{"id":1187,"date":"2006-12-14T23:43:28","date_gmt":"2006-12-15T04:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=1187"},"modified":"2006-12-14T23:43:28","modified_gmt":"2006-12-15T04:43:28","slug":"sloppy_joes_ala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2006\/12\/sloppy_joes_ala\/","title":{"rendered":"sloppy joes a-la nicole"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I love when our customers send us photos or stories about gifts they received or memorable experiences they&#8217;ve had at catching fireflies.&nbsp; Here&#8217;s one that warmed my heart.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/decorations_chris_sloppy_joes_007.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-full\" title=\"Decorations_chris_sloppy_joes_007\" alt=\"Decorations_chris_sloppy_joes_007\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/decorations_chris_sloppy_joes_007.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&quot;I just wanted to let you know I really love your store and website!&nbsp; Everything is so creative and I can always count on a visit bringing a smile to my face.&nbsp; My husband also loves browsing your store, which is not always the case in stores I like to go to.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>A while ago I purchased an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aipaper.com\/\">a.i. paper design<\/a>&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shopcatchingfireflies.com\/Qstore\/Qstore.cgi?CMD=009&amp;DEPT=1111697573\">recipe stand<\/a> and lucky me a recipe for Sloppy Joes came with and I just so happened to have some ground beef defrosted and I didn&#8217;t know what I was making for dinner.&nbsp; So I used my new recipe and we loved it!&quot;<\/p>\n<p>A big fan,<\/p>\n<p>Nicole Dula<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 1.2em;\">Sloppy Joes<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span face=\"Times New Roman\">2 lb. ground beef<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span face=\"Times New Roman\">1 C. diced onion<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span face=\"Times New Roman\">1 C. diced celery<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span face=\"Times New Roman\">2 T. vinegar<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span face=\"Times New Roman\">4 T. brown sugar<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span face=\"Times New Roman\">1 T. mustard<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span face=\"Times New Roman\">1 \u00bd C. catsup<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span face=\"Times New Roman\">1 C. water<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span face=\"Times New Roman\">1 T. Worcestershire sauce<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span face=\"Times New Roman\">\u00bd C. oatmeal<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">\n<p><span face=\"Times New Roman\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\">Brown the first three ingredients, then add other items.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Simmer one hour, stirring occasionally. 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