free lunches and peas

i think i need a sunrise

Posted in Fooddie, Reminiscing, Singapore, Yummy People, famileee by freeneonmeals on 27 August 2008

i’ve been so busy with the mountains of odd things that find their way to the top of my to-do list that i haven’t really had the chance to sit down and complete my thoughts. and when my mind is blank food creeps in..

i saw this entry on simply recipes which reminded me of nanna and her version of sloppy joes which is made with a sandwich maker and with normal bread instead of the buns the recipe uses. also the recipe itself is quite different from the one on simply recipes. nanna put a hint of curry powder in her beef mince which gave them nice kick and probably didn’t use as many ingredients as they do. i don’t remember nanna putting tomato sauce in or red wine vinegar or celery. actually on hindsight, i doubt the recipe even vaguely resembles nanna’s recipe. oh well.

back to nanna and her recipe (and my tummy). i used to slip in some cheese just before nanna closed the lid to let it toast which would always get her cross because the cheese had a tendency of oozing out of the bread and getting messy. but the result was always fantastic with gooey melty cheese on top of a brilliant beef mince in a perfect sandwich triangle. it made getting nanna cross very worth it.

how wonderful it is that sometimes though a recipe differs so much from how we know it to be, they still bring back memories and a good chuckle.

hmm, now i feel like going out and getting one myself.. along with a cake mixer..

okay, i m done! have a good weekend!! (for the lucky few with three day weeks or who just don’t feel like going to uni)

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