super easy stromboli.

Last Friday, I woke up and drove to work in Pinetops (...40 minutes). I left work and drove home to Franklinton for an appointment (...1 hour 20 minutes). And then, I turned around and drove right back to Greenville (...1 hour 30 minutes). By the time I got back to my apartment, I was exhausted. That's just too much driving in one day for me. When I got back to Greenville, it was dinner time. I seriously did not feel like slaving away in the kitchen and I thought about just going out and picking up some fast food. But, I resisted the urge and I decided to whip up something at home.

A few weeks ago, I found a recipe on Pinterest (ahhh, love that site!) for stromboli. The recipe looked super easy and yummy too! I was really interested to try the recipe because I had never made stromboli before, and I always like to cook new things. In fact, I rarely ever "repeat" meals! So, I bought all the ingredients (except for one I couldn't find) and then LOST the recipe! Ughhh. Frustrating, right?! The ingredients I bought sat in my fridge untouched for a while...until I came up with this great idea!

Here's my recipe for some cute little strombolis that are very, very yummy and incredibly easy to make! I wish I had taken some pictures but I didn't! Sorry!

Ingredients
Can of crescent rolls (I used Food Lion brand)
Little bit of all-purpose flour for dusting
8 slices of hard salami (I used Oscar Meyer)
4 slices of provolone cheese (I used Food Lion brand)
32 slices of pepperoni (I used Hormel)
1 cup of shredded mozarella (I used Food Lion brand)
Some jarred marinara sauce...or whatever tickles your fancy!

1. Preheat the oven to 350. I used a Pampered Chef baking stone to bake these strombolis so I went ahead and popped that in the oven too!
2. Roll out the crescent rolls. Separate the dough into 4 rectangles. Sprinkle a little flour on your work surface and use a rolling pin to get rid of the seams and flatten the dough a bit.
3. For each rectangle of dough, lay 2 slices of salami, 1 slice of provolone cheese, 8 slices of pepperoni, and a little bit of mozarella on top.
4. Starting at one end, roll the strombolis. You want to make sure you roll them tightly.
5. Place the strombolis seam side down on the baking stone.
6. Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes.
7. Serve with a side of warm marinara sauce and ENJOY!

Note: The strombolis are pretty small, so 4 strombolis wouldn't necessarily feed 4 people. When I made these, I ate one, my roommate ate one, and the boy ate two! :) We gobbled them up!

How easy does this recipe sound?! Please make these and let me know what you think!

Peace and blessings...

Kaitlyn    

teacher in training.

Teacher in training. Yep, that's what I like to call it! It just sounds way more fun than plain 'ole INTERN. I'm a senior at ECU majoring in Family and Consumer Sciences Education. That's a mouthful, huh?! Family. And. Consumer. Sciences. Education. In other words, I want to be a Home Economics teacher...well, the modern version anyway! I want to teach crazy high school students about life! You know...cooking, parenting, sewing, design, financial management, relationship skills, etc. I will stop there but the list goes on and on and on and on! Haha.

I have a feeling that many of my posts for the next six months will be about my experience as a teacher in training. My time as "Miss Averette" at SouthWest Edgecombe High School is just so much fun! I mean...what's more fun than trying to teach a bunch of sassy girls and rowdy boys about Interior Design?! Haha. But really, teaching has been an absolute blast so far. I never, ever expected that I would be so in love with teaching. I know that there will be some rough days. I know that a time will come when I will question my decision to become a teacher. I know that a time will come when I want to abandon my classroom and run away to a tropical paradise. I know that a time will come when I receive a paycheck and think, "Really?! Where's the rest?!" But, right now, I'm content. I'm happy. I'm satisfied. I'm thankful for this experience.

So, here's your warning. If you keep reading, there will be many, many more stories about my experience as a teacher in training! I can promise you that there will be some laughs, tears, excitement, and frustration. I'm so interested to see where this experience will take me. A diploma. A degree. A teaching certificate. A job?! I guess I'll just have to be patient and work my fingers to the bone until May 2012!

Peace and blessings.

Kaitlyn.

starting over.

Last year, I started a blog. I blogged four times. Then, I became "busy" and blogging became the last item on my to-do list. I want to blog. I really, really want to blog. So, I'm giving it a second chance. I want to share my journey through my senior (that's right, SENIOR) year of college at East Carolina! Here's my life. My life as a student. My life as a teacher in training. My life as a daughter, sister, and girlfriend. My life as as I cook and craft. And, most importantly, my life as it continues to be full of happiness, laughter, and love. Here's to blogging!

Peace and blessings...

Kaitlyn.