Real cooking happening again

Hello! Yes, after a month of work travel and being on spring break, alas it's time to come back to reality and start cooking again. Fortunately this week we had two good ones that I will post below. Both were crowd pleasers around here. For the cheeseburger loaf I served with fries and baked beans. For the salad, I just grilled up a bit of sesame bread with some olive oil. Enjoy! French Cheeseburger Loaf: 1 tube refrigerated french bread dough 1 lb. lean ground beef 1 green pepper, chopped 1/2 an onion, minced a couple cloves of garlic, minced 2 T. flour 2 T. dijon 1 T. ketchup 3 slices sharp cheddar cheese Brown ground beef, onion and pepper in a skillet. Add garlic when it's almost browned and cook until browned throughout. Add flour, dijon and ketchup, stir to heat through. Spread bread in thin sheet and place beef mixture down the middle. Top with cheese slices and then fold the corners in. Invert onto a greased cookie sheet and I topped with an egg wash so it would brown nicely. Put it in a 350 oven for about 25 minutes. Chicken and strawberry salad: Maple Grove Farms fat-free raspberry vinaigrette (or any fruit dressing you like) 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts herbed goat cheese log crushed pistachios 2 c. sliced strawberries 1 bag baby spring lettuce mix Marinate chicken in a little bit of the dressing, grill it and cut into bite-size pieces. Roll the goat cheese in the crushed pistachio and cut into little rounds. Mix together greens, strawberries and chicken. Toss with dressing. Serve with cheese croutons. Enjoy!