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Basic Cream and Cheese Sauce:
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Recipe by Lori Ross
 
For 1 lb. pasta:
8 oz. heavy cream
2 ½ cups parmesan, gorgonzola or other cheese
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper 
 
Heat cream and cheese gently until cheese melts; add salt and pepper to taste. If too thick, add a Tbsp pasta water or if too thin, add more cheese. Add shelled shrimp, scallops or lobster for a special treat.
 
 
 
Variations:
Pasta Primavera: To the basic cream sauce add 3 cups mixed cooked vegetables cut into bite sized pieces such as: peas, spinach, asparagus, broccoli, zucchini, fresh beans.
Pasta Noci: Top cream sauce with 1 cup toasted walnuts, pine nuts or other favorite nuts
Rigatoni Aurora: Add 1 cup thick tomato sauce to cream sauce.
Macaroni and Cheese: Replace parmesan withcheddar and use macaroni. Mix and place in oven-safe casserole topped with 8 Tbsps of breadcrumbs and dot with 3 Tbsps butter. Bake in 400 oven for 10 minutes until top is crusty.
 




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