First Dinner Party

Tonight was our first dinner party. I think it was a success! There were six of us, five of whom were boys so this dinner party consisted of "man food". Matt requested strombolis. We also served a salad, chips and white pizza (they ate it so quickly that I did not have time to take a picture!). For dessert we had S'more cake (post coming soon). We made both meat and veggie strombolis.

Strombolis

Ingredients

1/2 lb. ground beef

1/2 lb. sausage

1/2 cup chopped onion

2 tablespoons green pepper

3 oz. tomato paste

1/3 cup water

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon oregano

2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese

4 oz. sliced/shredded mozzarella cheese (I usually use more)

Pepperoni- optional

Loaf of French bread

Brown meat and drain. Add onion, pepper, tomato paste, water, salt and oregano. Simmer 1o minutes. Add Parmesan cheese and mix well. Slice bread lengthwise, scoop out some of bottom loaf. Sprinkle some cheese on the bottom loaf of bread, add meat mixture. If desired add pepperoni at this time. Cover it with cheese. Put on top 1/2 of loaf. Wrap in foil. Bake at 400 degrees for 10-15 or until cheese is melted.

*You can make a vegetarian version by substituting 1 can of mushrooms (drained) for the meat. You may also want to increase the onions and green peppers.

Source: First Presbyterian Cookbook, courtesy Sarah Lee