Boring Weekend Recap
source Monday, we meet again. You come on like lightning you saucy wench. I hope you all had a great weekend and managed to keep cool. We got up to 96 at different times so that's...fun. I have to start with these two cards I got in the mail Thursday night. The big paper one is from the friends we gifted our old grill to. The Mr and I cracked up at the hot dog 'thanks' on what is an exact image of the grill along with a lovely note from the Mrs of the couple thanking us profusely as they didn't have money to replace their grill that was falling apart. The other is from my friend I've known since 1988 and he doesn't send out cards much so this was a surprise. It was him telling us how lucky he is to have us a friends and how much we mean to him and he thought we should know. It made me cry for sure (and then of course check in to make sure he was okay. He is.) Obviously any kind of communication is appreciated but t...
I did enjoy this but I agree it does not have that full sloppy joe flavor that you get with the real deal. Definitely missing something but still tasty enough that I was glad to have it for a change of pace without having to go full sodium and full calorie like with the real sloppy joe's.
ReplyDeleteYeah. When you're looking for a good enough substitute without all of the salt, this fits the bill. Given we have it once or twice a year, I'd probably figure out a way to just work in the salt for the classic taste.
DeleteThey don't sell those anywhere around here. Seriously disappointed in my local food markets.
ReplyDeleteWell that stinks! I did a little looking and found a 12 pack on Amazon for a good price. ($1.23 per packet) I put the link in the post if you want to check it out. I know that's a lot for one person but if a few people wanted to give it a go, you could go in on it and try it that way. Hopefully more stores will start getting them soon. I was only able to find it at one store for the longest time then another big box store started carrying it too. So I think they may be branching out slowly but surely.
DeleteI haven't looked around here. We don't have sloppy joes very often, and when we do we have a different version that hubby grew up with and I didn't know existed before we met. Ground beef and baked beans mixed together instead of the tomato based Manwich style "joes". I never ate them growing up and neither version is really a favorite for me. When I run out of the huge can of taco seasoning I have in my cupboard I'm going to look for the taco stuff though.
ReplyDeleteHmm, I don't know that I would call that sloppy joes but I'm dang intrigued and will likely try it now! LOL Maybe it's regional? Either way, it sounds hearty and well, farty. I shall pop Beano!
DeleteI saw the taco and sloppy joe seasoning at the grocery store sometime in the past couple weeks, and remembered your blog about it. I remember thinking how the packets were hidden away, far from the section where all the sauce, etc. packets are displayed together, like those for chili, gravy, etc. Good idea to buy them on Amazon, although I will want to try ONE before I buy a BUNCH. I was wondering if a little mustard on the bun, might give it a little extra "sloppy-joeness" for you?
ReplyDeleteI think they keep it near the Mexican stuff in our store. (Tortillas, salsas, etc.) I thought that was odd now that mention it! Yes, definitely try it to make sure you like it before buying a gaggle. LOL I was thinking the same thing about mustard. I can't quite say if that is the taste that is somewhat lacking but I might compare ingredients between the packet and canned stuff to see if something jumps out at me. I'd like to keep things as low salt as possible but I don't want to sacrifice flavor either.
DeleteI have not tried them yet, but it's not for not looking! I've looked at 3 different stores and haven't found them yet (although I've found other Mrs Dash seasonings). I have 2 coupons for them as well, so I'm still on the hunt for them. I have not tried Walmart or Target yet though so I need to give those a try as well. I want to try the taco one you recommended first!
ReplyDeleteI've seen them slowly creeping out into more stores so hopefully you'll get the in your area soon as well. The taco one is really great. I'll probably always have a packet of that on hand. Yum!
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