A peanut butter sandwich recipe? Seriously?
Alright, parents, quick — can you name the absolute quickest, simplest meal you can whip up for your kids, other than throwing a pile of cereal on the table for them to munch on like little birds? If you thought of mac and cheese, you’re close, but that involves boiling water. Let’s talk about the classic peanut butter sandwich (allergies aside, of course).
Peanut butter sandwiches are the unsung heroes for exhausted parents everywhere. They check all the boxes: most kids will eat them, they’re ridiculously easy to make, they offer protein, and you barely need to move — just spread that gooey goodness on some bread. But apparently, some folks find this task challenging, as evidenced by a Food Network video titled “How to Make Peanut Butter Slices.”
Honestly, I’m no culinary expert, and in my decade of parenting, I’ve never destroyed a slice of bread so badly while making a peanut butter sandwich that it couldn’t be fixed. I’m not a genius, and if I can manage this, so can you! Maybe I should film my own tutorial where I mutter under my breath after tearing the bread, then magically repair it with the sticky powers of peanut butter.
But Bev Johnson from “Bev Cooks” is playing it safe. In what could be the most over-the-top cooking video ever, she shows us how to craft peanut butter sandwiches in a ridiculously complicated way. She wonders why it’s so easy to create pristine sandwiches with meat and cheese, yet peanut butter sandwiches are left to suffer.
Maybe because that’s just absurd? Just a thought.
Anyway, Bev has a solution for this “crisis.” She demonstrates how to plop dollops of peanut butter onto wax paper, shape them into sandwich-friendly forms, fold the paper over, and freeze the whole concoction. This way, you get a perfectly shaped peanut butter slab that won’t ruin your child’s immaculate slice of bread.
Then, she goes the extra mile and adds honey using a fancy drizzler (honey wand? I’m not Googling that) and even includes chocolate sprinkles! Because, of course, even peanut butter sandwiches need to be Instagram-worthy now. Seriously, what is happening?
Fortunately, the comments on the video reflect the collective shock I felt. I’m not alone in my disbelief.
In conclusion? Enough is enough. Not every meal has to be a masterpiece. We don’t need a stash of picture-perfect peanut butter slices to assemble flawless sandwiches adorned with honey and sprinkles. Can’t we just enjoy a simple peanut butter sandwich without feeling pressured to elevate it to gourmet status? We already face enough pressure to use cookie cutters for fun shapes — let’s draw the line somewhere!
We deserve the freedom to serve our kids a perfectly acceptable, albeit slightly messy, peanut butter sandwich. Peanut butter slices are taking things too far.
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Summary
In a hilariously complicated twist, a Food Network video shows how to make peanut butter sandwiches by crafting frozen peanut butter slices, leaving many parents baffled. While the traditional peanut butter sandwich is a simple, beloved staple for kids, the video’s over-the-top approach raises questions about the need for perfection in everyday meals. Parents just want to enjoy the ease of a classic sandwich without added pressures.