Summertime Recipes

I definitely don't consider myself a gourmet chef, by any means.  But lately I've had some good luck with some meal ideas.  Of course, the fact that Josh is a creative genius that likes to cook helps a bit.

So here are two of the requested recipes I've used over the last couple weeks.

Camping Calzones

We used the propane stove to give us a little more control over the heat.  Plus, there are lots of fire bans this year, and a campfire isn't guaranteed, so stove cooking isn't so bad after all.

We used:

2 Pillsbury thin pizza crusts
1 jar sauce (we just used marinara since that's what we had in our pantry)
Mozzarella cheese
Provolone cheese (leftover from our sandwiches and they made them extra cheesy)
Pepperoni and other toppings

Spread out your thin crust (they are way easy to handle) and cut it into fourths.  On half of each fourth, layer your sauce, cheese, and whatever other toppings you want to use.  Try to stay away from the edges since this can make sealing the calzone tricky.  Fold the clean side of the dough on top of the sauce and cheese and pinch around the edges to seal it.  Cook in a lightly greased frying pan over the stove, covering if possible.  Play with the heat, about medium to medium high.  Our first two calzones were cooked on high and burned quickly.

Watermelon Salsa

What I used:
3 kiwis, peeled and diced
1 to 1 1/2 cups diced watermelon
1/3 cup chopped red onion
1 tbsp chopped cilantro
half a jalapeno, minced
1 to 2 tsp lime juice
salt to taste

Just throw it together and get ready for some sweet deliciousness.  Keep it refrigerated in an airtight bowl for up to a day.

Happy cooking!