Saturday, May 24, 2014

Explore the Unknown

The foodie world is one that can be dangerous. It sucks you in in so many sick and twisted ways that in the blink of an eye you can be spending a pretty penny while putting on some serious weight. It is fun, adventurous, exciting but most of all (at least for me) it is an outlet to be creative and feed my passion. With that said, I have this idea that one day I will win the lotto- stop being a nurse, get myself a food truck and hit the road!-- hey, a girl can dream.

I love food trucks and apparently they love me back- they love my hips in particular hahahaha...  But can I just take a moment and talk about a seriously delicious truck- Mr. PB&J. All things peanut butter- heaven in this girls book for sure. You name it, they have it.. and speaking of naming... they came up with this new incredible concoction that needed a name. Long story short- they had a contest to name it and guess who won...this girl right here! Got dibs on the very first one also. So please, if you are ever in South Florida and see this truck- stop, and ask for a "leggomybacon" and get ready to dive into waffles, with bananas, grape jelly, bacon and peanut butter... It is ok to mix it up, explore the unknown, you never know if you will like it until you try it.
Below- the face of satisfaction!


So what can you do with peanut butter? The list is endless.

Quick pick me up before a workout or a healthy snack:
Toasted wheat bread, PB and sliced bananas

Dessert:
Grape jelly stuffed vanilla cupcakes with PB frosting (I have made this... party in your mouth!)

Dipping sauce for chicken:
Whisk 1/2 cup PB and 1/2 cup soy sauce. Stir in 3 tblsp vegetable oil and 2 tblsp rice vinegar

Indulge:
Butter crackers, chocolate spread, PB

Twist on leggomybacon:
Toast, PB, bacon and bananas. Grill it and serve with spicy strawberry or grape jelly for dipping

Give it a shot... there are so many things you can do with PB.

~Enjoy