Month: November 2022

pizza calzone
Appetizers, Doughs

Tray full of pizza calzones

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In the mood for some pizza sandwiches? These miniature calzones are full of pizza flavor. While this recipe is for a cheese and pepperoni calzone, you can customize them anyway you like.  Hot peppers, sauteed onions, whatever you or your guests desire.

Party Pizza Calzones
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Party Pizza Calzones

Recipe by Sheri Tomato
Prep time

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Cooking time

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Total time

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Ingredients

Directions

  • Take pizza dough from fridge and allow to rise at room temperature in covered bowl for two hours.
  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit
  • Spread pizza dough out on a lightly floured surface with your fingers. Separate into 8 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a dough ball. Cover your 8 dough balls with a clean kitchen towel and let rest for thirty minutes.
  • Roll each dough ball into a square, keeping the other balls covered as you work. Toss and spread dough with your fingers to spread it out.
  • One square at a time, in diamond placement, spoon 2 tablespoons of pizza sauce on one half of the diamond, then spread a layer of cheese on top of the sauce Next lay down about 8 pepperoni slices over the cheese, and then one more layer of cheese.
  • Brush a little water around the edges of the dough as a sealing agent. Then fold bare half of diamond over the other half. Use a fork to form a seal all around the edges.
  • Using a spatula, carefully place calzones on lightly oiled aluminum foil lined baking sheet, being sure to allow space between each calzone.
  • Brush olive oil over top of each calzone and sprinkle with Everything Bagel seasoning.
  • Bake in oven for 30 - 40 minutes or until top is golden brown. Let cool on baking rack for 5 minutes.

Notes

  • You can serve this with a pizza sauce dip or ranch dressing. Very good.

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Homemade Bread
Doughs

Nothing says home like homemade bread

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There is nothing like the smell of freshly baked bread coming out of the oven. For this bread I mixed together bread flour and rye flour along with some molasses and caraway seeds to make it sort of a hybrid rye. Crusty on the outside, light and yummy on the inside. It is delicious. Your guests will love this.

Homemade bread with a taste of Rye
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Homemade bread with a taste of Rye

Recipe by Sheri Tomato
Course: Lunch, Dinner, PartyCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Medium

Equipment

  • stand mixer, kitchen aid, baking-6764605.jpgstand mixer
  • pork roast, dutch oven, grill pot-6660815.jpgDutch Oven

This is my hybrid rye bread. Part rye, part white with Everything Bagel Seasoning on top. Really delicious.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup rye flour, divided

  • 1 1/4 cups water

  • 3 cups bread flour, divided

  • 1 1/2 tsp active dry yeast, divided

  • 2 TB caraway seeds

  • 2 tsp salt

  • 1 TB Everything Bagel Seasoning (optional)

  • 1 TB Molasses

  • 1 TB Olive Oil

Directions

  • In stand mixer bowl, combine 1/2 cup rye flour, 1/2 cup bread flour, water and 1/4 tsp yeast. Mix well. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise overnight at room temperature.
  • The next day, add the rest of the yeast to the dough mixture. The watery dough mix should start to bubble after a few minutes, as it absorbs the yeast.
  • Mix together the rest of the bread flour and rye flour. Mix in the caraway seeds and add it all to your dough mixture from the night before.
  • Add in the salt, molasses and olive oil.
  • Using dough hook, mix on medium speed until dough is smooth (about 10 minutes).
  • Form the dough into a ball and drizzle it with a little bit of olive oil
  • Cover with plastic wrap and let it double in size. This should take 1- 2 hours.
  • After the dough has doubled, preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Gently shape your dough into an oval shape and place in a lightly oiled dutch oven. Put the lid on it and let it rise again as your oven is preheating (about 45 minutes).
  • Once the oven is preheated and your dough has risen, slash the top of the dough diagonally 3 or 4 times with about 2 inches in between each cut. Brush it with olive oil and lightly sprinkle salt and Everything Bagel seasoning over it.
  • Cook for 10 minutes at 375 and then lower temperature to 350. Cook an additional 30 - 40 minutes. Bread is done when it reaches an internal temperature between 180 and 210.
  • Let the bread cool before slicing (at least 1 hour to 1 1/2 hours).

