Guest guest Posted October 25, 2000 Report Share Posted October 25, 2000 You have been emailed an article by your friend, Beth Cangiano, who said: " Thought this was a great article! Remember me-I am the one that LOVES PEANUT BUTTER! So this is a good article! " Visit Themestream at http://www.themestream.com/ to see more articles on this subject, or over a thousand other subjects. To quick- to the Cooking for a Family category, simply reply to this email to start getting updates delivered to you daily. The reply can be empty. Thank you! Article Follows ------- Peanut Butter for the Desperate and Dangerous by Cherie Logan October 14, 2000 URL: http://www.themestream.com/articles/207326.html Peanut Butter for the Desperate and Dangerous I have this incredible marriage. My husband and I have the same tastes in most things. If he reads a book and hates it, so will I. If I like a food, so will he. Except for peanut butter. I could be eloquent and say that the peanut butter eaters in our home are my children. But that would be a terrible lie. They dabble in it. In fact, my daughter's favorite when-mom-is-not-looking pastime is to dabble with both hands and then run and hide. No, my children are not the peanut butter connoisseurs. The crime belongs to their mother. Perhaps that creamy light brown stuff is a sin to health but is has a revered spot in my cupboard. Here are peanut butter ideas to cause my husband to rush to the bathroom holding his stomach. Isn't that a delightful thought? ____________________ Peanut Butter Sandwiches There is an art to this. It isn't enough to put the good stuff on the bread. You have to know your diners. Little children should only have a little peanut butter. Too much and they can choke. Heimlech Maneuver on somebody choking on sticky peanut butter would be a disaster. When they get older, you put a little more on the bread but not too much more. They'll never know what they are missing and you can have more for yourself. How do I like it? Thick and creamy. And if it is melty from being on warm bread, so much the better. Peanut Butter and Jam Peanut Butter, mayonnaise and tomatoes Peanut butter, mayonnaise and (gag!) baloney (my mother fed this to us. My children think I'm nuts.) Don't try Peanut Butter and Tuna ____________________ The Best Quickie Ever: 90 Second Chocolate Peanut Swirls Warm a tortilla for 15 seconds in the microwave. Spread with Peanut Butter Sprinkle with sugar or cinnamon sugar Sprinkle with chocolate chips Roll and and put back in the microwave for 15-25 seconds. Take out of oven and gently semi flatten. Slice into pinwheels and let cool. Gooey, rich and deliciously yummy. ____________________ Open Faced Peanut Butter Sandwiches Ok, so some of these combinations are only for the Dangerous and Desperate! Peanut butter and Applesauce Peanut butter and sliced bananas Peanut butter and sliced strawberries Peanut butter and sugar Peanut butter and cinnamon sugar Peanut butter and (gasp!) Honey Peanut butter and plain yogurt Peanut butter and flavored yogurt Peanut butter and cream cheese. Put the cream cheese on first or you'll get frustrated. Peanut butter and sour cream ____________________ Forget the Bread Peanut Butter on tortillas and on crackers. Peanut Butter on apple slices. Peanut Butter on pineapple chunks. Peanut Butter on a banana. Peanut Butter on celery. Boring but what's a menu list with this tricky way to get children to eat something green. Of course, the children usually just suck off the peanut butter and raisins and leave the celery behind. ____________________ Chocolate Peanut Butter Pies This is a critique, not a recipe. I have tried these pies at any restaurant that offers them. Here is what I think of CP Pies. My favorite ever was at a little place in La Mesa, San Diego, California. The diner is no longer there and the pie is only a fond memory. This place, Margaret's, made what looked like a chocolate cream pie and added the perfect amount of peanut butter to the mix. It wasn't a faint hint of peanut butter. It was Chocolate Peanut Butter and Don't You Forget It! My next favorite was at a family owned restaurant in Ramona, San Diego, California called The Telephone Company. My mother once gave me one of these pies as a gift. And it was a perfect gift for nutty tendencies. This style was the same as my third favorite which is found at the chain, Baker's Square. This type has a layer of very thick and rich chocolate topped by a peanut butter custard. Most restaurants cheat. They make peanut butter pies without the chocolate. Or they use such a thin layer of chocolate that it might as well be absent. And often the custard is so lightly flavored that one wonders exactly what is being eaten. I have found a quick fix though. While dining at Denny's, I requested a side of fudge and dumped it on the pie. Ah! The Band-Aid Surgery worked! ____________________ The Ultimate Offense One last peanut butter idea. Blame this on my mother, on my grandfather, on the Kansas Midwest. Anything but don't throw stones at the messenger! I was raised with putting peanut butter on pancakes, waffles and french toast and then pouring hot syrup over the top. When I would stay at a friend's home, the family would gather around and be appalled at the sight. When