Thursday, December 03, 2009

Clearing Out the Fridge 2 - Peanut Butter & Jelly Toasted Sandwich


Remember my last post, where I found the membrillo lurking in the back of my fridge? I also came across a jar of Welch's grape jam, an American pantry staple sent to me ages ago by my friend Ashley. This brought immediately to mind a recipe given to me the other day by Gwen, a genuine American citizen living in Waipawa! It's for a peanut butter and jelly toasted sandwich. Here goes...

PB 'n' J Toasted Sandwich
You will need:

  • 2 pieces of white bread
  • butter
  • grape jam or jelly (hard to find but you could try Trademe, Ebay, or the neat Asian food store in Napier near Firecats - they get it in every once in a while, as well as A&W root beer!)
  • smooth peanut butter
Grab a frying pan and heat over a hob on a temperature somewhere between low and medium. While that's happening, butter your two pieces of bread. Flip the slices over and spread thickly with peanut butter. Then spread one piece with a generous helping of grape jelly. Sandwich together with the buttered sides facing outwards. Place in your frying pan and brown first one side, then the other. Remove the pan from the heat, slip your toasted sandwich onto a plate and devour with a glass of milk. God bless America...and antacids.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Life doesn't get any better than a toasted P&J and a tall glass of milk! Though I feel your readers must know that strawberry jam really is the best way to go!

lou at domesticscene said...

Now THAT'S curious! Reminds me of when I lived in Boston, we visited New Hampshire and went to Concord (the home of that jam) and visited the Gropius House. Though I never did eat PB&J, I ate a LOT of turkey sandwiches in the states.

Nigel Olsen said...

Grief, that reminds me of eating out at Denny's when I lived in the US - those ridiculously HUGE turkey club sandwiches - slurp! I was neve a big fan of PB&J but the toasted version isn't bad.

Bob @ Surfwriter.net said...

Talk about a small world. My sister-in-law in Indiana sent me (Matapouri Bay, Northland) a link to your blog. Last month, an old friend and neighbour from Malibu (who owns Reva's on the Waterfront in Whangarei) sent me a link for a shop in Auckland that specialises in importing American food. Their web address is http://marthasbackyard.co.nz/ (or if your blog doesn't allow html: marthasbackyard.co.nz. If they don't have Welch's then they might be able to get it for you. Cheers, Bob

Nigel Olsen said...

Indiana?! I lived there too, in Evansville! Very small world indeed. Thanks very much for the link, Bob; I have this horrible feeling my credit card's about to take a hammering...

Bob @ Surfwriter.net said...

Yes ... Evansville, Indiana. My sister-in-law is Jenny Feigel (brother Lee). I'm the brother who grew up in California and moved to NZ in 1974. But I always travel with my appitite. Wouldn't leave home without it ...