Mom's Sloppy Joes

It's my Friday again! Thank goodness!

I'm not sure where my mom got this recipe, but she's made it for us forever. And it's still the best Sloppy Joe recipe I've ever had. Not to mention, I get to use my crockpot. So I love them even more!

Ingredients:

1 1/2 lb ground beef
salt
pepper
garlic powder
Olive oil
1/2 medium onion, diced
1 stalk celery, diced
12 oz ketchup
2 tbs brown sugar
1 tbs worchestershire
2 tbs sweet pickle relish
8 oz sour cream
Hamburger buns

Cook onions and celery in saucepan with olive oil for 5 min until tender. Add ground beef to skillet and season to taste with salt, pepper and garlic powder. When meat is cooked through, pour into crockpot. Add ketchup, sugar, worchestershire, and relish. Stir to combine all. Cook on low for 3 hours (or high for 1 hr). Put sour cream into mix and stir to combine for the last 30 minutes. Serve on buns.


Feedback:
I've made this plenty of times before and the kids love it. My 2 year old eats 2 hamburgers - the same amount as my husband and I!! For those of you who never knew sloppy joes aren't just made my "Manwich", give these a try, you'll never go back to the can!

Frog Eye Salad

This recipe came from my Grandmother, and for a long time I only got to enjoy it at family get-togethers. But I finally got the recipe from her, and after a few failed attempts, I've finally got it down! And though nothing ever tastes as good as Grandmas, this is even excellent when I make it now. Plus, it deters me from eating ice cream every night (for a few days =)). Not to mention, my kids LOVE it!

Frog Eye Salad

1/2 cup Acini de Pepe pasta
1 8oz can pineapple chunks (Save juice)
1 11oz can mandarin oranges
1 cup coconut - optional
1 8z container cool whip
1 egg
1 cup sugar
reserved pineapple juice
2-4 tbs flour

Boil water and cook Acini de Pepe. Rinse and allow to cool. Cook sugar, egg, pineapple juice and flour together, wisking often until thick. (Takes about 8 min). Allow to cool, wisking every few minutes.
Combine fruit, coconut (if using), coolwhip, pasta, and pineapple mixture. Cover and refrigerate overnight before serving.

**After you first combine the ingredients, they will appear soupy. They will set overnight and be a firmer, tapioca-ish consistency.