So I've kinda been on a bit of a cooking kick. There is so much great food and I kinda want to make it all. I've come to realize though that when cooking for one, it's cheaper to just get the frozen dinner.

The other night I grilled up some veggies. First I sliced them into about 1" thick strips, coated them in olive oil, then seasoned them with salt and pepper. Threw them on the grill for about 4 minutes each side, then pulled them off. Things I noticed... I used too much evoo (Yes, I've been getting cooking ideas from Rachael Ray). I wonder if you can put evoo in a sprayer... Anyway it needed to be lighter. I could have also done a bit more salt. I cooked up eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash, & a red pepper. Next time I'll skip the eggplant. I do have some more zucchini to grill up, and will probably try a quartered tomato or two, and some asparagus.

Tonight I tried a recipe that I got from Chelsey:
Fettuccine Alfredo (serves 2-3) - Olive Garden
1/2 Cup Butter
2 Cups Heavy Cream
1/8 tsp Garlic Powder
1/8 tsp Pepper
1 12oz Pasta
1/4 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese

Melt butter in med saucepan over medium heat. Add cream, garlic powder, & pepper. Simmer for 12 minutes or until thick. While simmering, boil pasta. When sauce is at desired consistency add Parmesan Cheese.

So... It was yummy! Very close, but not quite the same as the Olive Garden's. I added more pepper, and a bit more Parmesan. It was still missing a little something, but it was really very very close. I cooked it up with some Penne Regate and added two grilled chicken breasts that I sliced in to thin strips. Next time I may add some zucchini, or some mushrooms. Red Peppers would also be yummy, especially if ya grilled them first!

This recipe also seemed to make a lot more sauce than I thought. Using that Penne Regate I could have easily cooked up all 16 oz that make up the bag and had a decent coating of sauce on all of it. Of course if you add more to it, like mushrooms or peas, the sauce won't coat as much pasta. Also it will coat different pasta in different ways. The way I made it would have easily fed a family of four.

Now I know what your thinking... Eating fattening Alfredo with pasta, there's no way I'm going to lose weight. But ya see the trick is I'm hoping everyone else will try the recipe and cook it more than I will! Bwahahahahaha!

Edit: I found out the following day that this does not reheat easily. In the microwave it completely separated. Next time I make it I'll try reheating on the stove. Otherwise I'll have to half the recipe, as there is no way I could have eaten all of it.