A peanut butter sandwich recipe? Seriously?
Hey parents, quick — think of the simplest meal you can whip up for your kids without resorting to scattering cereal across the floor for them to pick at like little birds. If you thought of mac and cheese, you’re almost there, but that involves boiling water. How about a classic peanut butter sandwich? (Allergies aside, of course.)
Peanut butter sandwiches are the ultimate lifesaver for exhausted parents everywhere. Just think about it: most kids love them, they’re a breeze to prepare, pack a good protein punch, and you don’t need to do much more than spread the sticky goodness onto a slice of bread. Apparently, that’s a Herculean task for some, based on a recent Food Network video titled “How to Make Peanut Butter Slices.”
Now, I’m no culinary expert myself, and after a decade of motherhood, I’ve never managed to tear a piece of bread so badly during peanut butter application that it was beyond repair. Even I can handle this, so I’m confident you all can too. Perhaps I should film my own tutorial where I mutter under my breath after accidentally puncturing the bread, only to magically repair it with the sticky power of peanut butter.
But let’s talk about the video featuring Linda Thompson from “Linda’s Kitchen.” In what might be one of the most over-the-top cooking demonstrations ever, she showcases how to make peanut butter sandwiches in an unnecessarily complicated manner. She presents the concept of frozen peanut butter slices, arguing that our little darlings should never have to endure the horror of slightly imperfect bread in their sandwiches.
Why, you ask, when deli meats and cheeses make it so simple to create flawless sandwiches, can’t we have the same for peanut butter? Maybe because it’s absurd? Just throwing that out there.
Anyway, Thompson has the solution to this nonexistent dilemma. She demonstrates how to place dollops of peanut butter onto wax paper, mold them into sandwich shapes, fold it up, and freeze the entire thing. Voilà! You now have a solid peanut butter slice that will never dare to blemish your child’s pristine bread.
She even goes as far as to drizzle honey using a fancy honey drizzler (what even is that, a honey wand?) and toss in chocolate sprinkles! Because, apparently, peanut butter sandwiches must now be whimsical and Pinterest-worthy. Lord help us!
The comments on the video reflect the bewilderment I felt. It’s comforting to know I’m not alone in my astonishment.
In conclusion, enough is enough. Not every meal has to be Instagram-perfect. We don’t need a freezer full of pristine peanut butter slabs to create flawless sandwiches topped with honey and sprinkles. Let’s allow ourselves the freedom to prepare a quick, no-fuss peanut butter sandwich without the nagging feeling that it could be more elaborate. We already face pressure to use cookie cutters for butterfly shapes, and that’s where I draw the line.
We deserve the right to serve our children a “good enough” peanut butter sandwich. Frozen peanut butter slices? That’s a step too far.
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Summary: This article humorously critiques a video that complicates the simple task of making peanut butter sandwiches, emphasizing that not every meal needs to be perfect. It advocates for the right to prepare straightforward meals without added pressure for perfection, while also providing links to relevant resources on parenting and fertility.