly grated parmesan. I added some steamed broccoli to the pasta
>then tossed it in the sauce. Topped with a little more parm and a
>sprinkling of garlic & herb Mrs. Dash. A nice, simple dinner.
>Leftovers for tomorrow or the next night.

That sounds great to me, I love a cheese sauce with broccoli, and an
'Alfredo' sauce with broccoli and pasta has to be good.

On 8/23/2014 12:26 AM, Jeßus wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Aug 2014 22:42:20 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> Don't tell me there's no such thing as alfredo sauce. Butter, cream,
>> freshly grated parmesan. I added some steamed broccoli to the pasta
>> then tossed it in the sauce. Topped with a little more parm and a
>> sprinkling of garlic & herb Mrs. Dash. A nice, simple dinner.
>> Leftovers for tomorrow or the next night.
>
> That sounds great to me, I love a cheese sauce with broccoli, and an
> 'Alfredo' sauce with broccoli and pasta has to be good.
>
It was quite tasty. An easy, quick-fix dinner. It was very hot here
today, 100°F so I didn't feel like cooking much. Fortunately, I have
air conditioning. I honestly don't know how people in this area (South
Carolina, USA) managed 100+ years ago. Especially not when they wore
all those layers of clothing.

Jill

On Fri, 22 Aug 2014 22:42:20 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> Don't tell me there's no such thing as alfredo sauce. Butter, cream,
> freshly grated parmesan. I added some steamed broccoli to the pasta
> then tossed it in the sauce. Topped with a little more parm and a
> sprinkling of garlic & herb Mrs. Dash. A nice, simple dinner.
> Leftovers for tomorrow or the next night.
>
I like it too, I don't add vegetables. No Mrs. Dash either. I prefer
the basic recipe, as a side dish.


--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On Sat, 23 Aug 2014 00:48:44 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 8/23/2014 12:26 AM, Jeßus wrote:
>> On Fri, 22 Aug 2014 22:42:20 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Don't tell me there's no such thing as alfredo sauce. Butter, cream,
>>> freshly grated parmesan. I added some steamed broccoli to the pasta
>>> then tossed it in the sauce. Topped with a little more parm and a
>>> sprinkling of garlic & herb Mrs. Dash. A nice, simple dinner.
>>> Leftovers for tomorrow or the next night.
>>
>> That sounds great to me, I love a cheese sauce with broccoli, and an
>> 'Alfredo' sauce with broccoli and pasta has to be good.
>>
>It was quite tasty. An easy, quick-fix dinner.

You've inspired me, I think I will do something very similar tonight,
a mac & cheese (using a vintage cheese) with steamed broccoli and just
enough bacon to be noticeable. I have broccoli that needs using, so
perfect timing. Thanks for the idea


>It was very hot here
>today, 100°F so I didn't feel like cooking much. Fortunately, I have
>air conditioning. I honestly don't know how people in this area (South
>Carolina, USA) managed 100+ years ago. Especially not when they wore
>all those layers of clothing.

I used to handle the heat well in the tropics when I was younger, in
fact I loved it at the time - but not these days. I've gradually moved
further and further away over the past 20 years... can't go any
further now, unless I go to Antarctica

It's still winter here, although the past week has been quite warm,
despite the morning frosts. Had a good year with the lambs, plenty
born in the past 3 weeks and havent lost a single one this year.
Spring is around the corner and I've been busy planting seeds today.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 8/23/2014 12:26 AM, Jeßus wrote:
>> On Fri, 22 Aug 2014 22:42:20 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Don't tell me there's no such thing as alfredo sauce. Butter, cream,
>>> freshly grated parmesan. I added some steamed broccoli to the pasta
>>> then tossed it in the sauce. Topped with a little more parm and a
>>> sprinkling of garlic & herb Mrs. Dash. A nice, simple dinner.
>>> Leftovers for tomorrow or the next night.
>>
>> That sounds great to me, I love a cheese sauce with broccoli, and an
>> 'Alfredo' sauce with broccoli and pasta has to be good.
>>
> It was quite tasty. An easy, quick-fix dinner. It was very hot here
> today, 100°F so I didn't feel like cooking much. Fortunately, I have air
> conditioning. I honestly don't know how people in this area (South
> Carolina, USA) managed 100+ years ago. Especially not when they wore all
> those layers of clothing.

They likely had servants and summer kitchens.

When I lived in Wichita, we mostly didn't cook anything when it was hot. We
had enough vegetables from the garden so we just picked stuff and sliced it.
Tomatoes and onions, cucumbers in vinegar water (ick!), lettuce, fruit,
maybe some canned beans for protein or even Vienna sausages. We'd make
popcorn at night.

For some reason we did seem to have a lot of fried stuff. My mom always
fried okra and also made fried chicken but the chicken was usually eaten
cold. The okra was made seemingly randomly. It was sort of like, get it
while it's hot because it won't last. But other than the frying, I don't
remember much cooking going on. Not at our house anyway.

My mom's parents had a farm and we would often meet up over there. The men
BBQed stuff and made ice cream but other than that it was potato chips,
fruit and raw veggies. We had to sit outside because she had 7 brothers and
sisters who all had kids and there were her uncles and aunts as well. No
room in the house for all.

On 8/23/2014 1:25 AM, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Aug 2014 22:42:20 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> Don't tell me there's no such thing as alfredo sauce. Butter, cream,
>> freshly grated parmesan. I added some steamed broccoli to the pasta
>> then tossed it in the sauce. Topped with a little more parm and a
>> sprinkling of garlic & herb Mrs. Dash. A nice, simple dinner.
>> Leftovers for tomorrow or the next night.
>>
> I like it too, I don't add vegetables. No Mrs. Dash either. I prefer
> the basic recipe, as a side dish.
>
>
This was a main dish meal, hence the broccoli. I didn't use fettucini,
I used penne. I love the Mrs. Dash products; adds zip without salt. (I
do salt the water for cooking the pasta.) I have no fear of salt, but
sometimes it's not necessary.

Jill