Sloppy joes....I grew up disliking them and never wanted to have them. I found out as an adult it was because I detest the canned "Manwich" sauce. Homemade sloppy joes, with pepper and onion in the meat, and a dash of cider vinegar in the red sauce, though, are delicious. And better for you, considering the amount of salt in "Manwich." Homemade sloppy joes are so good, and make incredible leftovers because they get better with age.
So, sloppy joes for dinner last night. We were going to give the boys their first taste of a sloppy joe. Until I got a little nibble while I was plating them and said "Whoa! These are way too spicy for the kids!" Turns out, if you don't have the tablespoon of chili sauce (kind of like spicy ketchup), you can't substitute sriracha. At least, not tablespoon for tablespoon. These things were so spicy, they were nuclear!! Brian and I got through them, both with burning lips and polishing off a pitcher of iced tea. (Which was full at the beginning of the meal.) Any leftovers were promptly discarded. Chalk it up as a flop, or half a flop, if you will, since we ate them anyway. Not in a rush to do that again!
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