Foods That Should Be
 

Why don't we have peanut butter donuts? Or, a peanut butter muffin?

I've had paenut butter doughnuts and PB bagels.:donut: Yummy.:devil:

You are shopping at the wrong bakery if you can't get either of those things.

*off on a mission...back later*

:donut: mmmmmmmmmmm, :donut:'s

Back when I was a lad I worked as a baker. One bakery I worked at was a pretty hip place and had a really fun and funny manager named Ron. It was holiday season and we were flat out busy baking about 20 hours a day. It was insane. My specialty was to make the cheesecakes. Usually I'd make 4; two plain, a cherry swirl and a blueberry swirl. Since it was insane holiday time Ron hade me triple the recipe. Cheesecakes were the last thing we'd bake since we left them to cool in the oven overnight. (It prevented them cracking as they cooled <-- free industry secret)

So here we'd been baking since 5 am and it was now about one or two in the morning. I was running on fumes and Ron was getting punchy. I asked him what the breakdown for the cheesecakes was going to be and he said: Make 4 plain, 3 Blueberry, 3 cherry, and 2 peanut butter.

He went off the make snowflake rolls or something and I pour the batter into the springform pans and set about swirling the jam in. When I got to the PB I wasn't sure how to swirl it in since it is a lot more viscous than the jam. I think I creamed it with sugar to loosen it up a bit and put it in a pastry bag and shot the swirls into the batter.

After I was done, Ron came over and asked me what I ended up doing with the last two cheesecakes and I looked at him: What do you mean? I made peanut butter, like you said.

Apparently too much baking and not enough sleeping can make humor take long, craggy detours.

I ended up taking both cheesecakes home since no one was interested in a PB cheesecake. They ROCKED.

Oh what foods these morsels be!

Man, a free-samples advertising effort would have worked if they tasted like that. O the missed opportunity...

We tried. People were just too freaked out about the PBCC. Take a walk on the wild side.

PBCC is not in any way stranger than pumpkin cheese cake. Actually, it sounds a lot better from my perspective. Not a pumpkin fan (for eating) am I. Toss some chocolate in the peanut butter and you have a Reeses cheesecake going. I've had that and it rocks.

dude, go to any dunkin donuts. they have peanut butter frosted jelly donuts. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Um, marajuana, cheese and jalapeno pepper sliced bread? So you can toast it & eat with unsalted butter.... Although that would probably be a "repeat until empty" cycle...

They...they DO?

PBCC sounds freaking awesome.

Deep fried CC cookie dough:bong: :yum:

Peanut Butter Cheesecake sounds like seriously a protein-packed dessert.
With a little tweaking of the recipe you could make it reasonably healthy.

it would probably be easier to name food items that peanut butter has NOT wandered onto than to think of things that it should meet up with.

Yes, serpent, I agree. Now, off to have a peanutbutter and bacon sandwich! (not really, but...one can dream)

I used to eat peanutbutter and baloney sandwhiches when I was young.

With a little genetic tweaking it might be possible to get a peanut butter flavored banana.

And if they can make the peel taste like bread, they'll have a perfect Elvis sammich.

Isn't there bacon involved in an "Elvis"?

Elvis Presley's Grilled Peanut Butter
and Banana Sandwich


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

Spread the peanut butter on one slice of bread and the mashed banana on the other. Press the slices gently together. Melt the butter (or to be truly Elvis-like, melt bacon fat!), over low heat in a small frying pan. Place the sandwich in the pan and fry until golden brown on both sides. Eat it with a glass of buttermilk.
Please note: Elvis tended to eat 12-15 sandwiches a sitting! So belly up!

I can see where two slices of crispy bacon added to this delight would only improve it.

OK, not perfect.

But you could poke a hole in it and finish it up.

Smooth peanut butter!?!

Skippy Super Chunk is THE BEST!

Why can't you go to drivethru and get a damn meatloaf sandwich with bacon and spicy ketchup or gravy?
If I were better I would open a damn meatloaf fast food joint!
I make a biscut.

hahaha
At the bakery we used to sell whole wheat carob chip cookies sweetened with honey. People would come in and ask for that kind of stuff, it was a loss, underwritten by white flour and white sugar.

People would ask for whole wheat croissants etc. I'd say to myself "If you need the fiber from a whole wheat croissant, then you're eating too many croissants."

And cheese. meatloaf with bacon and cheddar cheese with a BIT of ketchup.

What would you call your drive-thru restaurant?

The Plastic Gourmet. I picture things like $8.99 prime rib au jus with garlic/rosemary mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli, served drive-thru style for harried familes who are tired of nothing but quick burgers. The drive-thru is mostly for people who call/web/text ahead with their order; there's a covered parking lot for people willing to wait 10-15 minutes for quicker items.

Don't you guys have Boston Market up there? It's practically exactly what you're describing. They have meatloaf, roasted chickens, fresh steamed vegetables, pasta salad, cinnamon apples, macaroni and cheese... all served to go with cheapass plasticware. More expensive than fast food burgers, but cheaper than your typical family restaurant.

I got our entire Thanksgiving meal from them last year, put all the food in my own serving dishes, and no one knew the difference.

We have a shop here where you can get a Yorkshire Pudding with a filling of your choice to take away. Best sellers include Sausage, Mash & Onion Gravy and Roast Beef with Veg. Sadly quite expensive, but a payday treat.

There is a picture on this site for reference :drool:

We do, just maybe not out in the country, where UT lives. ;)

Ok, looks good but I really don't need my meat described as "freshly slaughtered"

I have the same reaction to peanut butter, so am trying to derail the PB worship :)

Takes all sorts!

