As a kid, a day didn’t go by that didn’t include peanut butter, either by way of bread, apple slices, or a spoon. Come to think of it, rarely a day goes by in my adult life that... Read more >>

Now that consumers are savvier about avoiding products containing trans fat, old staples like overly processed peanut butter just aren’t cutting it anymore. In other words, choosy Moms... Read more >>

1 cup peanut butter 2/3 cup margarine 3 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1/2 small can of sweetened condensed milk 10 tablespoons. plus 2 teaspoons cocoa powder Blend with hand mixer until it starts to... Read more >>

Brownies are the ultimate crowd pleaser. I’ve never met a soul who didn’t love them. That is why I recently devoted an entire week to brownies on Southern Plate! I hope you’ll drop... Read more >>

Laurie: I won’t even tell you how I ended up there but I spent a Friday night at a Whole Energy Festival in a Manhattan hotel. Folks who had just dined on raw food, channeled the directions to... Read more >>

One would certainly think from my title that I’m going to write about stealing. Nothing so risqué I’m afraid, unless you count the thieving my two year old does from my purse,... Read more >>

On the road again? Does your beach routine involve a trashy novel in one hand and trashy food in the other? Can the candy, skip the chips. What is it about stopping for gas that demands a sugar... Read more >>

Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups flour, sift or stir before measuring 1/2 cup shortening 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 cup peanut butter 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup light brown... Read more >>

Is it really so wrong that my three-year old son thinks his antibiotic medicine is peanut butter-flavored? That I, his mother whose duty includes teaching him right from wrong, has informed him of... Read more >>