Sloppy Joes

Name: Sloppy Joes
Yield: serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 1 small onion; 2 stalks celery; 1 1/2 pounds ground beef; 1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste; 1/2 cup ketchup; 1 teaspoon ground mustard powder; 3 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar; Salt and pepper; 4 to 6 hamburger buns

December 9, 2011

I am the queen of Sloppy Joes, and as queen, I get to make the rules: 1. Sloppy Joes must be served with potato chips and red Jell-O with bananas. Other fruits are acceptable in a pinch, but the Jell-O must be red. 2. Any meat that falls out of the bun must be scooped up and eaten on a potato chip. 3. Any leftover Sloppy Joe must be reheated and eaten directly out of the container with potato chips to scoop it up.

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