Saving the world, One Sandwhich at a Time

PB and J is going to save the world. Thats right, the pb and j campaign argues that “You don’t have to change your whole diet to change the world. Just start with lunch.” By eating a plant based meal such as pb and j, instead of animal based meal then you can save water, preserve land, and slow global warming. Surprisingly, there really are facts and figures to back this campaign up. To learn more go to this link, trust me you will be glad you did :)

WTF!? PB Hot Dogs

So apparently there is this new craze of peanut butter infused hot dogs. The whole concept to me seems very strange, but I am willing to give these dogs a try. Apparently, the concept was inspired by a 7 year olds love of peanut butter. You can read more about this story in the article from the Pittsburgh Post Gazzete, which I pasted below.

Peanut butter hot dog craze sweeping Du Bois
7-year-old suggests them, people find them yummy
Sunday, June 11, 2006
By Cindi LashPittsburgh
Post-GazetteDU BOIS, Pa.

-- Russell Emel sure does like peanut butter.Forget dip for potato chips or ketchup for french fries. Russell demands a dollop of peanut butter on most everything, down to the ice cream for dessert.But when it came to indulging the first-grader's cravings for hot dogs garnished with a gob of Skippy, Russell's mother balked."It's not my thing," said Cyndee Emel, 41, with a grimace. "It kind of made me sick to smear it on the hot dogs for him."Russell persisted. His mother turned to the Internet, posting half-jesting pleas that would spark a community-wide inside joke in this Clearfield County city of 8,000: Could local meat market operator J. LeRoy Palumbo Jr. appease Russell by creating a peanut butter hot dog?Mr. Palumbo, whose culinary experiments in the landmark market his grandfather, Dominic, founded in 1927 have resulted in such treats as jalapeno-cheese hot dogs and wild boar jerky, took up the challenge. He and production manager Tom Weaver produced a 25-pound experimental batch, even though they feared it would be awful.As an unmistakable nutty smell wafted from the smokehouse under Palumbo's Meats of Du Bois, Mr. Palumbo fired off a response to the Web site, announcing, "Come get 'em." That batch sold out in hours. So did the next.Three weeks later, Mr. Palumbo has sold nearly 1,000 pounds of the protein-packed franks and can barely keep them in his cooler after a "Peanut Butter Hot Dogs" sign goes up over his shop.He's talking with a peanut-butter producer about marketing the culinary creation to a wider audience. Some of his neighbors are kicking around the idea of a community festival dedicated to the dogs.And his muse, Russell, 7, is basking in the glory of classmates declaring him a genius as they ended the year at Oklahoma Elementary School with a peanut butter dog luncheon."We were doing it for fun, for the community and for a kid," said Mr. Palumbo, 35, whose shop walls are covered with red, pink and blue ribbons he's won for his sausages, hot dogs and other meat products in state competitions."Who knew it would take off like it has? It's so great that a 7-year-old boy made it happen."Mr. Palumbo said Mrs. Emel posted her initial query about peanut butter hot dogs several months ago after people began discussing unusual food combinations on www.godubois.com."It started kind of a joke, but then lots of regulars on the [message board] were joking around ... about beating each other with peanut butter hot dogs, all kinds of things," he said. "I thought it was a pretty odd combination myself."But after Mrs. Emel kidded him again online, Mr. Palumbo reconsidered. His staff was making hot dogs anyway -- the market sells about 1,200 pounds each week to wholesale and retail customers -- and he likes to try out new tastes.He and Mr. Weaver, 60, who previously worked for Iron City Brewing and Nabisco, "played around" May 19, mixing beef and pork, spices, water and peanut butter until they achieved a consistency that, to their practiced eyes, looked right.They won't discuss their process, combination of ingredients or brand of peanut butter. But they said the trick was to get the thick, oily peanut butter to blend smoothly before stuffing and cooking the franks."To be brutally honest, I thought it would be absolutely horrid," Mr. Palumbo said, laughing. "There was a lot of eye rolling [from Mr. Weaver and other workers.] It was a blind ordeal."Mr. Weaver got the first taste, biting into a dog right out of the smokehouse and shrugging, "Not bad." Mr. Palumbo packaged the dogs, $2.99 for eight, announced their availability on the Web site and figured that would be it.By Monday morning, townspeople clamored for more. On Wednesday, a second, 50-pound batch sold out in hours. One customer bought 15 pounds. Chatter about the dogs continued on godubois.com and on the street as people sampled them, shipped them to out-of-town relatives and debated the merits of chocolate vs. jelly toppings."I'll tell you what, I bought them. I enjoyed [them]" said Patty Klebacha, a clerk in the city treasurer's office. "It's almost like every day somebody has something to say about them. I figured I'd try them before it goes worldwide."The local newspaper caught wind of the demand and published a story. Local radio and television stations followed. The peanut butter company asked for samples. Mr. Palumbo whipped up a radio commercial in which his two daughters discuss "the new buzz:"-- "Angelina and Brad had their baby?"-- "No silly, Dad's new peanut butter hot dogs."Inspired by the success of nearby Punxsutawney in promoting its groundhog, some people in Du Bois have proposed holding a peanut butter hot dog festival to draw tourists.Du Bois Manager Ron Trzyra, who likes hot dogs but would rather leave out the peanut butter, said no one had submitted a formal proposal to hold a festival. But peanut butter hot dogs are on menus for food booths at an upcoming charity race and Community Days next weekend. .As for Russell, he's still enjoying the treat and his celebrity around town. But as he visited with Mr. Palumbo last week, he made his mother and older sisters gag when he wondered aloud how a peanut butter hamburger would taste."It's all been a lot of fun and we appreciate what [Mr. Palumbo] has done," Mrs. Emel said. "I ate one and they're not too bad. Now don't ever ask me to make one the old way again."

