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Grown Up Sloppy Joes

Oh my goodness kids…it has been FOREVER! So many events and changes have happened since I last posted. I won’t get into all of them, but to sum it up…life happened and it hit me like a ton of bricks! My schedule is so wacky that carving out time for posting, videos, pictures and just the food planning and cooking has been ridiculously challenging. But I’m back and will figure out a way to make this all work! So, with that sorry explanation, I’m back with a solid, old-school recipe….GROWN UP SLOPPY JOES! Yes people, sloppy joes. Funny little story…

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Ground beef simmered in tasty, dark beer with onion, pepper and spices = tender goodness on a buttered bun. Mom would be proud.

Mom’s Mince & Ale Loose Meat Sandwich

This is not my mom’s loose meat sandwich – but there is a story behind it that involves my mom. When I was a kid in Jackson, Mississippi, my mom and dad used to take us to this restaurant, I have no idea what it was called, but they had these loose meat sandwiches. We all loved them! So my mom being my mom, recreated it at home. Well, her version. We had it often when I was a kid and all I can really remember about it is that it was a loose meat sandwich and it was peppery…

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Smoked Mozzarella Meatballs

So here’s the situation…you gotta go home and feed the fam and you don’t know what to cook, they won’t tell you what they want except “whatever”, and you’re dead tired. But you gotta eat, right? This could be your savior and I’ll tell you a few reasons why. First, these meatballs are delicious with very little work. Yes, the time can vary from 20 minutes to one hour, but it just depends on your meatball size. If you don’t have an hour, make those little badgers smaller and they cook up in no time. Second, this is a prep…

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Southwest Meatloaf

Believe me when I tell you, this is a great southwest meatloaf. I get it, you doubt me. I don’t blame you. I mean…meatloaf. Bleh. I feel the same way but one day the wife and I were kicking around some food ideas while having some wine. That’s usually how it starts, yeah? We’re talking about some burgers we make with Doritos and such, and BOOM!, the idea hits me. Let’s make a loaf similar to that burger…a southwest meatloaf! We knew it had to entail beef and pork, after all, that’s the key to a moist meatloaf. It also…

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