Chicken Alfredo Pasta

Pasta sauce makes the difference between good Italian food and great Italian food. For tonight’s creamy alfredo sauce, we start by sautéing onions and garlic in butter, then stir in heavy cream, Parmesan cheese, and roasted garlic. The sauce is draped over tender red lentil fusilli pasta and seasoned shredded chicken breast, then topped with a sprinkle of more Parmesan. It’s served with garlic-roasted broccoli, which nicely balances out the richness of the main.

No get-together is complete without dessert, and this cheesecake is the perfect ending to any meal. The filling combines whipped cream cheese, sour cream, coconut sugar, vanilla, lemon juice, eggs, and a cherry puree, which is poured into a chocolate crust made with almond flour. It’s topped with even more tart cherries and cocoa nibs and then baked until creamy and luscious.