Last Friday we were lucky enough to celebrate the birthday of of Scarlet and Wyatt's best friends. She is the sweetest little girl, and I know one day she will be a Prima ballerina! Since her family will be going out of town before we move, we wanted to have a chance to celebrate with her before she left. I decided to make an all kid friendly menu. We had veggies with dip, sloppy joes, cheese fries, and frozen lemonades. We then had some amazing cupcakes for dessert. We finished the evenning by picking raspberries in the backyard. Food is always great, but it's the people you sit down to share a meal with that make it special!
This recipe comes from Southern Livings,"1001 Ways to Cook Southern". They were easy and delicous! I would even dare to say better than Manwich!
Mini Sweet and Sour Sloppy Joes
1 1/2 lb. extra lean ground beef
1 cup finely chopped onion
1/3 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
1 (8oz) can basil, garlic, and oregano tomato sauce
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1 tbsp. brown sugar
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. chili powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 (13.9 oz) package dinner rolls, toasted ( I used Hawaiian rolls and they really made these delicious)
1. Cook ground beef in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat 10 minutes or until beef crumbles and is no longer pink. Remove meat from skillet, and drain well.
2. Saute onion and bell pepper in skillet 5 minutes or until tender. Return meat to skillet; stir in tomato sauce and next 5 ingredients. Bring mixture to a boi; cover, reduce heat, and simmer stirring occasionally, 30 minutes. Spoon mixture evenly into toasted dinner rolls, and serve immediately.
These would even be great with deer (vinison), instead of ground beef.
Come on back this week, as I'll be sharing some photos of the food at the Alaska State Fair!
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