Okay have you ever heard of that book How to win friends and influence people? They could have shortened that book up quite a bit just by showing you what I'm about to show you.

I was recently in Vancouver Canada for a week and I had an opportunity to make this for a group of 15 people. Those Canadians began to smile and laugh at my jokes after I served them this masterpiece. Canadians smiling and laughing should be proof in itself. This meal...is holy.

Let's see our stars of the evening shall we?

We've got some Italian Herbs (fancy variety of course), Frozen Pizza Dough, Pepperoni Slices, a 1lb hunk of Mozzarella, a stick of Butter, and some fresh Garlic.

First things first. I let this ball of frozen pizza dough sit out for about 2 hours to thaw. Did you know they sell this stuff at almost every grocery store? It's typically by the garlic bread...now you know. This is a small bag...it's good for one pizza crust or, in this case, one stromboli.



Toss said dough blob onto the counter and start working it. By working it I just mean moving it around in your hands to get it to room temperature...it'll be much easier to work with that way.
You can use shredded cheese for this too. I've done provalone and it works great as well.

Now what did you do with the butter? Yes, butter...don't fudge this up by using margarine. Butter makes everything better. Melt down your stick of butter and add about 2-3 tablespoons of your Italian Herbs. Toss your garlic in there too.

Now after you've stirred that all around you can begin spreading it onto the dough. Go on...go nuts with it. Just make sure you leave about half of the butter for later.

Transfer that baby over to a sheet pan and start slathering on the rest of that herb butter.

Pop that baby into the 300 degree oven for an hour and check out what's waiting for you. Sprinkle on some more Italian herbs to make a point and wait for your new friends to arrive.

Add a bowl of your favorite pizza or spaghetti sauce for dipping and your life is now complete.