Peanut Butter Jelly Time Update

HAAAAA!

So I know I already posted on the hilarious peanut butter jelly time song, but there is breaking

news on the video. I recently saw it on an episode of Family Guy, which is one of the best shows eva. In the video Brian tries to cheer Peter up by putting on a banana suit and singing the peanut butter jelly song. The video can be found here. I hope you find it as funny as I did!

My life with PB

So I just wanted to show you alll the huge role pb has played in my life.

Above is me on Easter and below that is me on on my 18th birthday.

My favorite pb snack, Reeses, is in both pics and I really don't know where I would be today

without it.

A Sandwich Fit For the King

Elvis Presley was widely known for his love of peanut butter and banana sandwiches. Incredibly, he would eat 12 to 15 sandwiches per sitting!!!

Here is the recipe to make these famous sandwiches and clearly if they are good enough for the King then they must be something special!

Ingredients:

• 2 slices of white bread
• 2 tablespoons of smooth peanut butter
• 1 small ripe banana mashed2 tablespoons of butter

Instructions:

1. Spread the peanut butter on one slice of bread and the mashed banana on the other
2. Press the slices gently together
3. Melt the butter over low heat in a small frying pan
4. Place the sandwich in the pan and fry until golden brown on both sides.
5. Enjoy mothalickas!
   

The Peanut Butter and Jelly Fish Stuffed Animal

A friend told me about this weird pb and jelly stuffed animal thing that they saw online and they thought it would be a great addition to my blog. I couldn't agree more. This plush toy is wicked cooooool. It can be found online at the Sassy Moose Tree Shop and sells for $32 plus shipping and handling. Sadly, it is currently sold out :( Hopefully someday I will be able to own my very own plush peanut butter and jelly fish stuffed animal creature thingy.

Its Peanut Butter Jelly Time

This is my favorite peanut butter and jelly video evvvaa. Basically, it is a dancing banana to a song about peanut butter and jelly. This video has over 10 million views, which is insane. It seems that pb is taking over the web and possibly the WORLD!!! Well, maybe that is a stretch but I've posted the lyrics to the peanut butter jelly time song below. Enjoy :P

It's peanut butter jelly time,

peanut butter jelly time,

peanut butter jelly time

Where he at 4x

There he go 4x

Peanut butter jelly 4x

Do the peanut butter jelly,

peanut butter jelly,

Peanut butter jelly with a baseball bat 2x

Now, break it down and freeze 4x

Now tic tac toe (uh-huh)

Tic tac toe (let's go)

Tic tac toe (you got it)

Tic tac toe (let's ride)

Now, freestyle, freestyle, freestyle, freestyle, freestyle,

your style 2x

Where he at 4x

There he go 4x