Pasta Alfredo

Sometimes it is just good to have comfort food and a main course you can trust and whip up with ease. I got the idea for this recipe from my son who made it when we were camped at Yoho one year. It is calorie dense - so great when you are hiking up mountains but also great when the weather is -25ish, which it has been for the past few days. Start by making a cream sauce. Melt one tablespoon butter and add one table spoon flour. Stir until a paste forms and add 2 cups of milk (I have added 10 per cent cream but it really does not need the cream). Stir in 1/4 cup home made pesto, 4 oz of cream cheese, 8 oz of creamy goat cheese, 1/4 cup dried tomatoes and freshly ground pepper and salt to suit your taste. That is it! Easy peasy. I serve the sauce over penne because I love the way the sauce finds its way into the tubes and when you bite down on the penne, the sauce squishes out all over your mouth. Yum. Serve with a plain green tossed salad because you do not want competition for flavours and No Knead hot bread. Dessert - something laced with chocolate - of course.