It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas :)

Today we had a wonderful birthday party for my Aunt Carla and it made it feel like Christmas! My Aunt made an amazing fettuccine with nutmeg and cream cheese in it! It was wonderful! I'm going to make it now that way also whenever i cook :) I'm super excited! I could not find a recipe like the one she used online so i picked around and found my favorite fettucine recipe from Pioneer Woman and then added Cream cheese + Nutmeg to it.

1 pound Fettuccine Noodles
1 stick Butter
1 cup Heavy Cream
Salt and Pepper, to taste
2 cups Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
5 oz Cream Cheese
1 t Nutmeg
2 large cloves of garlic

Cook pasta according to package directions.
In a saucepan or skillet, saute garlic and butter. Then add cream, and nutmeg. Warm the cream cheese in a microwave and add some of the cream from, the fettuccine to water it down. Then add to skillet. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Grate Parmesan cheese and place half of it into a large serving bowl. Pour warm butter/cream mixture over the top.
Drain pasta and immediately pour it into the bowl.
Toss a couple of times, then sprinkle in the other half of the Parmesan.
Toss to combine, thinning with pasta water if necessary.
Serve immediately as a main course or accompaniment to meat or salad.
Delicious!


Partially Copied from,
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/07/fettuccine-alfredo/

It's been awhile...

Sorry for not writing in so long! When I think of a reason why I haven't I only have excuses of being busy. Since I am home in Washington now for Christmas though, I plan on blogging more. It also helps that I am in bed, sick. I caught a bug on the plane ride home from South Carolina that has given me a sore throat, fever, and headache. It is nice to not have to do anything for a couple days, even though I would rather not be sick. I'm getting a chance to finally read a little, and look up recipes that I want to bake this Christmas. I finished up my 18 credits at Anderson University last week, and it was super exciting! I'm officially a Junior in College and will spend January-June with finishing up with 36 Credits so that in August I will be starting my Senior year and Graduating in April. :) I'm super excited with how everything is going with school, and work. In Greenville, I babysit and work for a plethora of families and I love all of my jobs. I watch an adorable amount of kids, and they are wonderful. I am going to miss them all month but I will be back to work in Greenville January 15th. I've got a lot of recipes running around in my head for Christmas!

This first recipe is for my dad. Homemade peppermint patties!

http://traceysculinaryadventures.blogspot.com/2011/11/homemade-peppermint-patties.html

I've never made homemade peppermint patties before, and I think they tend to be more on the difficult side. I think that this website makes everything easier though....I think that you should try to make these! :D

The next two recipes I have in mind are for my best friend Elea. I want to make her some to give her when I go with a friend to pick her up at the airport :)

http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/red-velvet-cheesecake-cookies/

http://www.howsweeteats.com/2010/10/red-velvet-chocolate-chip-cookies-from-scratch/

These second one's are filled with a pumpkin pie filling but I think they would taste better with this filling,

http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/classic-chocolate-whoopie-pies-recipe

I would use butter or organic shortening instead just because I am not a fan of crisco...But whatever you have in your pantry will work. :) I really enjoy filling for cookies that has marshmallow fluff or filling in it...


The last recipe is for my mother. White Chocolate Eggnog fudge...:)

http://www.browneyedbaker.com/2011/12/14/eggnog-fudge-recipe/#more-15154

I think these look like so much fun to make! Hope you find one you like!


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