Broccoli cheese pasta Gluten free

I got home later than planned, dinner for me and Mr. Beam would have to be make quicker than I had wanted. We were hungry and both had had long days, I need something quick, filling and tasty.  I grabbed my Gluten Free noodles and started to boil water.

I love my Stainless steal pot, it has pour spouts in the side and  holes in the lid to allow you to drain what you cooked while still keeping it in the warm pan. I absolutely love it and use it for everything. It's an Emeril  Lagasse cookware pot (one of his older models) and it is awesome.

Once the water began to boil I added the noddles. 

In another pan I  heated up some butter and minced garlic, letting it cook before I added my cream.

When the noodles were halfway done I added my chopped broccoli to the pot, turned down the heat and put on the lid. This allows the noodles to finish and for the broccoli to get perfectly cooked without dirtying another pan (I also find it takes too long for broccoli to cook in the cream sauce)

I add my cheese to the cream sauce (Shredded Fontina in this case) and let the sauce get nice and creamy.

By now the noodles and broccoli are ready to drain and toss in with the sauce.

Ta-da! Quick, easy, and delicious :) 

Gluten free quick tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwich

Things have been busy around here. Both Mr.Beam and I have been working more and as a result occasionally get on opposite schedules (sometimes he works nights, while I work days). If we aren't having dinner together and I'm getting off work late  I don't want to cook anything, it all sounds like too much work, But as I sit on the couch relaxing my stomach gives a protest and I have to get up and make something, but what?

1- Something that is a serving for one, 2- That is healthier than just having cereal, and  3-something that is easy to make.

Grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup fits all three criteria

Yes, my grilled cheese is a little dark, but I sometimes like it that way, and  the night that I made this was one of those nights.

The soup is rich and creamy  and you can see the steam coming out of the bowl! I took a small can of tomato sauce, put it in my small saucepan, added some half & half (a little less than what the now empty sauce can would hold), salt, pepper, and a little garlic power. I mixed it well and set it on the stove to heat up, stirring it occasionally (Basically when I was board waiting for it and the sandwich to be done). 

The sandwich was out of my Udi's multi-grain bread. You butter  both insides of the bread before laying out your slices of cheese ( I used Cheddar this time but I also love to use a strong Provolone) and then butter both outside pieces, first one side, then put that side down in your hot pan, then butter the top of the other.

I like to flip my Sandwich multiple times to make sure the cheese melts all the way without it getting to dark (I  had it on a higher heat this time, 1- because I wanted the dark flavor, and 2- because it cooked faster).

It was a delicious quick meal that kept my stomach happy and didn't keep me in the kitchen forever because it's super easy to make.