Things taken for granted...

You would think that having sloppy joes wouldn't be a big deal. When we were still eating mostly packaged store bought ingredients...it was a quick meal.

The reality is that when you have an food allergy and you can't find any buns that do not contain things you are allergic to. This becomes somewhat of a complicated task. I had been struggling with wanting to make some hamburger buns, but I couldn't seem to find the time to dedicate to the task. Well, the other day I had enough and I was bound and determined that we were going to have sloppy joes. I spent quite a few afternoon hours on Sunday, working on my precious hamburger buns.

I was so proud of how they turned out and they were gone in a flash. Luckily, I took pictures!  Here is where you can find the recipe for the hamburger buns, which came from the Better Homes and Garden cookbook.  I absolutely love this cookbook!  We normally make sloppy joes that aren't tomato based.  We really love this recipe and have been using it for years.

Sloppy Joes

Brown the following ingredients.

2 lbs hamburger

1 medium size onion-chopped up

1 clove garlic

1 tsp basil

Cream of Mushroom Sauce

2 Cups milk(we use Rice Dream Rice Milk)

4 Tablespoons margarine(Earth Balance-soy free)

4 Tablespoons flour

1 small can mushrooms-pieces and stems

1 tsp salt

While hamburger is browning, in a separate sauce pan melt 4 Tablespoons butter/margarine over low heat.  After the butter has melted, add 4 Tablespoons of flour, until the flour is dissolved.  Add 2 Cups of milk and turn the heat back up to high.  Over high heat, whisk the mixture until it thickens and remove from heat.  Add at least 1 tsp salt and 1 small can of mushrooms-food processed.  After hamburger is browned, drain the grease.  Add the cream sauce to your hamburger and heat on low for at least 10 minutes.  Serve with homemade buns.  Yummy!