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PB Elvis Week : Day 3

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Today I have an awesome PB Elvis story for you.  Are you excited yet??  Ha!  Buckle up.

The story begins…

”On the night of February 1, 1976, Elvis Presley was at his home Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee, entertaining Capt. Jerry Kennedy of the Denver, Colorado, police force, and Ron Pietrafeso of Colorado’s Strike Force Against Crime. The three men began discussing ‘the sandwich’ and Elvis decided he wanted one right then.”

Now what exactly is ‘the sandwich’ these men were referring to?  No, no.  Don’t guess.  I’ll just tell you: the Fool’s Gold Loaf, a PB Sammy specialty of The Colorado Mine Company. I’ll get to that later.

Let’s continue,

“The Mine Company was a five-star restaurant known for its rip-roaring parties and as the ‘place’ to be seen at the time. Elvis had been to the restaurant before while in Denver.  Kennedy and Pietrafeso were friends of the owners and hung out there often, so they were driven to the Memphis airport and boarded Elvis’s private jet, the Lisa Marie, and flew the two hours to Denver. When they arrived in Denver at 1:40 AM, the plane taxied to a special hangar where the passengers were greeted by Buck Scott, the owner of the Colorado Mine Company, and his wife Cindy who had brought 22 fresh Fool’s Gold Loaves for the men. They spent three hours in the hangar eating the sandwiches, washing them down with Perrier and champagne. Presley invited the pilots of the plane, Milo High and Elwood Davis, to join them. When they were done, they flew back to Memphis without ever having left the airport.”

Ummm…are you WOWed yet?  I know, right!?!  This story rocks!!

So what exactly IS this Fool’s Gold Loaf anyways?

“This extravagant, artery-blocking sandwich consisted of an entire loaf of bread, hollowed out, spread thickly with (an entire jar of smooth) peanut butter and (an entire jar of) blueberry jelly and filled with a pound of crisp fried bacon…The tab for the ‘King-sized’ expedition? About sixteen thousand dollars.”

What I love so much about this story is how evident Elvis’ love of PB Sammy’s are!!  (Mixed with his love of free spending ;-) )

Now, go ahead.  Try to make your own Fool’s Gold Loaf at home like these guys.
I dare you. But please, don’t forget to send me pictures afterward!!!

Ingredients:

-1 loaf of warmed, hollowed out white bread (fried in bacon grease if you’re going all out PB Elvis style ;-) )
-1 jar of blueberry jelly or grape jelly
-1 jar of Krema Creamy PB
-1 pound of lean, crisp bacon

Yikes!  Does your stomach hurt yet??

♥ Kimberly


Sources : wikepdia and epicurian.com

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PB Elvis Week : Day 2

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Elvis Presley’s fondness for PB is practically legendary.  And his all-time favorite way to eat a PB Sammy was fried up with mashed bananas!  Unfortunately, the official Elvis Presley’s Memphis – a Beale Street restaurant serving Elvis’ favorite PB Sammy – closed in 2003.  But there are a few other restaurants today who still offer the fried PB Sammys which “The King” is famous for devouring.

One such establishment is The Arcade Restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee.  It is Memphis’ oldest cafe – since 1919 and Elvis used to frequent this place back in the day!  This family-owned restaurant, full of old-time Memphis charm and multiple claims to Hollywood fame, continues to serve “Elvis’ favorite dish” in honor of their treasured heart-throb.  They call this PB Sammy, “Fried Peanut Butter ‘N’ Banana.”

The Tupelo Honey Cafe in Asheville, North Carolina offers a ‘Grilled PB&B’ Sammy on their kid’s menu.  ”An Elvis born favorite” they claim, this PB Sammy is made on Texas Toast with creamy PB, Bananas, and Tupelo Honey.  Tupelo Honey, of course, because Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi 75 years ago.

Make your own version of this signature PB Elvis Sammy : Grilled PB&B by following these directions…

Grilled PB&B Sammy Ingredients :
-1 small ripe banana
-2 slices of white bread
-2 T. all-natural Krema Creamy PB

Grilled PB&B Sammy Method :
1. Mash banana
2. Butter both sides of the bread
3. Lightly fry one side of each piece of bread in a frying pan on the stove (or toast it)
4. Spread PB on both sides of fried bread
5. Add banana/honey mash on top of PB
6. Close Sammy
7. Fry outside of bread on low until the bread is golden brown and the PB is warm and slightly runny
8. Place Sammy on a plate and cut on a diagonal

♥ Kimberly

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What ‘King’ Loved PB??

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If you guessed Elvis “The King” Presley than you were right!  Elvis will always be remembered for his deep love of deep fried foods, most notably – PB Sammys!  His PB Sammy favorites include various combinations of grilled white bread, smooth PB, mashed bananas, honey, blueberry jelly, and sometimes-even bacon!  Elvis Presley’s passion for PB is not limited to just sammys, he enjoyed PB on a variety of foods.  But Elvis rarely ate PB with out his favorite, yummy PB companion – mashed bananas!

I have been inspired by Elvis’ devotion to his beloved PB lately.  That is why I have decided to dedicate my PB posts this week to  “The King” Elvis Presley, with today being PB Elvis Week : Day 1.  I’ll be sharing some hilarious PB Elvis stories and a few PB Elvis recipes too.  Since I was never able to determine exactly which brand of PB was “The King’s” favorite, all the PB Elvis recipes I’ll share will have been improved (in my opinion) by using all-natural Krema PB, of course!

Stay tuned…

♥ Kimberly

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Sammy of the Week : Grilled PB & Banana Split

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I personally have been a long-time fan of grilled PB sammys, but recently I discovered this incredulous recipe from Cooking Light. Definitely my new favorite sammy…well, this week anyways ;-)

“This fun, kid-friendly indulgence was a hit at taste testing and received our highest rating. The recipe can easily be multiplied to make as many sandwiches as you need.”

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Yield: 1 serving (serving size: 1 sandwich)

Ingredients

  • 2  (1-ounce) slices firm white sandwich bread, divided
  • 1  teaspoon butter, softened
  • 1  tablespoon all-natural KREMA creamy PB
  • 2  teaspoons honey
  • 1/2  teaspoon semisweet chocolate minichips
  • 1  large strawberry, thinly sliced
  • 1/2  small banana, cut lengthwise into 3 slices (about 2 ounces)
  • 1  tablespoon pineapple jam

Preparation

Spread one side of each white bread slice with 1/2 teaspoon butter. Combine peanut butter and honey; spread over plain side of 1 bread slice. Sprinkle with chocolate chips; top evenly with strawberry slices and banana slices.

Spread pineapple jam over plain side of remaining bread slice. Carefully assemble sandwich.

Heat a small nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add sandwich; cook 2 minutes on each side or until lightly browned.

-Maureen Callahan, Cooking Light, JANUARY 2006.  Full article found HERE.

♥ Kimberly

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Breakfast Time : PB & Oats

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- Combine 2/3 cup oats with 1 cup water (some days I do 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup skim milk for some extra protein) slow cooked on the stove top or microwaved 2:20.

- Stir in 1/2 chopped banana, 2 tbsp milled flax, 2 tbsp sugarfree strawberry preserves (which actually has 6g fibre!), and 1-2 tbsp all-natural Krema PB.

Yum!!  My girls eat a variety of PB & Oats all the time.  We usually add whatever fresh fruit we’ve got in the house!

♥ Kimberly

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