Calzones!

Erin: I keep forgetting to blog! I always mean to but I always forget. It was so nice to have a 3 day weekend :) I've been working like crazy for the past few weeks and it was nice to get a chance to catch my breath. And Congress is not in session next week so I'm expecting a care free week. Sam has a job interview with AFSCME tomorrow and we are crossing our fingers. Also, Sam's best friend, Matt accepted the job with Obama's SUPERPAC so he will be moving up here in the next few days. Yay! Now we need to find a way to get you up here.... :)

Anyway, our new favorite TV show is "The Walking Dead". It's awesome, you should totally check it out. Sam's friend, Eric, got us into it and now we are addicted. The show came on last night & we invited Eric over to watch it and have dinner. So I wanted to serve something easy and guy-friendly and calzones really hit the spot. You should def try this recipe!!

Calzones

Ingredients: 

1 can Pillsbury Refrigerated Pizza Dough

1 lb Italian sausage

1 pkg pepperonis

2 cups shredded cheese (I used mozzarella) 

Parmesan cheese to top

2 tbsp butter, melted

(And marinara sauce as a dipping sauce)

What to do:

1. Preheat oven to 375. 

2. In a medium sauce pan, brown and drain sausage. 

3. On a baking sheet roll out pizza dough thin and flat. 

4. On one half of the dough, make layers of with sausage, then pepperoni and then cheese (I layered each twice) And make sure to leave about a 1 inch all the way around so you can close the calzone

5. Grab the other half of the calzone and fold it over, and pinch the edges together

6. Stick in the oven for 25-30 minutes