On 8/2/2018 2:01 PM, l not -l wrote:
> On 2-Aug-2018, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> On 8/1/2018 10:09 PM, l not -l wrote:
>>> On 1-Aug-2018, jmcquown > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Baked crab cakes
>>>> Tiny colourful potatoes (fun, thanks to Ed), parboiled then lightly
>>>> oiled and browned in the oven next to the crab cakes
>>>> Steamed lightly buttered broccoli florets on the side
>>> I really like those little potatoes. Last time I had one-bite medley
>>> potatoes I par cooked them, then smashed and pan fried them. THe crispy
>>> outside made a nice contrast to the inside.
>>>
>> I drizzled them with oil but didn't smash them.
>>
>>> I had a Sloppy Joe sandwich last night, and leftover filling. Tonight,
>>> I
>>> stuffed a yellow bell pepper, split pole to pole with Sloppy Joe
>>> filling,
>>> topped with a little cheese; I ate half and saved the other. Also had
>>> leftover corn with diced poblano; I had cut corn off the cob and sauteed
>>> it
>>> in butter with diced, fire-roasted and peeled poblano. A sliced aeach
>>> and
>>> pound cake were dessert.
>>>
>> I like sloppy joes... I really should make them again some time!
> I like them enough to have several times a year. I'd have more often but
> they are not, IMO, something easily made in a quantity suitable for one or
> two servings. Since my daughter prefers not to eat beef or pork, they are
> off the menu for Sunday family dinner. So, I make a full recipe, using a
> pound of ground beef and use the leftovers in other ways, such as the
> stuffed pepper mentioned abover and the filling with some cheese and
> jalapeno slices makes a nice burrito, topped with a bit of salsa (red or
> green) and a Daisy dollop. My son likes Sloppy Joe filling in a quesadilla.
> With his help and these variations, I manage to run out of leftover filling
> before I am sick of eating it. 8-)
>
Of course there are many ways to use the filling. I was never a fan of
bell peppers so stuffed peppers wouldn't appeal to me. <shrug>

Jill