I married my husband all but forbid that concoction to be eaten in his sight. Then we went on vacation. First we stopped at his childhood friend's home. At breakfast, his wife served...pancakes with peanut butter and syrup. Then we stopped at Neil's sister's home. For breakfast we had...pancakes with peanut butter and syrup. Finally we stopped at my grandfather's home. Of course it was pancakes with peanut butter and syrup. Neil had figured that the world had gone mad. We lived in Kansas City, Missouri while he finished school to be a chiropractor. When we were on the road, moving to that far away state we stopped at a little restaurant in Kansas. Right on the menu in bold black print...you got it...Pancakes with Peanut Butter and Syrup! Ah-hah! Maybe that is where my Kansas born grandfather got the family tradition! ____________________ Writing this inspired me and I just made my Quickie Desert: 90 Second Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirls. My children hovered as I used the last of my chips. I guarded my concoction like a dog with a bone. But their little hands were quicker then the blink of an eye as they left behind my empty plate. ____________________ Kitchen Chaos Children in the Kitchen Children Still in the Kitchen Marathon Cooking and Other Ideas A Little of This and More of That Peanut Butter for the Desperate and the Dangerous Kitchen Crisis Munchies for the Masses ____________________ For an index of my ThemeStream articles please see: Family Life and Homeschool Index Ponderings of an LDS Mother Ten Children Born of Courage and Faith Ten Children Raised on Hope and Love Copyright Cherie Logan About this author: I'm a mother of ten children, nine living. Eight have been born at home and all have been hometaught. I enjoy writing, speaking, teaching and genealogy. As the wife of a chiropractor I am also interested in health, alternative medicine and an enjoyable balanced life. I have been helping Neil's patients in the area of communication, goal setting and the emotional aspects of health for the past fifteen years. I have taught childbirth classes and have helped women with nursing babies and child rearing for over twenty years. Boy, I don't feel old enough to be doing these things this long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2000 Report Share Posted October 25, 2000 Good grief, Beth! Check out message #1369 right above this one for my peanut sauce. You won't be disappointed! Best wishes, Jeffkukz ******************************************************************** , Beth Cangiano <Bethie1480@a...> wrote: > > You have been emailed an article by your friend, > Beth Cangiano, who said: > " Thought this was a great article! Remember me-I am the one that LOVES PEANUT BUTTER! So this is a good article! " > > Visit Themestream at http://www.themestream.com/ to see more > articles on this subject, or over a thousand other subjects. > To quick- to the Cooking for a Family category, simply reply > to this email to start getting updates delivered to you daily. > The reply can be empty. Thank you! > > > Article Follows > ------- > > Peanut Butter for the Desperate and Dangerous > > by Cherie Logan > October 14, 2000 > URL: http://www.themestream.com/articles/207326.html > > > Peanut Butter for the Desperate and Dangerous > > I have this incredible marriage. My husband and I have the same > tastes in most things. If he reads a book and hates it, so will I. > If I like a food, so will he. Except for peanut butter. I could be > eloquent and say that the peanut butter eaters in our home are my > children. But that would be a terrible lie. They dabble in it. In > fact, my daughter's favorite when-mom-is-not-looking pastime is to > dabble with both hands and then run and hide. No, my children are not > the peanut butter connoisseurs. The crime belongs to their mother. > Perhaps that creamy light brown stuff is a sin to health but is has a > revered spot in my cupboard. > > Here are peanut butter ideas to cause my husband to rush to the > bathroom holding his stomach. Isn't that a delightful thought? > ____________________ > > Peanut Butter Sandwiches > > There is an art to this. It isn't enough to put the good stuff on the > bread. You have to know your diners. Little children should only > have a little peanut butter. Too much and they can choke. Heimlech > Maneuver on somebody choking on sticky peanut butter would be a > disaster. > > When they get older, you put a little more on the bread but not too > much more. They'll never know what they are missing and you can have > more for yourself. > > How do I like it? Thick and creamy. And if it is melty from being on > warm bread, so much the better. > > Peanut Butter and Jam > Peanut Butter, mayonnaise and tomatoes > Peanut butter, mayonnaise and (gag!) baloney (my mother fed this to > us. My children think I'm nuts.) > > Don't try > Peanut Butter and Tuna > ____________________ > > The Best Quickie Ever: > 90 Second Chocolate Peanut Swirls > > Warm a tortilla for 15 seconds in the microwave. > Spread with Peanut Butter > Sprinkle with sugar or cinnamon sugar > Sprinkle with chocolate chips > > Roll and and put back in the microwave for 15-25 seconds. Take out of > oven and gently semi flatten. Slice into pinwheels and