Or go pizza-ish with calzone, stromboli, or pepperoni rolls. Each of these recipes works with store-bought dough or homemade dough.

The website for the Paliani's episode lists three recipes that Irvine introduced the restaurant: the ham and pepperoni stromboli, the Carmel sauce, and the Ricotta Cheesecake.

With plenty of sausage slices to use for later, exactly how long does store-bought pepperoni last after being opened?

The word “eppie” is slang for pepperoni. The stromboli is believed to have originated in 1950 in Essington, Pa., just outside of Philadelphia, at Romano’s Italian Restaurant.

Hot Dish: Stromboli, from McGregor Pizza & Deli Co. Price: $9.99 with pepperoni and ham On the menu since: Oct. 1, 2014 when McGregor Pizza opened How it's made: As with all its breads and pizzas ...

His son, Pete Romano Jr., says the family now makes stromboli in batches of 200 at one time, with all sorts of proofings and risings for the dough. The younger Romano is proud of the results.

Individuals have 30 minutes to eat the homemade stromboli stuffed with pepperoni, sausage and cheese that’s served with four sides of marinara. Teams of two can take on the challenge in 15 minutes.

He urges early ordering for the Super Bowl. The stromboli at Lindsey's was chewy, cheesy and close to perfection. I ordered the regular ($7.75) with capicola, pepperoni and melted provolone.