Indy Sauce

My new Aunt Indy is a fabulous cook! She made dinner for the whole family and the thing everyone kept raving about was the zucchini in a creamy sauce. When we asked how she made it I found out the secret was the type of cheese. She used a mexican cheese called " Cotija". (Some stores have it with the specialty cheeses and others have it by the cream cheese. )

To make the sauce she just sautéed onions and peppers then added Sour cream and shredded Cotija cheese. She poured it over cooked zucchini but said it is great on anything. And it really is so good on ANYTHING! I like to dip garlic bread in it. I like it with pasta, I like it with vegetables. I like it with meat. ...I think it would even be great on a pizza. Above I have it with asparagus, sausage and pasta and it is soooo yummy!!! 

Thank you Indy! I feel like such a good cook now that I know about Cotija cheese. 

Quick and Easy Alfredo

My husband mentioned he wanted to make some Alfredo at home. He was working late, so I surprised him with this and he loved it!

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 2 cups milk
• 6 ounces grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions

1. Melt butter in a medium, non-stick saucepan over medium heat. Add cream cheese and garlic powder, stirring with wire whisk until smooth. Add milk, a little at a time, whisking to smooth out lumps. Stir in Parmesan and pepper. Remove from heat when sauce reaches desired consistency. Sauce will thicken rapidly, thin with milk if cooked too long. Toss with hot pasta to serve.

I served this with bow-tie pasta and broccoli. It made a lot! I should invite someone over next time I make it.

I found this recipe HERE.

WHITE SAUCE:

Thin Medium Thick
1 Tbsp. butter or margarine 2 tsp. ¼ cup
1 Tbsp. all-purpose flour 2 tsp. ¼ cup
¼ tsp. salt
dash pepper
1 cup milk

Melt the butter or margarine in heavy saucepan. Blend in the flour, salt, and pepper. Add the milk all at once. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture is thickened. Cook and stir 2 minutes more. Makes 1 cup.

Thin white sauce can be poured and is used for soups and creamed vegetables.
Medium white sauce is used for sauces, scalloped dishes, and creamed dishes.
Thick white sauce is used for croquettes and soufflés.