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| Perfect Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich |
Comfort food! Something that is different for all of us but
it gives us the same warm, safe feelings. Comfort foods are consumed to positively pique
emotions, to relieve negative psychological effects, or to increase positive
feelings. Lately
I have been eating more comfort food then usual. I don't know if it is just
being subjected to the rainy day or much cooler weather I have had to acclimate
to but I just can’t get enough of the classic foods I grew up on. Lately I have
been eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, chicken potpies, and for little
mid-night snack of pretzels and eat red vines. These foods remind of my father
and home.
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| Midnight Snack |
The potpie is just a
Midwest kind of meal that reminds me of home. There is nothing better then a
pie with all the things you need for a complete meal. Meat, potatoes, gravy, and
warm flaky crust will warm any one up on a cold day. If you don’t have the time
or money for a potpie there is always the trusty PB and J sandwich. My dad
makes it the best but when he isn’t around I settle for mine. This sandwich is
almost impossible to mess up but I think my family has perfected it. You have
to lightly toast the bread so that the peanut butter is just so slightly melted
and lightly spread the jelly so you don’t break the bread. This sandwich paired
with a glass of milk can’t be beat. As far as my mid-night snack goes in the
Klotz family you better hide your snack good during the day because there is
nothing you can do to stop Papa Klotz from eating a whole bag of both the red
vines and pretzels in one sitting. With all of this talk about home I think it
might be time to plan a trip home and get some real comfort food from my two
favorite cooks, my Mom and Dad.
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Dad with this favorite pie (cherry)
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