Peanut butter, pickles and toast Oh MY!

Traditions! Most of us have some type of family traditions, Sunday dinner at Grandma's house, Christmas eve to church, then back home to open just one gift.. yea right! We always seemed to open at least 5 or 6. Big spring cleaning which meant for me was washing the walls, cleaning out every drawer in the house. And we didn't forget the garage. I dreaded spring...

In my home we had a few food traditions as well. My grandmother, lived with us for a time and she loved, and I mean really loved onion sandwiches. She would take white bread and spread it with mayo and put slices of red onion on it. YUK! Never could do that. And of course we didn't get within 10 feet of her after she ate that.She also made a killer bread pudding. I am trying to find just the right recipe to recreate hers.

One of my mom's favorite sandwich was peanut butter on toast with crisp dill pickles. Now I know what you are thinking.... "Oh my Gawd! that is awful." Don't knock it till ya try it.

Sometimes we crave something different right? Don't you get tired of eating the same old oatmeal or ham sandwich? Sure you do. So here is something new and exciting to try. Give your taste buds a treat!

Take 2 slices of white bread and toast them. I am sure you can use your favorite bread but I like good old white.

When hot from the toaster, spread your favorite peanut butter on both pieces of toast. The peanut butter will melt so nice and yummy!

Next,slice a nice crisp dill pickle real thin. Pat it dry with a paper towel. Place pickle slices on one side of toast, yes, right on top of peanut butter. Place the other piece of toast on top and enjoy! As a kid my sandwich was always sliced in quarters. I still like to do that today. I guess I am still a kid at heart.

I prefer Clausens dill pickles. They are in the refrigerator section of your store. These pickles are really crisp and have a great crunch. I have tried this with bread and butter pickles but for some reason the sweetness of these pickles don't seem to go with the peanut butter. Each of us have different palate, so be brave and step outside the box, try something new and different.

Are you ready to start a new sandwich tradition? I hope so. Please give this a try and let me know what you think.

Have a great week and happy cooking!