Creamy Tuscan Pasta Sauce

My friend Carol and I, fixed this recipe together for dinner at her home. Our husbands loved it!!!

                       Creamy Tuscan Pasta Sauce

Yield: Serves 4-6

This would be delicious with grilled or cooked chicken thrown into the mix. Also, you can use lowfat cream cheese and lowfat milk; the sauce is more creamy and smooth the higher fat content you go but I usually stick with 1% milk and less fat cream cheese and we love it. If you have fresh basil, scrap the dried basil and add in about 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil at the end of cooking (or do a combination of dried and fresh for maximum basil flavor). To maximize how quickly this meal comes together, start the noodles cooking at the same time you start the sauce.

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons butter
• 4 cloves garlic, finely minced or pressed through a garlic press
• 1/2 tablespoon dried basil
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened and cut into 8 pieces
• 8-ounce jar sun-dried tomatoes, rinsed, drained and chopped
• 2 cups milk
• 6 ounces Parmesan cheese, grated (about 2 cups)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, more to taste, if needed
• Diced fresh tomatoes, fresh basil for topping (optional)

Directions

1. In a medium pot or skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook for about 2 minutes, stirring constantly, taking care not to let the garlic burn. Stir in the dried basil. Add the cream cheese, stirring with a whisk until the mixture is smooth. It will look curdled at first, but with constant whisking for 2-3 minutes, it should come together to form a smooth, creamy paste. Stir in the sun-dried tomatoes.
2. Over medium heat, add the milk gradually, about 1/4 cup at a time, whisking quickly and constantly until each addition is incorporated fully into the sauce. Stir in the Parmesan cheese, pepper and salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring until the cheese is melted and the sauce is the desired consistency, 5-10 minutes. Serve over hot, cooked noodles.

This recipe is from Mel's Kitchen Cafe

Dimrs my hidden friends

I was given these beauties from a friend. These are the BEST!!
These are more of a oval shape and a little more thicker in the middle. The Dimrs covers up the high beam great. These are also made from silicone, I forget I even have them on.
The ones from V.S. are round and thinner silicone and don't hide the high beams as good. Plus I can see the round of the silicone....maybe because I know what to look for.
You are probably saying to yourself, Girl just wear a padded bra!  I HAVE and they still show through when I am cold.  Now I know I can get a real thick padded bra but then instead of high beams being the object, my big boobs would be, so no thank you.

My Children

So I bought the chain and hooks all at Lowes and spray painted them black.  I used my metal cutters and cut 2 1/2 inches off of chain ( I cut 6 of them off, for 4 children)  You can make yours as long as you want.

 

 

 

 

Twist in the hooks and make sure they are evenly lined up with the hooks that will be above them.

 

Your final project should look like this. If some of the chains didn't line up with the others, it is easy to remove the hooks and replace them.

  (It happened to me and I had to move a couple of hooks to make the chain look lined up)

Baby gap tennis shoes turned plant holder

I live far away from my grandkids and miss them so much! When I came across these cute shoes at a thrift store.

 

I couldn't resist buying them. They are from Baby Gap and were $3. Maybe you are thinking I paid to much for them. To me it reminds me of my grandkids playing in my yard. They are not far from my thoughts everyday. Love those grandkids xoxoxo