Last Friday's Birthday Week Indulgence was lunch at one of my go-to "quick food" spots in the 650: Asian Box. (More about that some other time.) While I was watching the locals fight it out for lunch-time parking spots in the ridiculously crowded Palo Alto Town & Country shopping center and digging into my usual … Continue reading Waste-Less Wednesday: Peanut Sauce
If you were following along with last week's user test of Alice Medrich's Peanut Crunch Brownies, then you might recall that I found myself sans a key ingredient when it came time to make said brownies. Yup, not a spoonful of crunchy, salted natural peanut butter in the house. Crap. While I will happily make … Continue reading Cook Local: DIY Crunchy Peanut Butter
I'm kind of apathetic toward peanut butter and jelly. There, I said it. I know, I know...who doesn't love PB&J?! It's a uniquely American thing that's like mother's milk to kids who grow up in this country. But I didn't grow up eating peanut butter and jelly, so for me it's been an acquired taste. … Continue reading Inspired: Rethinking PB&J
