Making my way thru my Friday Friend Cookbook, one recipe at a time.
What is the Friday Friend cookbook? I once had about 50 of my closest friends and family (from all over the county) on an e-mail forum which I called the Friday Friends . At first, most of them didn't know each other, (they knew me) but over the past 20 years, we've answered and shared silly--and serious---questions, exchanged Secret Santa Christmas gifts, had a dieting contest in which we paid a $1 a week and that money went to a scholarship fund for a Friday Friends son's memorial scholarship, and we went on a great vacation for my 52 birthday. (plus so much more....)
AND, we contributed recipes for a cookbook.
I was looking at the cookbook the other night and I said, "I should make every recipe in here for my blog."
The Handyman--who thinks he knows me better than I know myself (this happened to be a question on the Friday Friend forum once---does your spouse/partner know you better than you know yourself?)--said, "you'll never, EVER do that."
WELL---maybe I'll show him! Maybe I will.
The Handyman--who thinks he knows me better than I know myself (this happened to be a question on the Friday Friend forum once---does your spouse/partner know you better than you know yourself?)--said, "you'll never, EVER do that."
WELL---maybe I'll show him! Maybe I will.
Which brings me to this... recipe #239
Tomi's Reese's Peanut Butter Bars
These are good! So, Soooo good.
They taste exactly like a Reese's Peanut butter cup.
Reese's Peanut Butter Bars (a copycat recipe)
Tomi Pingree
1 lb. powered sugar
2 cubes melted butter
1 wrapper graham crackers--crushed
1 1/2 cups peanut butter
Mix all together and press into a 9x13 pan.
Melt 12oz chocolate chips and spread over the top.
Refrigerate till firm and cut.
These are yummy beyond yum!
My mom always made the Buckeyes at Christmas time, but the rolling and dipping proved to be too much for me--perhaps that is the epitome of laziness, but these bars are to die for and they have the same ingredients, peanut butter and chocolate, so why not do what is easy?
This is Tomi's 5th appearance in the Friday Friend Cookbook Countdown.
You can see all her recipes here.
I was looking thru some of my old Friday Friend Notebooks ( I secretly printed out sheets and sheets of emails ---I can be the WHISTLE BLOWER of the Friday Friend Forum--I know all their secrets!) to see if something struck a memory to write a story about Tomi--I found a few of her answers to the everyday silly questions I would ask my 'Friday Friend Forum'.
In the fall of 2006, I asked these questions:
Do you like Applets and Cotlets?
Are you a hugger?
Do you wear rubber gloves when cleaning/doing dishes?
List 4 jobs you've had in your lifetime.
I know that For Christmas the year before, Tomi's mother-in-law received some Applets and Cotlets and that Tomi did not like them as they have a weird texture to them.
In her humble opinion.
Here is what she said about hugging...
To hug or not to hug. You know that I am not a hugger. I do hug, but mostly my family and close friends. I'm not a casual hugger. I like my personal space. I will admit that I'm getting better at hugging and being hugged--when you teach little kids, you're getting hugged all the time, so I've come to appreciate the spontaneous hug now and then.
Rubber Gloves when cleaning or doing dishes?
No I don't wear rubber gloves--they make me feel claustrophobic. Weird, I know.
And four jobs in her lifetime:
Cashier at Skaggs Drug, ticket taker at the local movie theater, Credit Evaluator at a bank, and teacher.
I would have to say that being a teacher has probably been the oddest and most rewarding job. Odd in the sense that you never know what is going to happen-kids o and say strange things, and rewarding in the sense that teaching opens up possibilities to kids.
Rewarding? Perhaps, but the best story comes from her time as a cashier at Skaggs Drug.
A guy comes up with some condoms and Tomi, being young and naïve (high-school, 1974ish) called for a price check on Trojans.
OVER THE INTERCOM!!
And that is my Tomi Story!
See... I do know everything! About all my Friends!
And I never forget!!
Below is a photo of Tomi (on the right) and our good friend Dink Gootman Schemenkminor on the left. (it's a long story---her professional social worker peers just call her Dorothy Minor)
Dink/Dorothy never was on the Friday Friend Forum. She said she didn't do computers once she was off work.
We've been friends for year, so once in a while I'll stick her photo in here too!
This was at one of my son's wedding receptions about 17 years ago.
This is Tomi's 5th appearance in the Friday Friend Cookbook Countdown.
You can see all her recipes here.
I was looking thru some of my old Friday Friend Notebooks ( I secretly printed out sheets and sheets of emails ---I can be the WHISTLE BLOWER of the Friday Friend Forum--I know all their secrets!) to see if something struck a memory to write a story about Tomi--I found a few of her answers to the everyday silly questions I would ask my 'Friday Friend Forum'.
In the fall of 2006, I asked these questions:
Do you like Applets and Cotlets?
Are you a hugger?
Do you wear rubber gloves when cleaning/doing dishes?
List 4 jobs you've had in your lifetime.
I know that For Christmas the year before, Tomi's mother-in-law received some Applets and Cotlets and that Tomi did not like them as they have a weird texture to them.
In her humble opinion.
Here is what she said about hugging...
To hug or not to hug. You know that I am not a hugger. I do hug, but mostly my family and close friends. I'm not a casual hugger. I like my personal space. I will admit that I'm getting better at hugging and being hugged--when you teach little kids, you're getting hugged all the time, so I've come to appreciate the spontaneous hug now and then.
Rubber Gloves when cleaning or doing dishes?
No I don't wear rubber gloves--they make me feel claustrophobic. Weird, I know.
And four jobs in her lifetime:
Cashier at Skaggs Drug, ticket taker at the local movie theater, Credit Evaluator at a bank, and teacher.
I would have to say that being a teacher has probably been the oddest and most rewarding job. Odd in the sense that you never know what is going to happen-kids o and say strange things, and rewarding in the sense that teaching opens up possibilities to kids.
Rewarding? Perhaps, but the best story comes from her time as a cashier at Skaggs Drug.
A guy comes up with some condoms and Tomi, being young and naïve (high-school, 1974ish) called for a price check on Trojans.
OVER THE INTERCOM!!
And that is my Tomi Story!
See... I do know everything! About all my Friends!
And I never forget!!
Below is a photo of Tomi (on the right) and our good friend Dink Gootman Schemenkminor on the left. (it's a long story---her professional social worker peers just call her Dorothy Minor)
Dink/Dorothy never was on the Friday Friend Forum. She said she didn't do computers once she was off work.
We've been friends for year, so once in a while I'll stick her photo in here too!
This was at one of my son's wedding receptions about 17 years ago.
Well I spent this past weekend trying to figure out exactly how many recipes I have left to do.
I have made 257 recipes.
This one will make 239 I've posted.
When I did a count of recipes not made yet, I came up with 99.
THEN I crossed referenced how many recipes of each Friday Friend I had left to make and I came up with 100.
I will recount sometime this week, as this will drive me crazy!
But for now--- this is where we stand.
My friends I bring to you recipe #239
Only 128 left to go!
(or 127 if my count is wrong )
That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!
2 comments:
Who can resist peanut butter and chocolate?!
Oh yum! This looks delicious! I love the peanut butter and chocolate combo.
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