Cheat Meals are the BEST Meals

I like to eat healthy as much as the next person, but I love a good cheat meal. If you're hung over, it is just that much more enjoyable. My go-to-favorite bad meal is alfredo. Here's how I make it:

1. Boil a bag of cheese stuffed tortellini  (typically 6-8 minutes). I add garlic salt and olive oil to my water.
2. While tortellini is cooking, I chop very finely (in this order), half an onion, two bell peppers and 1 tomato.
3. I sauté my onions and bell pepper in one heaping spoonful of butter for 3 minutes on low.
4. Then I add my tomato and one tablespoon of minced garlic and continue to cook on low for one more minute.
5. Lastly, I add 1/2 a small container of cream cheese and 1/2 a small container of sour cream. I cook on low/medium low till everything is melted and liquidated; roughly 2 minutes.
6. I strain my noodles and add them to the sauce and top with 1 cup of shredded parmesan cheese, crushed black pepper and blackening seasoning.

All in all, this meal probably takes 30 minutes and $20. It is DELICIOUS. It pairs great with chicken, shrimp, bread and wine. It is also very yummy reheated. I've made this with multiple types of noodles and have even frozen/reheated it before.

Be bad and be good at it:)  

Soul Food

Being from the South, I LOVE soul food. Lucky for us pescatarians near the Gulf of Mexico, soul food loves us back! As much as I love bagels and lox, I think the rest of the U.S. needs to try shrimp and grits or catfish and grits!

Recently, my boyfriend and I went to The Breakfast Klub in Houston, Texas. This place is known for it's amazing southern comfort food and their ridiculously long lines. We waited for an hour and half the other Sunday and it was SO worth it.

I could not believe that I found a place that made catfish (or Katfish as they call it) and grits as good as my moms! Their coffee was on point too. Here's some photos of the Katfish and Grits that I had:

This weekend, shake up your typical breakfast and try a southern classic instead!

P.S. I got a new camera for my birthday so hopefully I'll up the quality of my food pictures. However, a cell phone is just so convenient sometimes!