And given the ever-present sibling rivalry, when Dean found out, he challenged Janine to see who could be the best blogger. It was in jest, of course. We're just tickled we'll get to keep up with her family and the future "Great" Scott baby that is joining the world soon. Heck, she's even inspired us to get up off our slack-bums and get our own blog updated.
While there will be no actual blogging showdown, we did run a couple of meal ideas by Janine. They're pretty standard fare in America, but not really something you'd have here. Dean really enjoyed them and when he described them to Janine, her reply... "Yum."
So, since we're a happy little cyber-family, we'd thought we'd share some recipes we enjoy right here. We'll even post some photos (taken with a flair for art by Dean) of the dishes if we have them!
Our first offering - Sloppy Joe's (aka Manwich)
Ingredients (American Names, if needed, will appear in parentheses)
1 can Tomato Puree (Tomato sauce)
1 cup Tomato Sauce (Ketchup)
1 tablespoon Dried Onion Flakes
1 tablespoon Green Capsicum (Green Pepper) diced
1 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Minced Garlic
1/4 teaspoon Celery Seeds - *Note: We chose to use Cumin, instead.*
1 teaspoon American-style Mustard
0.5kg (1 pound) Beef Mince (Ground Beef)
Directions
1.) Brown the mince in a large skillet and the drain the fat.
2.) Add all remaining ingredients to the skillet.
3.) Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
4.) Spoon mixture on to bun of choice. (Standard American serving would be on a hamburger bun. We chose to use Turkish Bread Rolls.) Toast the buns first, if you prefer.
5.) Serve and eat as either a open-face sandwich (as pictured) or standard sandwich. Beware - it's messy as a standard sandwich. And now you know why it's called a Sloppy Joe! :-)
1 comment:
Great idea! If I ever come across something more exciting than Hamburger Helper I will definitely share it! :)
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