Lisa on February 3rd, 2010

Who doesn’t like a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup?  Peanut butter and chocolate just go together.  But I guarantee that once you make your own PB&C in solid form or smoothie/shake form, you won’t ever want to go back to the prepackaged kind.  The homemade variety tastes better, it’s a whole lot better for your health, [...]

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Lisa on November 23rd, 2009

In the States, we eat it with jam or in cookies.  If we’re getting really creative, we might throw in an apple or a stalk of celery with raisins.  (Remember your childhood “ant-on-a-log” snacks?)  In other regions of the world, though — notably Africa and southeast Asia — peanut butter is incorporated into everything from [...]

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Lisa on September 11th, 2009

Technically, a sandwich is a bready dough filled with something.  Hoagies, gyros, calzones, quesadillas … they all fall into the “sandwich” category.  You can stuff them with veggies or meats or cheeses or herbs or condiments or whatever your tongue desires.  Sandwiches are, in short, the ultimate custom dish.
In the spirit of adding to the [...]

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Lisa on August 24th, 2009

What’s your style — crunchy or creamy?  Salted or un-?  Virginia or Valencia?  Seems like there are just as many varieties of peanut butter as there are wines.  (And we haven’t even gotten into blanching or skins…)
I think the #1 thing you can do with really top-notch organic 100% peanut butter is use it as [...]

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Lisa on March 3rd, 2009

Although John Montagu–the 4th Earl of Sandwich–probably didn’t invent one of the staples of modern-day American cuisine, he certainly ensured its popularity.  What other eighteenth-century dish is served in almost every restaurant in the country?
The sandwich is truly an elegant solution:  it allows for extreme creativity in both base and toppings, it’s a great way [...]

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