PB&J = simplicity, no refrigeration needed, cheap, and just down right yumminess.
This, we already know. And most of us already know how to assemble a PB&J. BUT… just in case there’s any confusion, you can rest assured because eHow has saved the day with a PB&J How-To video.
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And, after you’ve mastered the art of PB&J, you might be ready for broad, new territory. Unleash those unstoppable PB&J Master Jedi skills and delve into a whole new realm of peanut butter and jelly – well, mostly peanut butter.
- Grilled Peanut Butter, Jelly and Banana
- Fluffernutter — Peanut Butter and Marshmallow Fluff
- Peanut Butter & Mayonnaise [and Shrimp!] — Yup. According to Epicurean.com, “The Southern Housekeeper listed recipes for Peanut Sandwiches, using ‘roasted peanuts chopped up into a fine paste and well mixed with mayonnaise or thick cream.’ In 1968, Ladies Home Journal offered fearless eaters a recipe for a Siamese Sandwich, which combined peanut butter with mayonnaise, shrimp, raisins, apple, celery, onion, powdered ginger and lime or lemon rind.”
- Asian Curry Spice Peanut Butter, Pickles, Coconut & Potato Chips — This concoction was whipped up by B.P. Loco and is appropriately called The Wacko.
- Organic Peanut Butter & Thick-Cut Bacon — At Portland’s own Peanut Butter Ellies, you can order up your very own PB&Bacon. But it doesn’t stop there. The Build Your Own option offers a wild array of toppings for your peanut butter cravings ranging from banana and gummy worms to guacamole and BBQ sauce. (The cafe closed, but adventurous PDX’ers can still order their wild sandwiches to-go.)
And, while creating your masterpiece sandwich, rock out to…
…a good meme dies hard.
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