Recipe Revisited: French Dip Crescents

Thin roast beef was on sale last week at the grocery store, so I decided to throw some in my cart and figured I'd decide what to make with it later.  The kids are off school today, so this seemed like a very easy, quick lunch to REmake for them and my hubby.  I am not a huge fan of roast beef, but since this is sliced so thin, it almost tastes more like salami (which some of us prefer anyways LOL). 

2 cans Pillsbury crescent rolls (I used reduced fat)

4-6 slices cheese of your choice, cut into quarters (I used ultra thin provolone)

7 oz thinly sliced roast beef (I used 1 to 1 1/4 slices per roll up)

packet of au jus mix

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Lay out the individual crescent triangles on a work surface. Add a piece of roast beef and a quarter slice of cheese at the larger end of the triangle, then roll the crescent over the mixture until the crescent roll is formed. Repeat with remaining crescent triangles, roast beef and cheese.

Once completed, lay each crescent roll on a baking sheet that has been prepared with cooking spray. Bake for 14-16 minutes, until the crescent rolls are slightly golden and the cheese is melted.

Meanwhile, prepare au jus sauce according to packet directions.
Remove from heat and pour into serving bowls.  

Serve the crescent rolls with the au jus for dipping. 

New Years Pizza (2017) (Recipe Revisited)

Last year (1/1/16) I made this recipe/pizza for New Years Day for my kids.  We've decided that it's too cute not to continue on, so it will now be a yearly tradition in our house to have New Years Pizza.  It it such a simple recipe and requires as little as 3 ingredients (of course you can add more toppings besides cheese if you'd like...but my family prefers cheese).  

PS...Happy New Year!  Hoping everyone as a wonderful, healthy, safe, and prosperous 2017!!

13.8 oz can of tube pizza dough
Pizza sauce
Mozzarella/Italian blend/or your favorite pizza cheese
Any desired pizza toppings (we just ate cheese pizza)

Unroll the pizza dough and cut into four strips (the long way).  Shape each piece into the number of the year.  I had extra dough for the "1" so I used it to finish off the "0 and 7."  

Bake according to the directions on the tube dough.  (I cooked ours at 425 degrees for 15 minutes). 

Recipe Revisited: Overnight Cinnamon Rolls

This will be the third year that I'm making  these cinnamon rolls for "Christmas" morning at our house (we celebrate early).  It truly is the easiest cinnamon rolls and our family loves these!  We all look forward to enjoying this warm breakfast each year!  I originally posted this recipe in December of 2010 but it's worth posting again in case you've missed it. 

3/4 cup raisins (I omitted)
20 frozen dinner yeast rolls 
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup instant vanilla pudding mix (about half a package...I rarely measure anymore!)
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup butter, melted

Soak the raisins in warm water for 10 minutes; drain.  (I omitted this step)

Place the rolls in a lightly greased 9x13 baking dish. In a medium mixing bowl combine the brown sugar, pudding mix and cinnamon. Add the butter and stir to combine. Pour the butter-sugar mixture over the rolls, cover loosely with a piece of saran wrap that has been lightly sprayed with non stick spray and then cover with 2 kitchen towels.  Let stand overnight at room temperature.

 In the morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Place the baking dish on a cookie sheet to catch any cinnamon mixture that bakes over.  

Bake rolls for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes and then turn out onto a serving plate.

I make a glaze of 1 c powdered sugar, 1/2 tsp vanilla and 2 tbsp skim milk.  I mixed all the ingredients together and the poured over the top of the cinnamon rolls.  YUM!