Beyond Peanut Butter & Jelly

[DMT]

For a blustery or wintery day:
PB&J, broiled on plain old (forgive me as I'm about to sin) "enriched" white bread...
Lightly toasted outside, peanut buter AND jelly pleasantly molten, served with a 12 oz tumbler of milk (either whole or 2%, none of that skim milk bovine guano...)

Or on a normal day, a triple decker, with three slices of bread (your choice - no penalty for selecting that Wonder Bread standby). PB on two faces, and jelly (combine grape AND strawberry) on both faces of the center slice.

One less slice of bread (extra starch/carbs) and all the taste!!!

Wash down with some milk, and get back out there to play!!!!

[Austin_]

I actually really enjoy peanut butter with fried bologne. I hope this counts, but I also like Grilled Chicken Burgers with a Spicy Peanut sauce- which the main ingredient is peanut butter, to balance out some of the spiciness. It is also mixed in with low-sodium soy sauce, sirachi, freshly minced garlic, fresh lime juice, toasted sesame oil, crushed red pepper, salt, and ground black pepper. Top it of with tomato and some aioli and serve with lime wedges.

[shel]

Last night on ICA, the secret ingredient was peanuts, and Bobby Flay made a peanut butter and cream cheese sandwich, dipped in a peanut butter-egg batter, and grilled it up like French toast, and poured a Pinot Noir reduction and Pinot grapes over the concoction for what must be an ultimate PB&J sandwich. It looked soooo good, although reducing two bottles of Pinot to make the sauce seems a little extravagent for a home-made breakfast or lunch sandwich. Still, a wonderful idea, imo.

Did anyone see that?

Shel

[CapeCodder]

Listen, I am reluctant to share this "recipe" because to many of you will gag and never trust aything I say again. However, every person I have cajoled, forced, threatened, or intimidated into trying it, invariably says, "Hmm, that is pretty good."

Start with toasted pita bread just shy of being too crisp. Spread PB, add sliced tomatoes and a hefty sprinkle of good granulated garlic. Eat while the pita is still warm.

Fresh garlic does not work, trust me on that. Cheap garlic salt or powder is not good. You need granulated garlic - about twice as course as garlic powder.

If anyone does try this sandwich, please let me know how much you enjoyed it. My goal is to get the whole ChefsTalk commnity hooked on it.