Stromboli di Mama

In other words....my Mom's Stromboli!

My mother is a beautiful, old fashioned Italian. She makes her lasagna from scratch (not some frozen box), makes me pasta chichita for my birthday every year, makes homemade cannoli's every Christmas, and tries to get us all interested in the feast of the 7 fishes. So naturally I assumed that her Stromboli was an all day process that I would never master. Surprised? I say so!

Ingredients:

(1 can per Stromboli) Pillsbury refrigerated French Bread (say what????)

Marinara Sauce

Toppings of your choice (we used Italian sausage, onions, mushrooms, and pepperoni)

Cheese of your choice (we used Provolone, Mozzarella, and Cheddar)

Cooking Spray

Directions:

Roll out the french bread and pat down flat. Add ingredients of your choice (sometimes I put the sauce inside the roll, sometimes on the side just for dipping.) Roll up in a spiral and put a little bit of melted butter of EVOO on the top for the browning of the bread. Bake at 375 for 22 minutes.

Slice and enjoy.

9 years of bliss

I'm not generally a sappy person, but today I celebrate 4 years of bliss, and 9 years of marriage....like how that works...hahaha


So for my anniversary, I decided to make a roast.





Dijon Roast




Ingredients:

• Small Beef Roast
• Dijon Mustard
• Garlic
• Thyme (I used dried)
• Basil (I used dried sweet)
• Oregano (I used dried)
• Sage (I used dried)
• And some diced onions

I did all of this to taste and mixed it all with a bit of EVOO and smeared it all over the roast.

Then I baked the roast at 325 for 2 hours. I let it rest for 15 minutes before slicing. YUM! Now what should go with it? hmmmm......



Until next time!