Three New Things To Do With Peanut Butter

I found this great little article in one of the parent magazines I was reading with some new ideas for Peanut Butter. I loved them all and thought I should share!

1.Make a morning smoothie. In a blender, combine 1 1/2 bananas, 6 tablespoons peanut butter, 1 cup ice cubes and 3/4 cup whole milk; blend well. Makes 2 servings.
* I absolutely LOVED this. I'm talking just like those peanut butter shakes a Jamba Juice...delicious!
2. For peanut sauce to toss with rice noodles, whisk together 3/4 cup smooth peanut butter, 3/4 cup warm water, 1/4 cup light-brown sugar, juice from 1 lime and 2 teaspoons soy sauce.
* may I suggest adding some sauteed chicken pieces and cut up green onion.
3. Combine 1/2 cup maple syrup and 1/4 cup peanut butter and stir in saucepan until hot. Serve over pancakes
* BRILLIANT.
4. Or you could be like this lucky kid, and try a peanut butter facial. (And no, this is not Edison, thank goodness. If I was his mom, I'd give him some bread and tell him he was getting a peanut butter sandwich for lunch.)

Number 1!

Happy 1st birthday to our big boy Edison!
(adorable crown provided by my incredibly talented, Martha Stewart sister-in-law Chelsea!)


The king of his castle...and making sure everyone knows that he's 1 year old.

Here he is the morning of, looking sharp and dapper in his new red overalls from Grandma Fisher! For all of the squiggles this kid has, he sure doesn't mind stopping to pose for pictures. Lucky me!

Ah yes, the famous stuffing of cake in the face. It was a hit! Edison did a superb job with the frosting.