Cheater Calzones and Thoughts about My Blog...

Lately I've been a little bummed about the state of food blogging.  I've had this blog for almost 8 years, and although I've never monetized it, I admire people who make money from their blogs.  It seems like the days of being paid "per click" are gone, so the only way to make money on a blog is to do sponsored posts.  And sometimes, that feels dishonest.  People should be able to blog about whatever they want, not choose what to blog based on their ability to pay the bills.

Anyhoo, I've never had much traffic or comments here.  I get much more play on my Facebook and Instagram accounts.  Which has been making me think.  I have mainly been using my Instagram to journal about my cooking day to day.  I really only use the blog for original recipes.  It makes them easier to share.  I feel like my online presence is shifting from the blog to other, shorter forms of communication.  And I'm ok with that.  My blogging will never pay the bills.  I'll stick to teaching for that.  At least for the time being!

On to today's recipe.  It's a total cheat.  A few weeks ago I opened a box of puff pastry to make some savory ham and cheese pies.  They were awesome!  But I only used one sheet of the dough.  The other sheet had been languishing in my ice box, begging to be used.  So one night this week, I got it out and got creative.

I preheated my oven to 400 degres, then rolled the sheet out a bit, and cut it into 2 huge triangles.  I had about a third of a pound of Italian sausage in the ice box, so I browned it with chopped onions and peppers.  I also had a little dish of canned tomatoes leftover from another adventure, so I used them as well.  I layered shredded mozzarella cheese, then the sautéed sausage, onions and peppers, then a few canned tomatoes, and lastly, more cheese.  I popped them in the oven for about 20 minutes.  Oh- and I snuck some goat cheese into mine- it was lovely!