Another Alfredo Sauce

This one compares to Olive Garden's in my opinion

1 tablespoon pureed garlic
1 lb butter
2 quarts heavy whipping cream
8 ounces milk
1 lb parmesan cheese
4 ounces Fontina cheese
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons black pepper

Brown Garlic puree.
Then add butter til melted.
Add heavy cream and milk.
Add parmeasan cheese, fontina cheese, salt and pepper.
Stir on medium high until thickens.
Turn off heat and continue to stir.
Serve over cooked alfredo noodles.

Homemade Pesto

1/2 cup pine nuts
2 cups fresh basil, chopped
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup Romano cheese
Salt and pepper to taste

PLACE pine nuts, garlic, basil and oil in a food processor and pulse until finely blended.

TRANSFER pesto from food processor to bowl. Add all remaining ingredients.

TOSS with your favorite pasta or chill and use in 2-3 days.

Alfredo Sauce

Serves 4

1 1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup imported Parmesan cheese, grated
1/2 cup imported Romano cheese, grated
6 egg yolks from fresh jumbo eggs
Salt and black pepper and garlic powder to taste

HEAT milk and cream in a heavy bottom saucepan until it begins to simmer. Turn off heat. Slowly whip in cheese, then remove from heat.

PLACE egg yolks in a separate bowl and slowly whip in a portion of the hot milk and cream mixture. Slowly add egg yolk mixture back into remaining cream mixture. Place back on very low heat and continually stir until simmering. Take sauce off heat so it thickens. (This will increase temperature of egg yolks, known as tempering).

SEASON to taste with salt and black pepper. Serve over your favorite pasta.