Elvis, Peanut butter, Bananas and Bis-ghetti

OK, I grew up watching Elvis swivel, rock, sweat, get fat, sweat more and still rock. I remember shedding real tears when he died and thinking about how sad his life had gotten. I remember thinking "poor Lisa Marie". Yeah, OK I was young too.

I also grew up NOT eating peanut butter and banana sandwiches. I had cream cheese and jelly or cream cheese and banana. I HATE peanut butter. Yep, nasty, stinky throw-up food peanut butter. I did not introduce my children to PB. My husband did when we were dating and the kids were about 5 and 3.

Husband: Hey guys how about a PBJ?

Kids: Whats that?

Husband: Grammice, they don't know what a PBJ is? pbj=peanut butter and jelly

Me: Nope, we don't eat that sh1t in my house. (I wasn't even ashamed)

Husband: Come here guys let me show you something.
My children then watched in awe as he spread PB first on 1 side then Jelly on the other and smashed them together. They ate like someone had made them a candy sandwich and I was out of town. From that point on PBJ's became a staple in our house. I was not happy.

Since money was so bad the husband in college, I was making $114.00 per week as a secretary, he introduced them to another way to enjoy eating PBJ's. Something called BIS-ghetti with PBJs. That's Franco American Spaghetti w/ketchup, mustard, brown sugar & about a 1lb ground beef added. Cook it all together and serve it with milk & a PBJ. At this point my kids loved my husband so much more than me, after all I had hidden this treasure of life from them.
Daughter and son love this dish to this day. Not too long ago daughter called & begged her dad to make her bis-sghetti and she fed it to the G-kids.

Recently while grocery shopping my husband slips about 4 Reese's PB cups into the cart, he tells me they were "new" and he wanted to try them. I look down and see a picture of Elvis on the front and the words "Banana Cream". Well, HOT DAMN! Banana Cream and chocolate? Hmmmm this might be good. Later, when we get home I noticed they have PB and banana Cream! Banana Cream wins out, I mean it has to hide the taste of the PB right? The husband & I share one.

People let me tell you that despite the PB REESE'S has hit the jackpot! This is GOOOOOD! Then husband says (eyes rolling around head) "Bet these would be good COLD".
O hell! In the fridge they went. I still only eat about 1/2 because I really don't like PB but guys I'm telling you....buy them, fridge them and then find a place of total peace & quiet and savor each bite.