Cooking

 There was a time when I thought the old saw, “The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach” was sexist and degrading.

For all intents and purposes, I am not  a breakfast eater in the true sense of the word. I don’t eat eggs, gravy or grits and those are pretty much the foundation for breakfast–especially in the South.
I do, however, like to eat sometime before noon and of course, my preferences tend to run on the sweet side of things. A doughnut, a Pop Tart or a bagel with strawberry cream cheese all fit the bill nicely to go with my three cups of morning coffee.

Most people would think that I am the size I am because of my incredible sweet tooth. Everyone who knows me understands that I cannot say no to a Reese’s Cup, a Key Lime Pie or Paula Deen’s Pound Cake.
But the truth is, while I love my sweets, I love bread just as much.
There’s nothing more savory than hot bread slathered in a pound of butter. And because I don’t discriminate, cold bread with butter, or peanut butter, is pretty darn good too.
Aside from cheese biscuits, light and fluffy yeast rolls are by far my favorite bread type.

Submitted by:

Vivian Graham
Williston

Crust
1 1/4 chocolate cookie crumbs
1/4 c sugar
1/4 c butter or sugar/melted

Filling
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1 c creamy peanut butter
1 c sugar
1 T butter or margarine
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 c heavy cream