Peanut butter is a perfect food, and on March 1, we honor that perfection with National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day. Peanut butter’s superb performance as a food comes from its versatility: it can be crunchy and it can be smooth; it’s healthy, but it’s also indulgent; it can go sweet, but can also go savory. We like it for every meal — peanut butter toast for breakfast, peanut butter sandwiches for lunch, peanut sauce for dinner, peanut butter ice cream for dessert — and our dogs might love it even more than we do. Celebrate peanut butter with the peanut butter lovers in your life!
Host an Elvis Presley-themed peanut butter party: Elvis was the original peanut butter lover, so celebrate National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day by throwing a nutty bash complete with The King’s greatest hit’s and his greatest recipe: the Fool’s Gold Loaf, which consists of an entire loaf of Italian bread, stuffed with a jar peanut butter, a jar of grape jelly, and a pound of bacon.
Invite friends over for a peanut butter potluck: Experience the full range of flavors that complement peanut butter by having your friends each make a dish featuring peanut butter. Some ideas: African peanut soup, udon noodles with peanut sauce, chicken satay with peanut sauce, homemade peanut butter cups; homemade peanut butter ice cream, and of course, homemade peanut butter!
Make it peanut butter jelly time: Pick up a loaf of bread, a jar of peanut butter, and a jelly of your choice and make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for everyone in your office or class. Pile them high on a platter, slip them in plastic baggies, or for the ultimate in nostalgia, slice them up and wrap them in wax paper.
