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Falloutboy

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have some free time lately due to decreased work schedule so taking some time to brush up on some cooking.

Today was something similar to Stromboli.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 Packages of Crescent Roll Dough
Cut up Green Pepper
Cooked Ground Sausage
Pizza Sauce
Little Olive Oil
Garlic Salt.


Spread Dough on cutting bored spread Pizza Sauce leaving 1 inch around the outside and 2 inches on one end. added cheese Green Pepper and Sausage. Rolled tightly from the side with the sauce close to edge. pinched dough shut on ends. added a bit of olive oil to the surface of the dough, sprinkled some more cheese on top with a few more green peppers. cooked at 325 for 35 min.

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apologize for crappy pics :( cell phone for the loose.

oh and it was amazing if you wanted to know :)

Sunday I'm going to get a bit ambitious for a date I'm cooking for. not sure on the exact menu yet. going to do Salmon or Swordfish Grilled, Grilled Asparagus. and I found a recipe for a spinach orzo salad. trying to decide on a good budget wine to go with

 
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Oh man now I want some stromboli. I used to beg my mom to make it all the time, I still haven't made it since she died. MMMM. I'll post her recipe in here when I find it, it was home-made spicy tomato sauce and everything.
 
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Originally posted by: scott916
Oh man now I want some stromboli. I used to beg my mom to make it all the time, I still haven't made it since she died. MMMM. I'll post her recipe in here when I find it, it was home-made spicy tomato sauce and everything.
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I like mine made more like an Italian cold cut grinder, no sauce. Layers of salami, pepperoni, ham, provalone and mozzarella cheese with oil and vinegar and maybe a little diced up pepperoncini for flavor.
 
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after you guys are finished critiquing my spelling LOL, anyone got a wine suggestion for what I have planned sunday?
 
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Originally posted by: Falloutboy
after you guys are finished critiquing my spelling LOL, anyone got a wine suggestion for what I have planned sunday?
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White, no particular one comes to mind as I haven't had wine in awhile.
 
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Falloutboy

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Originally posted by: sandorski
Originally posted by: Falloutboy
after you guys are finished critiquing my spelling LOL, anyone got a wine suggestion for what I have planned sunday?
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White, no particular one comes to mind as I haven't had wine in awhile.
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yeah figured as much, but I don't know my wine worth a crap.
 
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sjwaste

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If you have a pizza shop nearby, they'll usually sell you dough. Beats fridge case rolls any day, but the end product did look good.

As far as budget wine, maybe a Blackstone Cabernet? Or Forestville Cabernet, or Merlot? All 3 are under $10 a bottle.

Doh, you said you're making fish. Forestville again, but try the Chardonnay. It's a good label for budget wine. If you surveyed my (very Italian) family, it's probably the most consumed brand since more expensive stuff doesn't come out every night. I know my pop buys it by the case.

Oh, and if you're cooking for a date, it's definitely best to stick to recipes you've done before and always do well. A date's not the time to experiment, especially with fish. If you haven't made either before, but still want to serve seafood, a bottle of that aforementioned white wine, some garlic, olive oil, and sea scallops will never treat you wrong.
 
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Falloutboy

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I"ve cooked Swordfish several times on the grill, and I haven't done asparagus before on the grill, but I've done other veggies. the salad is new to me, going to make it the night before if it crashes and burns I'll swap it for a simpler salad.
 
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sjwaste

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Originally posted by: Falloutboy
I"ve cooked Swordfish several times on the grill, and I haven't done asparagus before on the grill, but I've done other veggies. the salad is new to me, going to make it the night before if it crashes and burns I'll swap it for a simpler salad.
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Sounds like you're solid then. Asparagus is pretty forgiving. Worst case, it gets a little soft. Throw it in a baking dish with some good olive oil, sprinkle liberally w/ salt and pepper, roll it around, pull 'em out of the pan and grill.

Have you made asparagus? Make sure to trim off the woody part of the stem. An easy way is to hold the bottom end firmly, take the top half and bend it down like you're making a U. It'll snap off in a good spot. You do lose some of the edible part, but it's a quick easy way to trim it.
 
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Falloutboy

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also apreciate the wine ideas, will see if I can track down a bottle or two of Forestville Chardonnay
 
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