Comments on: All American Favorite http://thismommygig.org/2008/05/28/all-american-favorite/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:44:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: This Mommy Gig » Blog Archive » Heaven In a Jar - Win Some! http://thismommygig.org/2008/05/28/all-american-favorite/#comment-827 This Mommy Gig » Blog Archive » Heaven In a Jar - Win Some! Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:49:38 +0000 http://thismommygig.org/?p=122#comment-827 [...] house. P.B. Loco has a twitter account (@pbloco) and amazingly enough, right after Diane wrote her fabulous peanut butter post, @pbloco started following This Mommy Gig (@thismommygig) and me on [...] [...] house. P.B. Loco has a twitter account (@pbloco) and amazingly enough, right after Diane wrote her fabulous peanut butter post, @pbloco started following This Mommy Gig (@thismommygig) and me on [...]

]]> By: Diane's (grown) Daughter http://thismommygig.org/2008/05/28/all-american-favorite/#comment-360 Diane's (grown) Daughter Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:05:09 +0000 http://thismommygig.org/?p=122#comment-360 Favorite Peanut Butter sandwhich- Peanutbutter-and-banana. Best sandwhich ever!! I eat one at the summit of almost every hike I go on! (I don't do the Elvis thing and fry it, though, bleh) My Farmer's Market variant (summertime)- Fresh bread from local bakery, one scoop vanilla greek yogurt from local dairy, one scoop peanut butter, and seasonal berries. Favorite use of Peanut Butter as a snack- Two scoops over hot banana and a dash of cinammon, or combo-ed with honey. Honey and peanut butter- yum, especially creamed honey- taste so good together! And for some reason, combined, the taste reminds me of fried dough at the county fair. Favorite varieties of peanut butter: Teddy's All Natural Super-Chunk and Pure N Simple Natural Foods in Glens Falls (theirs is homemade) and Better N' Butter (to drizzle over other stuff) What is it about peanut butter that makes it so fulfilling a food to so many of the women I know?? Favorite Peanut Butter sandwhich-
Peanutbutter-and-banana. Best sandwhich ever!! I eat one at the summit of almost every hike I go on! (I don’t do the Elvis thing and fry it, though, bleh)

My Farmer’s Market variant (summertime)-
Fresh bread from local bakery, one scoop vanilla greek yogurt from local dairy, one scoop peanut butter, and seasonal berries.

Favorite use of Peanut Butter as a snack-
Two scoops over hot banana and a dash of cinammon, or combo-ed with honey.
Honey and peanut butter- yum, especially creamed honey- taste so good together! And for some reason, combined, the taste reminds me of fried dough at the county fair.

Favorite varieties of peanut butter:
Teddy’s All Natural Super-Chunk and
Pure N Simple Natural Foods in Glens Falls (theirs is homemade) and
Better N’ Butter (to drizzle over other stuff)

What is it about peanut butter that makes it so fulfilling a food to so many of the women I know??

]]> By: Charise Perkett Glasson http://thismommygig.org/2008/05/28/all-american-favorite/#comment-317 Charise Perkett Glasson Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:52:14 +0000 http://thismommygig.org/?p=122#comment-317 Diane, I can't wait to her your opinion the the jelly/jam... I giggle at how excited I just got out of describing in detail how to construct the perfect PB&J... It is truly the simple things in life that bring a real smile to our faces. Think I may just go make one. Cheers! Diane,
I can’t wait to her your opinion the the jelly/jam… I giggle at how excited I just got out of describing in detail how to construct the perfect PB&J… It is truly the simple things in life that bring a real smile to our faces. Think I may just go make one.
Cheers!

]]> By: Diane Cordell http://thismommygig.org/2008/05/28/all-american-favorite/#comment-316 Diane Cordell Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:42:10 +0000 http://thismommygig.org/?p=122#comment-316 I am speechless with delight, drooling with desire. The jam goes on my shopping list for tomorrow. ...and using the cookie cutters would eliminate the crust problem, wouldn't it ;-) Diane Cordells last blog post..<a href="http://dmcordell.blogspot.com/2008/05/edufreespirit.html" rel="nofollow">EduFreeSpirit</a> I am speechless with delight, drooling with desire. The jam goes on my shopping list for tomorrow.
…and using the cookie cutters would eliminate the crust problem, wouldn’t it ;-)
Diane Cordells last blog post..EduFreeSpirit

]]> By: Charise Perkett Glasson http://thismommygig.org/2008/05/28/all-american-favorite/#comment-315 Charise Perkett Glasson Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:37:10 +0000 http://thismommygig.org/?p=122#comment-315 Diane, My son goes to parochial school and I find that it makes the days when he doesn't have "hot lunch" look much better when he opens his lunch box. Sister commented on how cute it was of an idea was. Oh, to the "perfect" PB&J: 1. It's really about about the bread. Our children are NOT watching their waist line so go all out and buy squishy, mushy, and oh so loaded in carbs bread. Our yummy bread of choice, Potato Bread! 2. Peanut butter or almond butter Load it on on one side. 3. It's also all in the Jelly! Kid you not. It can make or break a PB&J. The only kind I keep in my house (you can ask around) is Tappist Preserve, Blackberry Seedless Jam. Once you try it, you will never go back... 4. Place the top slice of bread (do not put anything on that slice) and lightly press, as not to let the jelly squish out on the sides. 5. Finally, take your cookie cutter and press down evenly on all edges. *Important, make sure you go through both slices of bread. Then just wrap it in a paper towel, so the bread doesn't go stale and pop it into a zip lock bag. You son or daughter will make all the other kids GREEN with envy! Diane,
My son goes to parochial school and I find that it makes the days when he doesn’t have “hot lunch” look much better when he opens his lunch box. Sister commented on how cute it was of an idea was.
Oh, to the “perfect” PB&J:
1. It’s really about about the bread. Our children are NOT watching their waist line so go all out and buy squishy, mushy, and oh so loaded in carbs bread. Our yummy bread of choice, Potato Bread!
2. Peanut butter or almond butter Load it on on one side.
3. It’s also all in the Jelly! Kid you not. It can make or break a PB&J. The only kind I keep in my house (you can ask around) is Tappist Preserve, Blackberry Seedless Jam. Once you try it, you will never go back…
4. Place the top slice of bread (do not put anything on that slice) and lightly press, as not to let the jelly squish out on the sides.
5. Finally, take your cookie cutter and press down evenly on all edges.
*Important, make sure you go through both slices of bread.
Then just wrap it in a paper towel, so the bread doesn’t go stale and pop it into a zip lock bag.
You son or daughter will make all the other kids GREEN with envy!

