Today is my birthday. It's actually a significant one, but rather than dwell on that, let's think about food. My kids reminded me that I still haven't drawn one of my favorites...chocolate ice cream with peanut butter mixed in, so here it is.
Last week I gave our one-year-old a piece of my bagel with peanut butter. He made a yummy noise with a big smile. My daughter chimed in that he just experienced "peanut butter pizazz". {print available}
At a potluck this weekend one dish had a note taped on it that read "Contains Peanut Butter". Though I know this is a warning for those with peanut allergies, it was a neon sign to me announcing the delicacy inside. {print available}
For the last few months I've been eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for breakfast. I typically reserve this treat for weekend breakfasts, but have found they are great everyday. It fills me just enough that I don't do the morning snackies anymore. {print available}
My seven-year-old daughter loves to eat peanut butter on "toast" for her weekend breakfast. Note...its not really toast, but just plain bread, even though she calls it the former. I must always remember that her bread is not to touch the toaster and only the knife covered with peanut butter.
Its like deja vu...seeing my daughter secretly pull out the silverware drawer, delicately lift out a spoon, then tiptoe over to the cabinet where the peanut butter jar lives. She scoops out the sticky, brown heaven, then jumps back guilt-stricken when caught. Its not like I haven't done that before, though its been over 20 years. Its just weird seeing it through a mom's eyes. {available}
One of my favorite weekend breakfast foods is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, plus a glass of milk. Its a great source of protein and fruit (sort of)...why not start your day this way?
What a way to start off the year...with a scotcheroo. Honestly, I've never made these before, but they taste really good. Our friends brought them over last night for our New Year's Eve get-together and the kids snarfed them down. My son says his 4th grade class jumps every time a classmate brings them for treats. How can you go wrong with peanut butter and chocolate?
