Alfredo sauce

This is everyone's favorite alfredo sauce with Bob's yummy addition of garlic powder. Our kids devour this right up!

(To make it "healthier" you can substitute fat free cream cheese and skim milk)

Melt together:
1 stick butter or margarine
1 box of cream cheese

Add in 1/4 cup parmesan cheese and 1/2 cup any other kind of cheese (we like mozarella or sharp cheddar cheese)
Add in garlic powder, salt, and pepper to taste
Add in 1/2 cup of milk (percentage of your choice) and whisk slowly and thoroughly. If the sauce is too cheesy/stringy or too milky thin, then continue adding cheeses or milk depending on the consistency you'd like.

This is great on noodles, but it also works well for an alfredo pizza or for a fondue dipping night (those would be thicker sauces).

YUM!!!

Dalva's stroganoff

This a tomato based stroganoff sauce, named after our favorite maid in Brazil. Everything she made was so yummy, but this is really good!

1 pound or so of cooked cut up beef (or ground beef works too)
1 can mushrooms drained
1 T corn starch mixed with 1 cup water
1 cup ketchup (I know, I know...wow...)
Simmer the sauce until bubbly and then add 1 cup whipping cream (yup!)
When it is all mixed in it is an orange-ish color and can be served over rice or noodles.

Enjoy!