April’s family lost a beloved member last week. We all loved her.
Rest peacefully, sweet Buttercup.
We’ll miss you.
My Big Guys
When these two guys, who haven’t seen each other in over a year, finally get back together…at last,
you can likely rest assured…
that some dopey, ridiculous stuff…
is bound to happen…
like every other time they have EVER been together in their lives.
And all we can ever do…
is love them…
and laugh.
Grilled Cheesy Joes
Guys–guyyyys! I saw this easy “Sloppy-Joe-meets-grilled-cheese” recipe in some obscure magazine a few years back, and I will just say……
Oh, my heavens, were they ever good!!!
A lovely protein filled lunch or supper–with soup or without. It will certainly satisfy the massive starving hordes or…all the little people in your kingdom.
Either way.
Heh, heh.
First, prepare Sloppy Joe mix and hamburger according to packet directions and set aside.
Use whatever bread works for you. I used sliced, buttered French bread. Grill it, butter side down on medium heat.
While it’s grilling add shredded cheese, then add about three tablespoons of Sloppy Joe mixture…
then sprinkle more shredded cheese. Top with a second slice of buttered bread. Sprinkle grated Parmesan cheese on butter.
Flip the sandwiches and add Parmesan to the grilled side. Toast both sides until cheese inside and outside is melted.
We served ours with roasted red pepper soup, but honestly…
they are quite filling on their own.
Because I’m cooking for one, I wrapped the rest of the sandwiches in foil and saved them for later. I even froze a couple. They heat up very well with a few minutes in the air fryer.
Note: I didn’t add amounts to the recipe because you just need to follow the packet instructions for Sloppy Joes and use bread and cheese in the amounts that you need to feed your people.
Grilled Cheesy Joes
: Launi
Ingredients
- Sloppy Joe Mix packet
- hamburger
- tomato paste
- french bread
- shredded cheese
- Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- First, prepare Sloppy Joe mix and hamburger and set aside.
- Grill buttered bread, butter side down on medium heat.
- While it's grilling add shredded cheese,
- then add about three tablespoons of Sloppy Joe mixture...
- then sprinkle more shredded cheese.
- Top with a second slice of buttered bread.
- Sprinkle grated Parmesan cheese on butter.
- Flip the sandwiches and add Parmesan to the grilled side.
- Toast both sides until cheese inside and outside is melted.
- Serve with tomato soup or on their own.
The Bare-Faced Truth
If you’re going to play Doodle Face with your grandkids…
be ready for a few revelations.
Sometimes the impression you think you are making, isn’t exactly the one you actually are making. Yikes.
Well, at least I’m smiling.
That’s something.
Patriotic Star Garland
I searched and searched for the perfect crochet star pattern…
that I could make into a beautiful 4th of July garland.
Seriously, I tried four different patterns but they just didn’t do it for me.
Then I found this one and it was positively perfect!!
The pace was great too because I just made a couple of stars each day and poof!
I had just the right amount.
Next, I sewed a long chain and grabbed up a star between, every twenty five chains.
Sad to say, that I was so excited to give it to my star-loving Lyndi, that I didn’t take any pictures of the finished product.
But I can tell you–it was patriotic and colorful and realllllly cute.
I loved it.
She loved it.
It made us both very happy.
And that was the point.
Heh, heh.
Original star pattern found HERE.