let cool. > Gooey, rich and deliciously yummy. > ____________________ > > Open Faced Peanut Butter Sandwiches > Ok, so some of these combinations are > only for the Dangerous and Desperate! > > Peanut butter and Applesauce > Peanut butter and sliced bananas > Peanut butter and sliced strawberries > Peanut butter and sugar > Peanut butter and cinnamon sugar > Peanut butter and (gasp!) Honey > Peanut butter and plain yogurt > Peanut butter and flavored yogurt > Peanut butter and cream cheese. Put the cream cheese on first or > you'll get frustrated. > Peanut butter and sour cream > ____________________ > > Forget the Bread > > Peanut Butter on tortillas and on crackers. > Peanut Butter on apple slices. > Peanut Butter on pineapple chunks. > Peanut Butter on a banana. > > Peanut Butter on celery. Boring but what's a menu list with this > tricky way to get children to eat something green. Of course, the > children usually just suck off the peanut butter and raisins and leave > the celery behind. > ____________________ > > Chocolate Peanut Butter Pies > > This is a critique, not a recipe. I have tried these pies at any > restaurant that offers them. Here is what I think of CP Pies. > > My favorite ever was at a little place in La Mesa, San Diego, > California. The diner is no longer there and the pie is only a fond > memory. This place, Margaret's, made what looked like a chocolate > cream pie and added the perfect amount of peanut butter to the mix. > It wasn't a faint hint of peanut butter. It was Chocolate Peanut > Butter and Don't You Forget It! > > My next favorite was at a family owned restaurant in Ramona, San > Diego, California called The Telephone Company. My mother once gave > me one of these pies as a gift. And it was a perfect gift for nutty > tendencies. This style was the same as my third favorite which is > found at the chain, Baker's Square. This type has a layer of very > thick and rich chocolate topped by a peanut butter custard. > > Most restaurants cheat. They make peanut butter pies without the > chocolate. Or they use such a thin layer of chocolate that it might > as well be absent. And often the custard is so lightly flavored that > one wonders exactly what is being eaten. I have found a quick fix > though. While dining at Denny's, I requested a side of fudge and > dumped it on the pie. Ah! The Band-Aid Surgery worked! > ____________________ > > The Ultimate Offense > > One last peanut butter idea. Blame this on my mother, on my > grandfather, on the Kansas Midwest. Anything but don't throw stones > at the messenger! > > I was raised with putting peanut butter on pancakes, waffles and > french toast and then pouring hot syrup over the top. When I would > stay at a friend's home, the family would gather around and be > appalled at the sight. When I married my husband all but forbid that > concoction to be eaten in his sight. Then we went on vacation. > > First we stopped at his childhood friend's home. At breakfast, his > wife served...pancakes with peanut butter and syrup. > > Then we stopped at Neil's sister's home. For breakfast we > had...pancakes with peanut butter and syrup. > > Finally we stopped at my grandfather's home. Of course it was > pancakes with peanut butter and syrup. > > Neil had figured that the world had gone mad. > > We lived in Kansas City, Missouri while he finished school to be a > chiropractor. When we were on the road, moving to that far away state > we stopped at a little restaurant in Kansas. Right on the menu in > bold black print...you got it...Pancakes with Peanut Butter and > Syrup! Ah-hah! Maybe that is where my Kansas born grandfather got > the family tradition! > ____________________ > > Writing this inspired me and I just made my Quickie Desert: 90 Second > Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirls. > > My children hovered as I used the last of my chips. I guarded my > concoction like a dog with a bone. But their little hands were > quicker then the blink of an eye as they left behind my empty plate. > ____________________ > > Kitchen Chaos > Children in the Kitchen > Children Still in the Kitchen > Marathon Cooking and Other Ideas > A Little of This and More of That > Peanut Butter for the Desperate and the Dangerous > Kitchen Crisis > Munchies for the Masses > ____________________ > > For an index of my ThemeStream > articles please see: > Family Life and Homeschool Index > Ponderings of an LDS Mother > Ten Children Born of Courage and Faith > Ten Children Raised on Hope and Love > > > > Copyright Cherie Logan > About this author: > I'm a mother of ten children, nine living. Eight have been born at > home and all have been hometaught. I enjoy writing, speaking, teaching > and genealogy. As the wife of a chiropractor I am also interested in > health, alternative medicine and an enjoyable balanced life. I have > been helping Neil's patients in the area of communication, goal > setting and the emotional aspects of health for the past fifteen > years. I have taught childbirth classes and have helped women with > nursing babies and child rearing for over twenty years. Boy, I don't > feel old enough to be doing these things this long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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