It's been years since I've heard of a peanut slaughter. When I was a lad we'd go to the peanut shambles and watch the gruesome business.

But that was many years ago, it's all luxury high rises now...

Well what can I say - it's PC gone crazy....

Loafn' or Loafn' Around.
I make a great Cajun spicy gravy that goes great with a meatloaf that has some ground veal and chicken in it to keep it wonderfully moist. (for a chain I would just add the dark meat chicken and some of the spicy gravy)
The sandwiches would be served on giant slabs of Texas toast with fresh veggies is wanted, no damn iceberg lettuce would ever enter my establishments, we would have good root beer, home made tea and there would be plexi-glass around the kitchen so people could see how clean it was kept at all times. Cleaning schedule would be posted.
No serve-yourself stations, ever. Free refills, no polyester suits. Breakfast served all day.... you get the picture.

I used to date a girl in HS who's whole family ate PN butter sandwiches with tomato... they LOVED them. I have yet to try it, but have promised myself to do so because of their mania. There has to be somethin' to it.

All this talk of peanut butter reminds me of a simple lunch I someimes make on the weekends.

Take a BIG glob of crunchy peanut butter and spread it out with the back of your spoon in the bottom of a bowl. Then cook up a pack of ramen noodles, using only about a third of the msg flavor pack. Dump the noodles and an appropriate amount of broth into the bowl, and stir until the peanut butter is melted and mixed in with the broth. A shake or two of red pepper, and you are done. A surprisingly delicious meal for 50 cents worth of ingredients in about 5 minutes. Most of that is waiting for the little pot of water to boil.

Chocolate covered potato chips are the perfect food. Sweet, salty, crunchy, smooth, and yummy. They contain all but one of the food groups: carbohydrates, sugar, salt, and grease. Just gotta find a way to get alcohol in there. ;)

:drunk: Wash it down with the alcohol, you need something to drink. :drunk:

One of my fave midnight snacks was a sweet pickle wrapped in a piece of balony. I did this for years before my dad and I ran into each other at the fridge and discovered that we shared this freakish taste.

The working man's prosciutto & melon.;)

:sniff: No one likes my restaurant :sniff:

No one likes my restaurant

Not true !!! I would eat there as long as you made a cold version of your sando , cold Meat loaf on plain white bread , a slight slathering of mayo ( period !!!) .
No salt , peper , or other stuff to pollute the good Meat loaf ( it Should stand on its own) .
Hell you could even make the meat cake from here http://www.cellar.org/showthread.php...ight=meat+cake

I have the meat cake recipe saved.
Yes, of course, hot or cold, same goes for the gravy. Don't be thsilly!

Sorry chick, bit too American for me. That doesn't mean I wouldn't eat there if I was your side of the pond, but I just can't get excited about hypothetical meatloaf, as the only meatloaf I've ever eaten was cheap, rubbery and tough.

And root beer tastes like Germolene - ick!

Now if you wax lyrical about the potatoes you're going to serve you might just catch my attention...

I'm there.

My meatloaf is soft, moist and very flavorful.

WTF is Germolene? There would still be the regular sodas, fresh iced tea (with the tea containers cleaned well twice a day) and homemade lemonade one with splenda and one with honey.

Seasonally we would serve Cold Turkey, stuffing and homemade (not that canned crap) cranberry sauce sandwiches. 24/7

Our fries would be huge fried in olive oil and have the skins on.

Taking a note from Wendie's and Sonny's you would have a choice of fries, baked potato, sweet potato, or sweet potato fries or tossed salad (still no iceberg crap) for a side order. Regionally there would be a special side like greens &/or grits in the South, etc.

There would also be a fried hamsteak sandwich on rye or sourdough. I wish I was not sick... I have been thinking of this for a long time.

Fish (white cod only) and chips served in wax paper and newsprint with malt vinegar.

@rkzenrage: Can you do me some migas, with nopales?

Sure, takes some work, but well worth it. I have some great Central and South American cookbooks, some of my favorite to cook. My carnitas are to die for.

I like your style, man. My wife was telling me about a fish n' chips place that offers cod or catfish and I was a little put off by that. It's mixing genres. Fish n' chips is fish n' chips, catfish is catfish. Don't "muddy the waters" (pun intended). And btw I'm expecting sweet tea at your joint!

Both kinds. You offer both, each comes with a side of fresh mint.

Behold your new sig.



I wish there was a way to infuse buffalo wings with cheese.

Right, right, right. I wasn't clear about that. I meant: when you say sweet tea, you aren't fucking around.

There is... I have a large syringe that I use to inject spices and soft cheeses into meats. Could use it for that no sweat.
I use it to put red wine, garlic, rosemary, goat cheese and sage into game hens' breasts and thighs before they go on the grill. Then I stuff them with yellow and wild rice with toasted almonds.

BTW, yes, red wine. Game hens stand up to it just fine.

Can't deep fry in olive oil because its smoke point temperature is too low. Use peanut oil.

I do it all the time... just takes finesse.
It seals and crisps at a lower temperature so you can fry in it at a lower temperature, get a seal on the outside of the food at a lower temp and still cook it thoroughly with no greasiness and added flavor and extra crispiness.
Try it, trust me.
(it may smoke a little, even at the lower temp, just make sure it is clear smoke, it is steam. Olive oil has water in it)

Sorry lad can't eat that unless you eliminate the wheat. The other stuff sounds good...just change the name so you don't chase away the anti-wheaters.