Thank you all for your messages, comments, emails… they make me smile and give me strength, and you have no idea how much they mean to me!
So, as I sit here in the ICU, I read that today is National Peanut Butter Day. Peanut butter is one of my favorite ingredients in both sweet and savory dishes. These are a few of our favorites.
peanut butter chocolate cupcakes
tempeh edamame salad rolls & peanut sauce
fresh mint and chocolate chickpea cookies
I can’t forget our four legged friends – apple peanut butter dog treats
Happy Peanut Butter Day!
Nilla says
everything here looks amazing (I keep stumbling here from this one). hope your dad continues to be well <3
Pamela says
this all looks so good, where is your cookbook compliation? 🙂
spabettie says
haa – thanks Pamela! perhaps one day…
Jillian@whiskeydrinkinchimneysweep.com says
So I made the chickpea cookies. I took many a liberty due to ingredients on hand. I used the following ingredients: chickpeas, navy beans, spelt flour, agave, tahini, chia, unsweetened coconut, raisins, vanilla extract and salt. I baked them at 350 for 12 minutes. I must say that they taste so much better today than they did last night. I’ve eaten 6 today. I’m addicted. Thank you for sharing!
spabettie says
yay! I love the variety of ingredients you used – and glad you like them! why didn’t they taste as good at first? chickpea cookies are an obsession of mine…
Allie says
So sorry to hear about life’s stumbling blocks 🙁 But if peanut butter can’t make everything just a little bit better, well, I don’t know what will! I love love your African peanut soup, and yup, I definitely want to make everything else listed here. Except the dog treats–but only because I don’t have a dog.
spabettie says
thank you, Allie. and yep, peanut butter CAN help most any situation, or at least comfort us? 🙂 that African peanut soup is our favorite too… I need to make it soon. and honestly? I ate one of the dog treats… 😉 they were pretty bland, but… GOOD. 🙂
jobo says
Drooled on cue to all of these! I LOVE PB! And I am glad you are feeling supported by everyone, you deserve it. Prayers for your father. (hug)
spabettie says
thank you SO much for your support – I appreciate it so! big hugs back to you. XO
Natasha says
Yummmmmmmmm. I loved the rice wraps! I must make them…happy peanut day to you Missy…give your papa’s hand a rub with some cream…read him a book, and tell him some jokes!
Chin up “peanut butter cup”!
Hugs to the power of 10!
Natasha
spabettie says
Natasha, your comments mean so much to me and really make me smile. Really. I can generally only retain one joke at a time, so perhaps I will have to write some down… 🙂 we gave him a hand massage just the other day – your thoughts are timely!
thank you, I appreciate you my friend! <3
Natasha says
Ditto! Hey – if one of us wanted to send you a treat – what should we do??
Holy crap – you also have “Ican’tretainajoketosavemylife” syndrome? I also can’t deliver one either! LOL!
Mwaaaaah to you and Basil – and huge energy waves to your papa.
spabettie says
a treat?? 😀 really? I could give you my address, I love treats!
YES I suffer from that syndrome!! I have no idea why, I can tell a story with the best of them. over and over, in fact. I will be one of those little old ladies on a porch rocker, spinning yarns (not the knitting variety!) but won’t be able to tell jokes… 😉
thank you – Basil sends wag wag wags right back, hugs from me and Dad is certainly receiving the energy! I am heading up there now, and will be taking this smile on my face to deliver to him! 🙂
Natasha says
🙂 I will drop you an email and we can do the addy thing there!
Happy day….
Natasha says
I asked for knitting needles for Christmas and I SUCK! – I just know all is going to be good – I feel it in “me” bones!
Krista {Budget Gourmet Mom} says
Hugs to you my friend. xo
spabettie says
thank you, Krista! <3
Char @ www.charskitchen.ca says
I was going to list off which of those recipes I want to try, but…they all look delicious! Especially the fudge and milkshake…and the salad rolls. Oh gosh <3 I love peanut butter 🙂
spabettie says
I know, this was a fun post to make. 🙂 there are several I need to make again too…