Crescent Roll Stuffed Sandwich

 This recipe was floating around facebook this past year and I decided to try it for our Super Bowl party last February.  It was delish!  I made two for our family of 8, and had lots of other food also.  We had no leftovers. :)

Start by opening two cans of crescent roll dough and arranging them in a rough circle like so on an UNGREASED cookie sheet or pizza circle:

 If you like peppers, drain some pre-cooked ones (you don't want any extra liquid inside the sandwich, so pat dry with paper towels to be sure and get all the liquid out) and arrange in a circle on top of the dough.

Layer with meat, such as ham and salami.

Then add cheese.  I used provolone.

Add a second layer of meat and then cheese again.

Fold the flaps over the meat and cheese pile toward the center of the ring, and tuck underneath.  Lightly sprinkle surface of dough with pepper.

Bake in a 375 oven for 18-22 minutes or until golden brown.

Here was the rest of our Super Bowl party spread.  As you can see, we were cheering for the Seahawks!!

This was a hit and super easy.  I will definitely make again.

Sugar Fast - Final Update

I completed my 8 week sugar fast some time ago.  I lost a total of 13 pounds JUST from cutting out sugar.  I added no exercise or any other dietary restrictions.  I felt much better mentally and did not have my usual intense afternoon slumps.  During those 8 weeks I intentionally "cheated" 6 times, to demonstrate to myself that I was master of the diet rather than the diet being master of me.

My breakfast was almost always 2 eggs scrambled with mushrooms (and/or any other leftover veggies such as potatoes), cheese, and fresh basil.

Lunch was often something like this:

Since fruit was banned for those 8 weeks (except for blueberries, which are super low in fructose and high in other good things) I ate lots and lots of raw veggies.  So by default I ended up consuming fewer calories, probably heavily contributing to my weight loss.

Since my fast ended I have tried to be "low sugar" but feel the need to do another fast pretty soon.  The main thing the fast did for me was help me to be aware of all the hidden sugar I was consuming, and I see it creeping back into my diet.

The permanent changes have been:

I quit Snapple.

I quit buying sugary cereals for the kids.

Much greater awareness.

So, fast #2 coming soon!