Ok, I admit it: I'm addicted to peanut butter. Sweet or savory, peanut butter satisfies. Marc first wooed me in the Sierra Trading Post breakroom some 6 years ago with his (now legendary) Tofu with Spicy Thai Peanut Sauce and Spinach. Oh, how I loved that tofu.
I later adapted the recipe for backpacking
(using baked tofu, dehydrated veggies and quick-cook brown rice), which led me to the finalist round of the REI Camp Stove Cook-Off in Denver (see picture). Ultimately I was beat out by some lame fried dough thing stuffed with pepperoni. Apparently, the backpacking world wasn't ready for our bold combination of sweet and spicy. Or maybe it was the tofu. Either way, the dish has since been used to satisfy a number of hungry hikers.
I eat peanut butter several times a day as a condiment to so many things beyond your basic slice of bread. My favorite medium for eating PB right now is a crisp organic Jonagold or Braeburn apple. When I'm feeling particularly frisky, I sprinkle on some dried cranberries, too. Sadly, I have been out of apples for a couple days now, and tonight I resorted to dipping my baby carrots in the sweet treat. Let me tell you ... that was delightful!
We buy organic Marantha peanut butter in massive 32oz. double packs at Costco because:
1. Price is unbeatable ($6 for 4lbs. of organic peanut butter? forget it.)
2. We eat a LOT of it.
Sometimes, like this week, we are out of the super-sized jar of PB, so I am forced to buy the (what seems to be) puny jar of organic peanut butter from the store down the street. This smaller container seems to highlight just how quickly we go through the stuff. Although I have to admit, this new invention, Stirless Organic Peanut Butter, is ingenious. No more oil slicks down the side of the jar or dried out spots at the bottom. It's almost worth investing in the smaller size. Almost.
With only a single piece of Birdland Bread left in the bag (I'm saving it for my morning toast with PB and honey tomorrow ... have you ever experienced how delicious peanut butter tastes when paired with your morning coffee?), and all the baby carrots long gone ... I'm considering what my next move will be. Corn tortilla? That doesn't seem right.
Perhaps just a spoon would satisfy my PB tooth for tonight.
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