Aaron Burr to the principal's office, please.

Kids love flutternutter sandwiches on white bread AND I was looking for an excuse to break in my new crock pot. That's right, fellow crockers, I have a new pot. The pot itself isn't new, but it's new to me thanks to Freecycling Heather.  No more burnsthecrudoutofeverything pot for me. I now have 2 6 quart pots. My AWESOME pot which I'm going to call "Alexander" (it's a Hamilton Beach) and this new one I'm going to call "Aaron Burr" (it's a Rival).  I am hilarious, I know.



"Classic White Bread for a Fluffernutter Sandwich" (6 quart pot-"Aaron Burr")

~1 envelope of active dry yeast
~1 t sugar
~1/4 c warm water
~1 egg
~1/4 c vegetable oil
~1 c lukewarm water
~1 t salt
~1/4 c sugar
~ 4 c flour

Combine yeast, 1 t sugar, and 1/4 warm water in a medium bowl.
Allow yeast to foam, about 5 minutes.
Add egg, oil, lukewarm water, salt, 1/4 c sugar and 2 c flout.
Beat with an electric mixer on low for 2 minutes.
With a wooden spoon, sir in remaining flour.
Place dough in greased crock pot.
Cover and cook on high for 2 hours.
Remove stoneware from crock pot and let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.

It's not the best bread in the world, but it was good enough for me. The edges were a little overcooked because I lost track of time, so I cut them off kids week style, and gobbled up my fluffernutter like any self respecting 30 5 year old would.

Kids love Sloppy Joes. Quite possibly because of the the word "sloppy". I based this recipe off of two different recipes and substituted ground turkey, so I guess I can say this is MY sloppy joe recipe.

"Sloppy Joes" (6 quart pot-"Alexander")

~1 lb ground turkey
 ~1 c onion, chopped
~2 cloves garlic, minced
~1 c ketchup
~1 c red bell pepper, chopped
~3 T Worcestershire sauce
~1/4 c brown sugar
~2 T vinegar
~2 T Gulden's mustard
~1 t chili powder
~hamburger buns

Brown turkey, onion, and garlic on medium heat. Drain and discard fat.
Combine ketchup, bell pepper, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, mustard, and chili powder in crock pot.
Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.
Spoon onto hamburger buns.

My other half makes a mean sloppy joe. It's one of my favorite things that he cooks...or used to cook, I guess. I've sort of taken over the kitchen these days. As per usual, I asked him what he thought about dinner. "Like, seriously yum.", he says. I guess I make a mean sloppy joe myself.