Day 115 (7.4.12): It's Recess Time! PB&J Waffles from Bru's

Peanut Butter & Jelly Waffle, Banana Split Waffle, and Fiesta Chicken & Waffle (from Bru's Wiffles)

Amazing, amazing, amazing. Everything that should not be in a waffle is in it, and it tastes GOOD. Did I say good? I meant DELICIOUS. Just like a true wiffle!

I'm trying to figure out where this association came from, but does anyone remember this show?

It was on Nick (or was it Disney?) for a while when I was growing up, and for some reason, whenever I think of PB&J, I think about this show. It probably has something to do with the fact that PB&J = lunch break = recess = something profoundly and psychologically compelling...but I haven't thought that far ahead about it yet.

On second thought, it's probably nothing but a sign of my impending senility. Yeah, that's probably it.

Day 60 (5.5.12): Chocolate PB Cookie-Center Cupcakes with Sweet Peanut Butter Frosting

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie-Center Cupcakes with Sweet Peanut Butter Frosting

Status: Homemade

Satisfaction: 10! Or at least I hope so.

These cupcakes were the products of combined stress/anxiety over real-life problems which translated into a total baking overdrive (c'est la vie of a graduate student, no?) and a friend's birthday that just passed. So I combined, created, amalgamated a handful of recipes, and this is what happened! The Giant Tower of Babylon. Or more like the Leaning Tower of Delicious. (Seriously, guys--could you resist even looking at it?)

This is essentially what happens what cocoa meet Reese's lovers and they have awesome little PB chocolate babies. Well, really big babies. Huge babies, actually. And prego babies, since they're filled with gooey peanut butter cookie centers. God, I love my life.

And yes, I'm aware that the slightly perverse will think of these little babies as a tower of poop-like proportions. Well, boo you because you didn't get any anyway.

If you liked the photos and/or recipes, feel free to leave a comment! I'd love to hear what you think. (Recipes below the cut.)

Oh, and shout out to Cailey, Kim, Rebecca, and Vanessa--for being honorary-in-the-presence-of-these-cupcakes Scrumdiddlyumptious perusers. Hi five!