Tasty Tuesday: Calzone

As a special treat, occasionally I will make a home made Calzone for supper.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Pizza Dough

1 package of yeast

1 Cup warm water

1 TBSP sugar

2 TBSP vegetable oil

1 tsp salt

2 3/4 to 3 1/4 cups flour

Dissolve the yeast in warm water.  Stir in sugar, oil, salt, and I cup of flour.  Beat ingredients until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.  Place in a greased bowl. Cover and let rise in a warm place until almost double, about 30 minutes.

1 can tomato sauce

1 tsp dried basil

1 tsp dried oregano

1 clove garlic, crushed

Mix the above ingredients together to make the sauce.  Prepare pizza pan by spraying with non stick spray.  Roll dough out into big circle and place on pizza pan.  

1 pound hamburger or Italian sausage browned and crumbled

1 onion chopped

pepperoni slices

mushrooms sliced

1 green pepper chopped

mozzarella cheese

Arrange your choice of pizza toppings on half the circle of dough.  When finished, fold dough over to make one large Calzone.  Seal the dough by pinching with fingertips.

Beat one egg and brush across the dough.  Bake for 25 minutes until golden brown.  Slice and serve!

Bon Appetit'!

Tasty Tuesday: Roasted Parmesan Potatoes

    Once my Dad retired and came home from a life on the road trucking, he sent for a subscription for  “Easy Everyday Cooking Recipe Cards”.  Every so often he would get a new batch of cards to add to the recipe box he had received with his first shipment.  All of a sudden, my dad was getting creative in the kitchen and new dishes were popping up on the table when we came for dinner.

      Loving recipes and to cook like I do,  I could often be found pouring over these cards, copying recipes, and trying them out in my own kitchen.  One day I told my dad that if anything ever happened to him, that I wanted the box of recipe cards.  He promised me they would be mine, and when he died…I brought the prized recipe box full of tantalizing treats home.  I have made several of the offerings from this magic box over the years, and many have become staples and family favorites at my house!!

       The recipe I am sharing today is a family favorite and goes great with everything from hamburgers to egg dishes for breakfast!  They are easy to make and delicious!!  You can use white potatoes, russet potatoes, or sweet potatoes. Whatever trips your trigger.   You can also adjust the quantity of the potatoes to feed more people or for more leftovers!!   My family loves these served with ketchup on the side or drizzled over the top.  Yum! Yum! Enjoy!!  Until next time when I give you another glimpse into the life of a trucker’s wife. 

Roasted Parmesan Potatoes

4 medium russet potatoes, peeled

2 TBSP vegetable oil

3 TBSP grated Parmesan Cheese

2 TBSP dried parsley

1 tsp paprika

½ tsp garlic powder

1 tsp salt

1/8 tsp cayenne pepper

1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.  Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.  Slice potatoes in half, then cut them into cubes.

2. Place potatoes in a medium bowl and toss with oil.  Combine Parmesan cheese, parsley, paprika, garlic powder, salt, and cayenne pepper in another small bowl.

3. Add the Parmesan mixture to potatoes in the other bowl.  Toss to coat the potatoes evenly with spices.

4. Arrange the potatoes on the prepared baking sheet.  Bake, turning once, until the potatoes are lightly browned and easily pierced with a knife, about 25 minutes.