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On the Menu in My House: Five-Alarm Chili and Super Simple Sloppy Joes

There are some people in this world who simply refuse to eat leftovers. I happen to have grown up with one and presently live with another, so I know the frustration that comes with having to make a separate dish for these picky eaters. Tonight, I planned to reheat the Five-Alarm Chili leftover from Super Bowl Sunday, but I know that move would result in discontent among the diners. (Four days is a bit long for leftovers, but I examined it and it seems fine.) So, I’m going with Plan B. I’ll eat the chili and make my Super Simple … Continue reading →

Simple and Tasty Ways to Use Extra Ground Beef

Ordinarily there is nothing remotely close to “extra” ground beef anywhere near my kitchen, but since I committed to making Spicy Sloppy Joes (among other dishes) to take to a football viewing party tomorrow I happened to have a few extra pounds of beef in my refrigerator. As such I was able to prepare two tasty and affordable one-dish meals to feed my family this weekend. (Both can be modified to feed more than four people.) Two other perks of these dishes are their simplicity (all of the ingredients are kid-friendly and take less than 30 minutes to prepare) and … Continue reading →

Spicy Sloppy Joes with Cold and Crunchy Coleslaw

The road to the Super Bowl will go through the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field after all. The Green Bay Packers will host the New York Giants on Sunday, January 20th in the NFC Championship Game after New York upset the Dallas Cowboys this evening 21-17. Which means one thing for me (and the rest of my fellow Wisconsinites): It’s time to start planning our game day menus. In my previous blog I shared the dishes I made (and others that I gorged on) for the playoff party I attended on Saturday. Now that our beloved Packers are headed to … Continue reading →