Melissa

Lots of good dinners this week - I felt bad about the frozen food and cookie dinner from earlier. I'm thinking about starting to post our recipes on our Cheesecake website - change it so it has more categories for other food. What do you think Angela?

Chicken Alfredo

This is a recipe that does not use cream or butter (if you choose) and tastes better than any cream based Alfredo sauce I've ever tasted! It is SOOO good. (Btw Angela, I found that coconut oil Patrea was talking about at Walmart! LouAna brand, by the oils and lards - white cylinder container with a big picture of a coconut on it with a black lid. And it doesn't taste or smell like coconut.)

1-2 chicken breasts

2 Tbsp. coconut oil (or butter)

3 cloves garlic, pressed or minced

4 oz. cream cheese softened

1 C. milk

1/4 C. chicken broth (from cooking chicken)

1 C. grated Parmesan cheese (fresh if you can)

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

Slice chicken breasts the hot dog way, place in foil in a baking pan. Sprinkle with salt, wrap completely in foil. Bake @ 350 for 30-40 min. Remove from pan, chop chicken into bite sized pieces and reserve broth.

Melt oil in saucepan. Sautee garlic on med-low for 2 min. Add cream cheese in pieces, stirring until melted and smooth. Add milk & broth 1/4 C. at a time until incorporated and smooth. Stir in Parmesan cheese, salt & pepper. Let bubble 1-2 more min, add chopped chicken. Serve over hot cooked noodles! (I used angel hair, but these would also be good: corkscrew, penne, bowties, linguine, fettucini.)

Baked Potatoes

I tried doing baked potatoes with some oil rubbed on the skin and a little salt sprinkled on them before wrapping them in tinfoil. They turned out really good! I also do little ham cubes as a topping along with sour cream, butter, cheese, & salt.

Tacos

Hard or soft shells, cooked and seasoned ground beef or chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, shredded cheese, sour cream. Yum.

Fish

1 Tilapia filet for each person eating

citrus grill seasonings/any fish seasoning you prefer

butter

couscous or flavored rice (Rice-a-Roni or Rice Sides), I like the butter & herb flavor

Thaw fish. Layer it in a baking dish, sprinkle seasonings liberally. (Fish needs flavor!) Top with pats of butter, cover with foil & bake @ 350 for 30-45 min (depending on how much fish - avoid double layers.) Serve with flavored rice & broccoli.

Chinese

I have lots of chinese food recipes including:

General Tso's chicken

Lemon chicken

Chinese lettuce wraps

egg rolls

Hot & Sour soup

steamed chinese buns

I haven't decided what to make yet.