Friday nights and a little nostalgia

Growing up Friday night's meant family night. Pizza and a movie and picnics in the front room.  Sometimes we'd make our own pizza (taco pizza is what I remember) or we'd pick up Papa Murphy's or Figaro's (if you're from the Dell you know that place was the ish) and super convenient to picking up movies at the old Hollywood Video.

The hubs and I decided that this tradition was a must. Now that D is getting older it will be easier to do this tradition, until recently it hasn't been very fun to watch movies with a chatty D :)

My fave part of friday nights is making Homemade Pizza or Calzones. Dylan loves helping with the "toppings." And they are just sooooo good, I mean my calzones put Papa Murphy's to shame. 

Creamy Pesto Calzones

Roll out your dough and place on greased cookie sheet

Take Ricotta and spread on half of dough. Do the same with your Pesto.

Top with your favorite ingredients

Fold dough in half and take your fork and seal the edges. Poke some holes in the top of the dough too.

Bake at 425 for 18-20 mins or until golden brown.

Cut int and enjoy some serious deliciousness

(Can you tell this picture was a complete after thought....whoops)

Stacy's Calzones

Ingredients

• Prepared pizza dough (i really like Wincos and Safeways)
• Pesto (Costco's is the best deal)
• Light Ricotta (small tub)
• Italian shredded cheese blend
• toppings (sausage, pepperoni, olives, canadian bacon, mushrooms)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425. Grease cookie sheet.
2. Roll out dough and place on cookie sheet.
3. Take ricotta and spread over half of dough. Then take Pesto and do the same.
4. Add toppings (we did canadian bacon, italian sausge, turkey pepperoni, olives and mushrooms) There's no right or wrong way to layer these ingredients.
5. Top with shredded cheese.
6. Fold dough in half. Use a fork to "seal" the edges. Poke holes in the top of dough to help vent.
7. Bake at 425 for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. 
8. Slice that bad boy up and enjoy!

Every time I make this I usually make 2 because it always gets gobbled up and because the leftovers are delish!

Love.

Stace