]]> By: Diane Cordell http://thismommygig.org/2008/05/28/all-american-favorite/#comment-314 Diane Cordell Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:19:20 +0000 http://thismommygig.org/?p=122#comment-314 Charise, Nice idea - I'll remember it for future grandchildren! When my daughter was small, she hated the crusts on bread but the nuns at her parochial school refused to let the children waste food. So, of course, I cut the crusts off at home to spare my girl lunchtime tears. Wonder what the Sisters thought of my wastefulness. My mother taught use to spread the jelly on one slice of bread, PB on the other, then combine them. I've seen others spread PB, then swirl jelly on top of it. How do you construct the perfect PB&J? diane Diane Cordells last blog post..<a href="http://dmcordell.blogspot.com/2008/05/edufreespirit.html" rel="nofollow">EduFreeSpirit</a> Charise,
Nice idea - I’ll remember it for future grandchildren!
When my daughter was small, she hated the crusts on bread but the nuns at her parochial school refused to let the children waste food. So, of course, I cut the crusts off at home to spare my girl lunchtime tears. Wonder what the Sisters thought of my wastefulness.
My mother taught use to spread the jelly on one slice of bread, PB on the other, then combine them. I’ve seen others spread PB, then swirl jelly on top of it.
How do you construct the perfect PB&J?
diane

Diane Cordells last blog post..EduFreeSpirit

]]> By: Charise Perkett Glasson http://thismommygig.org/2008/05/28/all-american-favorite/#comment-313 Charise Perkett Glasson Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:07:26 +0000 http://thismommygig.org/?p=122#comment-313 Love the PB&J... New spin on the old stand by and what makes it really fun, use a cookie cutter in all sorts of shapes. How much better a "butterfly" shaped PB&j taste? Changing gears in the land of PB&J! By the way, I am a slave to habit and eat it EVER morning! Love the PB&J… New spin on the old stand by and what makes it really fun, use a cookie cutter in all sorts of shapes. How much better a “butterfly” shaped PB&j taste? Changing gears in the land of PB&J!
By the way, I am a slave to habit and eat it EVER morning!

]]> By: Diane Cordell http://thismommygig.org/2008/05/28/all-american-favorite/#comment-261 Diane Cordell Thu, 29 May 2008 21:22:53 +0000 http://thismommygig.org/?p=122#comment-261 Kate, I share your enthusiasm, and usually start off my day with peanut butter in some form, spread on a mini-bagel or as part of a nutritional bar. Kate & Kristen, I work in a school setting and understand the very real dangers of peanuts for some unlucky students. And alternative nut butters sound like a wonderful substitute. But, oh, I would miss my PB! diane Kate,
I share your enthusiasm, and usually start off my day with peanut butter in some form, spread on a mini-bagel or as part of a nutritional bar.

Kate & Kristen,
I work in a school setting and understand the very real dangers of peanuts for some unlucky students. And alternative nut butters sound like a wonderful substitute.
But, oh, I would miss my PB!

diane

]]> By: Kristen http://thismommygig.org/2008/05/28/all-american-favorite/#comment-244 Kristen Thu, 29 May 2008 03:06:16 +0000 http://thismommygig.org/?p=122#comment-244 My older son is actually one of the reasons peanuts aren't allowed in his daycare. I was so upset when I learned of his peanut allergy, but we have discovered almond butter, which is a great substitute! I've even converted to almond butter because of how good it is :) My older son is actually one of the reasons peanuts aren’t allowed in his daycare. I was so upset when I learned of his peanut allergy, but we have discovered almond butter, which is a great substitute! I’ve even converted to almond butter because of how good it is :)

]]> By: Kate http://thismommygig.org/2008/05/28/all-american-favorite/#comment-243 Kate Thu, 29 May 2008 02:49:02 +0000 http://thismommygig.org/?p=122#comment-243 Diane - I LOVE peanut butter and can't live without it! I know so many schools and daycares that are going nut-free now because of nut allergies and although I know it's necessary, I just have NO idea of what I'd pack for my kids' lunches! We lived on a PB&J sandwich every afternoon before swim practice for YEARS :-) Diane - I LOVE peanut butter and can’t live without it! I know so many schools and daycares that are going nut-free now because of nut allergies and although I know it’s necessary, I just have NO idea of what I’d pack for my kids’ lunches! We lived on a PB&J sandwich every afternoon before swim practice for YEARS :-)

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