Hola kids!
How’s the lazy Sunday going?
Mine is fab. As usual.
Any day that starts with alphabet pancakes is fab in my book. (And yes- I heart Sheldon)
Hannah was the friend who usually crashed at our house in college and would break out her breakfast-making skills amongst the beer bottles and cocktail glasses from the night before.
Turns out she’s still got it.
In this instance, I mixed the pancakes and turned over the batter to her. She makes a pretty awesome mickey mouse pancake, too…
This is really saying something about her skillz. My roommate hardly cooks, so it’s pretty much considered MY kitchen. Letting other people mess around and use it takes a lot for me. It’s mine. Don’t touch.
Like on Friday night- I had complete control of the kitchen and made chicken artichoke calzones!
I’m not overly exciting when it comes to cooking (since I’m more of a baker). So when I break this out, you know it’s a big deal.
Or actually, I guess it was more “assembling”. Because really, it’s all the ingredients I put on a pizza. Just instead, I put it IN the dough.
And made it all pretty. The braiding thing was learned from my obsessive browsing of Pinterest. I like it because it’s super easy but looks way impressive.
When boys come a callin’ again, guess what I’m serving?

Check out that cheeeeese…. yeah buddy.
Hannah also had really good timing with her trip up to see me. She was my fill-in date for a Second City comedy show.
Yes. I had bought the tickets. And not all the people they were intended for were going to be able to use them.
I also haven’t made mention of the man friend.
I’ll let you piece together that puzzle.
But no worries! We had a fantastic time watching one of my friends perform in a skit for the Second City Training Center. Who knew my friends were so talented???
After a few good laughs at the show and a nice cocktail or two, I can say, without any hesitation, it was a successful weekend.
Now if only I could get more people to relocate to Chicago…
Filed under: Cooking Randomness Tagged: | braided calzone, breakfast, cooking, cooking with friends, House Guests, making calzones, pancakes


That’s awesome! I love the weavy action. I totally want to try that.
It’s sooooo easy!
you got mad braidin skills, yo.
And apparently I’m slightly gangster on Sundays…
Holla’.
Very fun braiding! I noticed that particular person hadn’t been mentioned lately…hope everythings ok.
Oh it is- don’t worry! Kinda sucky situation, but the end of most nonrelationship relationships probably go the same way…
now I’m hungry and nothing but alphabet pancakes will do… AND I must try that braiding technique, it really does look so impressive!
Your calzone is a work of art! You should see the ones I pull out of my oven…they are haphazard at best.
Happy Sunday Amy! I hope you have a great one.
Your Sheldon shirt is AWESOME. I love it!
That looks so good. You guys are ambitious to make that for breakfast!!
I’m going to have to steal that braiding trick from you…it does make for a pretty calzone!
Much better than the way my calzones look – I’m making them that way from now on! Glad your weekend was a good one (so far)!
wow that is really pretty braided calzone! definitely a crowd pleaser/impresser!
Sucks about the man friend.
And that calzone? I die. I need that and the Sheldon shirt!
Daaang you got some mad calzone-cookin skills girl! haha
Sorry it didnt work out between you and your man friend..boys are annoying anyway! lol
P.S. LOVE your hair color.. so pretty!
That sucks about the man friend. I’m sorry. Although, I’m super impressed with the mad braiding skills you have now obtained! Dang that looks good!
Dude, that recipe would probably win ANY guy over! I need to remember that one
haha
Sorry about the manfriend. Who needs to be tied down anyway?
Love the braiding on the calzone. You fancy huh?
We need to hang out.
That calzone braiding is QUITE impressive!!
Bazinga!!!
That calzone is amazing. Want.
Oh my gosh, love the calzone idea! Thank you for sharing your sweet weekend and words my friend. No better way to end my lazy Sunday. I hope you have a week full of family and feasting. Blessings from Austin!
A while ago, I saw an idea to put pancake batter in an empty ketchup bottle. Shapes galore! Also, that calzone looks absolutely amazing. Definitely going to have to try out the braiding technique sometime.
ONLY THE COOLEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD KNOW HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE CALZONES! seriously, its a proven fact. and you make them look so freaking amazing! wow i am shocked- you are my hero. well clearly “A” is not just for Amy but for the A+ grade you get on this post!!
xoxo <3
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This calzone looks delicious! I’m very impressed by your dough braiding.
It’s weird, but I’ve been living in Illinois for more or less my entire life, yet I’ve never been to Second City. One day I’ll make it there…
You so fancy. I can’t even braid hair.
Yum!! that calzone looks amazing!! And very pretty, too
Where on earth did you get the Sheldon shirt?! And why am I just now finding out you watch the Big Bang Theory?! Nerd questions aside, I love that you made a homemade calzone. I feel like I’m way too lazy for that, but your turned out beautiful. and looks like it was pretty damn tasty, too. Sorry to hear about the disappointment with the man friend but I’m glad you didn’t let it ruin your weekend!
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