I could pretend that I haven’t posted in a couple of weeks to give the Entrecard contest maximum exposure, but that just simply wouldn’t be true. The truth is, I just haven’t made anything worth talking about. I have the ingredients to make some cookies that I just have to get the motivation to get started on. I’m just not the kind of person who feels the need to make a brand new, never tried before dish every single time I cook. I find things that I like (and know how to make!) and make them time and time again. Generally that means I’ve already posted these dishes, and it just doesn’t make sense to post and say “Oh, I made Sausage Gravy and Biscuits, or I made Johnny Marzetti.

Today, however, I decided to share with you one of my more peculiar favorite sandwiches. The peanut butter and pickle sandwich. If you’re seriously grossed out by the thought of that, you can thank Ted Murphy from Izea because he’s the one who gave me the idea to post about them. Now, I’ve been eating peanut butter and pickle sandwiches since I was a kid, but Ted recently started a conversation about them when he started eating peanut butter and pickle wraps. It’s for that reason that when I was putting together my sandwich last night so I wouldn’t have to take meds on an empty stomach, I decided to snap a couple of pictures.

First you need two pieces of bread.

Then, you need your peanut butter. What kind you use is up to you. I tend to bake with creamy peanut butter, but I choose chunky peanut butter for sandwiches. My mom on the other hand uses creamy peanut butter for her PB & P sandwiches. So slather on some peanut butter of your choosing.

Finally, you need to add the pickles. If I’m just snacking on pickles, I prefer the high-quality Claussen variety. For a simple sandwich however, basic dill hamburger slices will do just fine! How many pickles you put on your sandwich is also up to you, but I choose to put a single layer of as many pickle slices I can fit on the piece of bread.

Then you just put your sandwich together, and enjoy! Mmm…. Now I’m wishing I’d brought another peanut butter and pickle sandwich to work with me for lunch, but I suppose I’ll just have to be satisfied with the turkey sandwich I have.

If you are a fellow PB & P lover, let’s hear from you! And if you try one after reading this, I would LOVE to hear your thoughts. The first time I saw my mom eating this sandwich, I said “Ewwwwwwwwww!” but she made me try and a bite and the rest is history!

One of my favorite breakfast foods is Sausage Gravy and Biscuits, but I’m really picky. I’m about to tell you how I make my sausage gravy. I won’t go so far as to say that it’s the best Sausage Gravy in the world, but everyone I’ve made it for loves it. Since my mother reads this, I’ll go ahead and add the disclaimer now that she’s the one who taught me how.
Anyways, on to the good stuff!

What You’ll Need

Sausage (I go for mild, but you can go hotter if you want. You definitely don’t want any “special” sausage… no maple, no Italian, etc. Just regular breakfast sausage), Milk, Flour, Salt, Pepper, and Biscuits. I usually go for the buttermilk biscuits, but I’m good grabbing the wrong kind. These are “Butter Tastin’” biscuits and they worked out just fine.

Start Cooking

I like to tear up my biscuits and pour the gravy over the top. Because of this, I always start the biscuits before I do anything else. I want them to get out of the oven before the gravy is done so they’ll cool enough to handle. Now, you could be really ambitious and make your own biscuits if you want, but as for me, I think the folks at Pillsbury have done a fine job. So go ahead and make those according to package directions.

While your biscuits are baking, start browning your sausage. Make sure you cook it thoroughly! We don’t want to get sick from our yummy breakfast!

When your sausage is browned, just leave it in the pan. Don’t do ANYTHING to it… no draining, no rinsing. You want to keep any and all grease in the pan. You’re going to pour in enough flour to coat the sausage and soak up any grease in the pan. This is what’s going to give your gravy good flavor! I always pour in a little extra flour, just for good measure.

This is what my pan looked like when I was ready to add the milk. At this point, you are just going to pour milk into your pan until you’ve got your sausage and flour mixture good and covered.

Salt and pepper to taste. Then you’re just going to let it cook over a medium heat until it thickens, making sure to stir it occasionally. You’ll have to judge how much heat you need… you want it to cook, but you don’t want to be burning the bottom while you’re waiting for it to thicken.

In the meantime your biscuits should have finished baking.

Mmm… don’t those look good?? So they’re going to sit there and cool off a little bit until your gravy is finally done.

Here’s my finished gravy. Is your stomach rumbling yet? Cause mine sure is!! Now you’ll want to grab two biscuits and tear them up on your plate. This is why you wanted the biscuits to cool a little bit… cutting them up with a fork just doesn’t have the same effect. Sure, you could probably split them open and pour gravy on top, but again… it just wouldn’t be the same.

Finally you’re ready to scoop a generous helping of Sausage Gravy on top. If you didn’t salt and pepper enough during the cooking process, don’t be afraid to add a little more now if you need it.

Doesn’t that look good?

A few months ago, my friend Skeet made a post about Grilled Cheese and Bacon Sandwiches. Now, I don’t use bacon, but I was making a Grilled Cheese Sandwich for lunch yesterday, and thought of her post here. So I wanted to ask all of you…
How do YOU make a grilled cheese sandwich?
I use two slices of regular white bread, miracle whip, american cheese, and of course, margarine or butter for the outside. Sometimes, I’ll add a few hamburger dill pickles. And I like it just done on the outsides, not burnt.

What’s the perfect sandwich in your world?