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Meatloaf
Meat

A basic, delicious meatloaf

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Meatloaf

This is a great, basic recipe that can be the main meal itself, or the start of an appetizer platter.

Mini meatloaf sandwiches, meatloaf eggrolls, baked potato skins with meatloaf and mashed potatoes in it, etc.

There is so much you can do with a flavorful, juicy meatloaf.

Easy, Yummy Meatloaf
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Easy, Yummy Meatloaf

Recipe by Sheri Tomato
Course: Dinner, LunchCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy
Cooking time

40

minutes
5 minutes

Crusty outside, juicy inside. Your guests will love it.

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 lb ground beef, broken up

  • 4 eggs, beaten lightly

  • 1 TB Worcestershire sauce

  • 1/4 cup ketchup

  • 1 cup Italian breadcrumbs

  • 2 tsp garlic powder

  • 2 tsp Italian seasoning

  • 1 1/2 tsp salt

  • 1 1/2 tsp black pepper

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit
  • Mix ground beef and eggs in large mixing bowl. Add in Worcestershire sauce and ketchup. Mix well.
  • Add the seasoning to the ground beef mix, and then the breadcrumbs. Mix thoroughly, being sure that the breadcrumbs are fully incorporated into the ground beef.
  • Shape into a loaf, approximately 10" x 16" and 2" deep. Place in lightly greased baking pan.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 30 - 40 minutes. Check at 30 minutes. Internal temperature should be at least 160 degrees Fahrenheit when done.
  • Remove from oven. Let rest 5 minutes and then place on a serving dish. Drizzle juices from baking pan over meatloaf.

Notes

  • This would make great meatloaf sandwiches to serve at a party. Spread a little mayo inside a slider roll. Stuff it with a slice of meatloaf and a couple of pickles. Repeat until your sandwich platter is full. Good hot or cold.

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Meat

Take some taco logs to the party

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This is a great make-ahead appetizer. Prepare them the day before and instead of cooking them, put them in a storage baggie and refrigerate them for up to 3 days.

On the day of the party, preheat your air fryer to 450 degrees fahrenheit and start cooking. It takes approximately 10 minutes per batch.

You could also cook them in the oven. Just lower the temperature to 350 and cook a few minutes longer on each side.

Tasty Crunchy Taco Logs
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Tasty Crunchy Taco Logs

Recipe by Sheri Tomato
Course: Lunch, Dinner, Appetizers

Ingredients

Directions

  • Place eggroll wrapper on working surface in a diamond shape, one tip pointed to you. brush small amount of water along edges (this is for sealing the eggroll).
  • Place a line of taco meat in middle of eggroll, leaving space at each end. Sprinkle with hot sauce (optional)
  • Place a line of cheese on top of taco meat.
  • Starting at the bottom, begin to roll wrapper tightly but gently over meat, stopping midway to tuck in sides like an envelope. Then finish rolling.
  • Place another eggroll flat on your rolling surface. Place already rolled eggroll on top of it and roll it up. This is a double roll eggroll. This will give you a nice crispy outside, without the insides leaking out.
  • Once all of your eggrolls are done, brush them lightly with your olive oil baste. Sprinkle with everything bagel seasoning (optional).
  • Preheat air fryer to 450 degrees. Lightly oil bottom of air fryer basket. When it is ready, cooking in batches, lay eggrolls flat on the bottom with a little space between each one.
  • After 5 minutes, flip over and cook another 3 - 5 minutes. The eggrolls are done, when they reach a golden color.
  • Serve with a bowl of salsa and a bowl of sour cream, for dipping.

Notes

  • Makes 10 eggrolls.

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