The Blessing of Home: Tuesday Tastiness #14

Well, I am yet again posting Tuesday Tastiness on a Wednesday morning. I have become bogged down in the homeschool planner prep - trying to get more pages created and all put together and on the market soon! It is definitely the time of year that homeschool moms begin thinking about the next school year and I hope to have a new product for sale that will help their next school year run more smoothly! And I still have to create a website...and...convert to pdf...and...oh, I can't think about it right now.

The day-to-day duties just seem to get away from us when we're busy on a project, don't they? But this morning, I have washed and dried a load of towels, washed a sink full of dishes, put on stock pots of beef and chicken bone broth, and put some red beans in a bowl to soak. I'm finally ready to settle down with my laptop and type. I love to type. :o)

So...Tuesday Tastiness.

Today I thought I'd post a homemade recipe for sloppy joes. I really enjoy this recipe and love serving it to my family. I know that it is not TOTALLY healthy, but I love the taste and do believe that it is definitely better for us than the cans or jars of sloppy joe sauce that you can buy. There is really not a whole lot more prep than opening a ready-to-heat can of sauce, except for chopping a little onion.

Sloppy Joes

1 lb. ground beef (I use grass-fed/finished when I'm able)

1/4 cup chopped onion

1/2 of an 8 oz. can tomato sauce (I must tell you sometime how I buy organic tomato sauce for a price not much higher than the GV brand at Walmart) (And since I usually double this recipe for my ravenous family, I use a whole 8 oz. can)

3 T. barbecue sauce (anyone have a healthy recommendation?)

1 T. mustard

1 1/2 t. worcestershire sauce (anyone have a healthy recommendation?)

1/2 t. celery seed (I love this ingredient in this recipe! It really adds a good flavor)

Pepper, to taste

Cook ground beef and add the rest of the ingredients. Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve on hamburger buns with all the accompaniments of your choice. I usually buy whole wheat buns (will figure out how to make them someday) and serve with slaw, beans, oven-fried potatoes, sliced tomatoes, etc.

Very tasty!

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