June 14

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• Sloppy Joes [View Recipe]

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  Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon oil
  • 1.3 pounds beef
  • 1 tablespoon onion powder
  • .5 cup ketchup
  • .5 cup chili sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • salt & pepper
  • .33 cup water
  • 6 pieces bread

  Instructions

  We start by heating a large pan over medium heat. We add the oil and ground beef and break it up in the pan with a wooden spoon.

  We cook the meat for 10 minutes, breaking it up and stirring it occasionally. Next, we add the onion powder, stir for a minute, and then add the ketchup, chili sauce, Worcestershire, a teaspoon of salt, a pinch of pepper, and the water. We stir well, lower the heat to medium-low, and continue to cook it for another 10 minutes.

  We serve the sloppy joes on a warm baguette or on hamburger buns.

• Daughter's Granola [View Recipe]

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  Ingredients

  • 2 cups oats
  • .5 cup almonds
  • 2 tablespoons wheat germ
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar (packed)
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • .25 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • .25 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 16 scrapings nutmeg
  • .5 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • .25 cup raisins
  • .25 cup cherries

  Instructions

  We start by preheating the oven to <temp val="250"/>. In a medium bowl, we mix the oats, almonds and wheat germ. In a measuring cup, we combine the brown sugar, water and salt and mix. Then we stir into the measuring cup the maple syrup, oil, cinnamon, nutmeg (about 1/8 teaspoon), and vanilla.

  Stirring the oat mixture with a spoon, we drizzle in the syrup. We stir well to combine and then spread on a parchment lined cookie sheet.

  We bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes, stirring the mixture quickly every 20 minutes with a heat-safe spatula.

  When the granola has crisped and the almonds are nicely browned, we set the pan on a trivet to cool for an hour.

  The cooled granola is put into a large bowl and we mix in the raisins and cherries. We store the granola in airtight containers. If we cannot finish it in a week we refrigerate the containers to ensure the nuts do not go rancid.

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