What's for dinner? Stromboli and Eye Round Roast!

Yesterday we made stomboli for dinner. We like a recipe from Emeril Lagasse.  It's a nice general recipe, but we sometimes change up what we put in the stromboli.  Yesterday we made it with ground italian sausage (we like Gianelli), margarita pepperoni (our favorite), sauteed onions (from the share), garlic and peppers, mozzarella cheese, italian seasoning, salt and pepper!  Yum!  We also added pizza sauce this time. Other times we have just used olive oil.  Both are good!  Serve with a SALAD and you've got dinner!

Emeril's Stomboli

Tonight we're having an eye round roast (my favorite beef roast) cooked in the CROCK POT!  I use McCormick Meat Marinade packet (just follow the directions) and let it cook all day on low. You will probably have to add water during the cooking at some point.  If you are leaving all day for work, add a cup of water to the bottom of the crockpot when you put it in so the juices are always in there.  When it is done, it will be tender and you should be able to pull it apart with a fork.  This is my grandma's recipe, but she always cooked it stovetop.  I've never had success on the stove, but it's always so good in the crock pot!  We're also having potatoes with garlic parsley butter and a salad of course!

Salads!

We love our salads.  Even when its not "greens season" we can't stay away.  I feel so good when I eat salad :)  And I feel like it goes with everything.  Growing up salad was an after thought or a first course to a meal at a restaurant.  But in our house its often one of the sides on your plate.  Logan even likes salad now!  And its almost never iceberg like I always thought of salad.  So you can expect salad at our house!

Here are three salads in their own right that we've made lately for dinner:

Buffalo Chicken Salad- Pretty much how it sounds.  Salad greens and veggies of your choice (we like romaine, onion, tomato and celery), cooked and chopped grilled or breaded chicken, hot sauce, blue cheese dressing and add some croutons and cheddar cheese if you would like!

Classic Wedge Salad- I didn't say we never used iceberg!  Cut your head of iceberg in wedges (usually 4 wedges).  Add some onion and tomatoes, blue cheese dressing and BACON to each wedge you are serving.  Yum!  Add a side of soup (or a crusty roll if you are into bread)!

Layered Taco Salad-  Start with some tortilla chips on each plate (not the healthiest option, but omit the chips if you want).  Add your lettuce, tomato, onion and seasoned ground beef on top.  Add some cheese if you like and any other toppings/dressings (catalina dressing, salsa, sour cream, guacamole, taco sauce, jalapenos...).

Enjoy!

Crash Hot Potatoes

We still have some potatoes left from our last share pick up in February (and a few onions).  It's getting to the point where we desperately need new potato ideas.  I love them, but roasting gets old. We've had roasted potatoes with herbs, baked potatoes, potatoes with parsley butter, mashed potatoes and cheesy hashbrown casserole.  Then, I found this hot potato recipe from The Pioneer Woman.  They were definitely a tasty way to mix it up and do something different! Enjoy!

Crash Hot Potatoes