My son Sam likes to play an imagination game that he calls "Would you rather ...?"
So, the other day, Sam said, "Mom, would you rather be trapped in a cage with a lion for three days, or lick peanut butter off a hobo's foot?"
"Hmmmm," I said. "Neither sounds very attractive, so that's a tough choice. I guess I'd rather lick the peanut butter off a hobo's foot. That wouldn't necessarily kill me. What would you rather do?"
"I'd rather spend three days in a lion's cage," he said. "With the lion, I wouldn't have to eat peanut butter."
Sam hates peanut butter. For a parent, that's a bummer. PB&J has always been a parent's fall-back, when there's no lunch meat or you need something to eat portable to eat.
Peanut butter has more grown-up uses, too. When a friend told me she wanted a good peanut sauce recipe, I referred her to Laraine Perri's excellent Thai recipe published in the December 2008 issue. You'll find it here: http://www.relishmag.com/recipes/view/37028/thai-peanut-sauce.html. It's simple, fast and keeps a long time in the refrigerator. I like it with grilled chicken, beef, pork, shrimp, or tossed with noodles. And it's terrific with spring rolls!
Poor Sam. He may never know what he's missing
So, the other day, Sam said, "Mom, would you rather be trapped in a cage with a lion for three days, or lick peanut butter off a hobo's foot?"
"Hmmmm," I said. "Neither sounds very attractive, so that's a tough choice. I guess I'd rather lick the peanut butter off a hobo's foot. That wouldn't necessarily kill me. What would you rather do?"
"I'd rather spend three days in a lion's cage," he said. "With the lion, I wouldn't have to eat peanut butter."
Sam hates peanut butter. For a parent, that's a bummer. PB&J has always been a parent's fall-back, when there's no lunch meat or you need something to eat portable to eat.
Peanut butter has more grown-up uses, too. When a friend told me she wanted a good peanut sauce recipe, I referred her to Laraine Perri's excellent Thai recipe published in the December 2008 issue. You'll find it here: http://www.relishmag.com/recipes/view/37028/thai-peanut-sauce.html. It's simple, fast and keeps a long time in the refrigerator. I like it with grilled chicken, beef, pork, shrimp, or tossed with noodles. And it's terrific with spring rolls!
Poor Sam. He may never know what he's missing
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