Philly-style Pasta

(serves 4)

when you have a snow fridge to store your food in, your dreams of cooking with fresh ingredients becomes a reality!

1/2 pound noodles
1/2 pound ground beef
1/2 cup tomato base
4 oz. cream cheese
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp oregano

*brown the beef in a skillet or frybake, drain and set aside
*bring 4 cups of water to a boil, add pasta and cook for 10 minutes
* drain pasta, using 1 cup of the water to mix with the tomato base and spices
*combine all ingredients and stir over low heat until cheese is melted

Kickin' Mac n' Cheese

(serves 4)
So good, you might make it at home.

2 cups twirly pasta
1 cup diced pepper jack cheese
4 Tbs butter
2 Tbs flour
4 Tbs powdered milk
1/4 cup dried sun dried tomatoes
salt and pepper to taste

*bring 4 cups of water to a boil and cook pasta until al dente ~ 10 minutes
*while pasta is cooking rehydrate the sun dried tomatoes in a little bit of the pasta water
*add 1/4 cup water to the powdered milk
*when the pasta is done cooking remove from heat and stain the water (you can save it in a thermos for Hot Drinks or soup)
*melt the butter in the frybake over medium heat and slowly add the flour, stirring continuosly, add the milk to make a roux (tell your friends this is what you are doing and they will be really impressed)
*after the milk mixture has a chance to get warm slowly add the cheese allowing it to melt while stirring vigourously
*once all the cheese has been added, throw the pasta and sun dried tomatoes in and mix to combine the cheesey goodness
*cover and cook for two more minutes

Approximate nutritional information per serving:
Calories: 475
Carb (g): 50
Protein (g):15
Fat (g): 25
Fiber (g):2