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Rehabilitated to Eat Peanut Butter Again

March 14, 2010 by Janey

Hello, I am Jane and I was a Peanut Butter addict.

When I was a kid up until high school, Peanut Butter is one of my comfort foods. I love my peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I love my peanut butter and banana. I love my peanut butter in a bottle. Yes, there are times, I just watch TV with a peanut butter bottle in hand and a spoon on the other.

My peanut butter ways died down a bit right after college –which is years and years ago. Other than the time I started calorie counting (when I ballooned to 130lbs), my sweet cravings (I used to be a chocoholic too!) getting plucked was another reason. Not to mention the salmonella scare a couple of years ago.

My visit to Peanut Butter Company rehashed my old ways.

Going Nuts at Peanut Butter Company

7 days after being introduced to Peanut Butter Co., I was back again at SM North (which was only my 2^nd time in the mall) to pay PB Co. another visit. This time it was a bonding session slash brunch with Didi.

I ordered my favorites from the first visit.

This time though, I remembered to order (or at least, the counter lady took note) Marshmallow Peanut Butter sandwich.

Marshmallow Peanut Butter Sandwich PHP 135

It was simply coma-inducing –perfect marshmallow taste blended with creaminess of the peanut butter.

Hello, I am Jane and I am still a Peanut Butter addict.

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Going Nuts at Peanut Butter Co.

February 23, 2010 by Janey

Saturday afternoon, Bubba, Joyce and I traveled to SM North EDSA with one thing in mind –gorge on PBC food. Medium-heavy traffic in EDSA at around 3PM slowed us down a bit but we eventually reached the destination. It wasn’t difficult to find the restaurant and I’m glad that SM guards know which direction to point to.

Peanut Butter Co is smaller than I expected. There are maybe 6 coffee tables outside the store, while inside, on the right, a table upholstered against the wall gives more area to dine in. The counter greets you as you check their menu for their assorted offerings. On the left is a shelf upholstered on the wall with a display of all the intriguing PB Co. peanut butter flavors. Some of their flavors are White Chocolate, Chili, Green Tea, Curry among others. But what it lacked in space made up BIG in taste.

On the Table

BBQ Wings PHP 125

Sink your teeth into these barbeque chili wings topped with the right amount of chili peanut butter. Taste the barbeque semi-chili flavor first on the chicken meat then get a light touch of the chili peanut butter that still blends with the whole flavor. If you were a peanut butter lover, you definitely won’t find this off. On the contrary, you’d order boxes of this to go for the next bball game on TV. I dug my fingers cheerfully into the box and grabbed myself a second and third helping. I couldn’t resist licking my fingers.

Classic Spaghetti PHP 135

Sun dried tomato peanut butter, meat sauce. The classic spaghetti flavor still glides upfront more than the semi-sweet peanut butter taste but you’d taste it –positively. Counter play of the meat sauce and the sweetness of the peanut butter –it’s certainly something to try. It was good enough for us three. We kept twirling ourselves a forkful.

Elvis the King Sandwich PHP 155

Crunchy peanut butter, bacon, banana –I guess I was expecting a lot from this being the highlight of Spanky’s email. It satisfied yes. Suggestion on improving it –thinner banana slices, crispy crunchy bacon, grilled toasty “pressed” (for easy handling and not the mushy hard to hold) sandwich. That would be a wonderful rapture of semi-crunchy sandwich with the softness of the banana, sweetness of the peanut butter and saltiness of crispy bacon.

I remember making an Elvis sandwich in 2006. The Sabiclub team was in Baguio for the weekend to support me during the grand opening event of Station 168 Internet Café Baguio branch. The next day, I volunteered to cook breakfast for everyone with the help of my office best buddy, Carlo G. I toasted the sandwich bread, plastered it with peanut butter spread, crispy bacon (that Carlo fried –I’m not big on frying), and instead of banana, a soft egg mixture I concoct that Bubba loves. Most found it weird, but funny that the whole plate of that was finished anyway. I think it was Mon (were you already part of Sabi then?) who commented that it’s quite unusual but it’s good. He didn’t sound convincing. I personally think it was yummy though 😉

PB Burger Sandwich PHP 185

Sesame peanut butter, lettuce, tomato, peanut cucumber mayo –Bubba’s order. He loved it that he only shared one bite with me and one bite with Joyce. Nothing out of extraordinary for me but I like the sesame peanut butter. It was delish and complements perfectly with the burger taste.

Box of Chips PHP 65 with Wasabi Mayo PHP 35

Fried seasoned potato slices –I now know where to get my fill of mojo potatoes.

Brewed Coffee Short PHP 45

Anything that is creamy yummy peanut buttery taste really sets the mood right. Price is really reasonable with most of the items less than PHP150. I think we spent a little over PHP 700 and there were three of us.

I’m now watching what I eat since I’m preparing for our Bali trip and I hope to shed some fat off my mid-section but I do allow myself to indulge at least once a week, preferably weekends. My indulgence for next week will be the same as last Saturday’s –PB Co!!! I hope you open a branch in Ortigas or San Juan area.

I thought I also ordered Marshmallow Peanut Butter sandwich (PHP 135) but I don’t think the counter lady was able to include that in our order. I don’t mind, I will surely be back next Saturday with Didi and Fran for another rich and creamy Peanut Butter-heaven brunch at Peanut Butter Co. Unwrap an exercise in indulgence.

Peanut Butter fanatics, try it and let me know what you think! 😉

Peanut Butter Co.

2/F SM City The Block

Quezon City

(632) 401 3826

Operation Hours: 10am – 9pm

Peanut Butter Co. Album

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Thursday Food Club: Pizzeria Toscana

June 27, 2009 by Janey

The usual suspects of the Thursday Food Club met yet again last Thursday for dinner. This time it was Didi’s turn to choose the restaurant and since she was craving for pizza (like we all were after reminiscing about the pizza event we attended the other week), her choice was Pizzeria Toscana.

Bubba and I have eaten here before and liked the comfortable homey ambience. Like usual authentic Greek/Italian/Persian restaurants where the whole family is involved in the business, Filipino owners Chef Angel Aban and former bank director Anthony Parungao decided to dedicate their time to the restaurant business –a lifelong dream for the two who are equally passionate about food. I remember that during our first visit, our table attendant who was the son, told us how inspired his parents were about starting this restaurant.

Image Source: Fran

There is a younger boy now who attended to our table and he fancied us with his magic tricks. He reminded me of “me” when I used to do magic tricks as my “show and tell” project in speech class both in high school and college. It was cute and he was nice enough to let me show him a trick (I was really rusty but he appreciated it).

On the Table

Pumpkin Soup (2) PHP 150 (?)

Since the dinner schedule was pushed back an hour later 8pm, Bubba and I were really hungry and couldn’t resist taking a bite at home. And yes, we took more than a bite. We even nicked the plate. And so, we didn’t order much this time around.

Didi and Fran both ordered pumpkin soup for their starters.

Pizza Rustica PHP 310

Thin crust pizza with anchovies, pimiento and black olives.

Pasta Salmone PHP 260

Cream-based pasta with smoked salmon. Fran really loved the pasta. I took a bite to taste it and it was pretty good al dente cream pasta with bits of salmon.

Gelato Balsamico PHP 70

Even if there was no room anymore, I couldn’t resist not getting Gelato Balsamico. This was after all the most memorable for me during the first visit… I still love it. Some might find it weird on their first try ice cream with sour balsamic taste and garnished with slop of mint, but it’s really good and transports me to the mountainous picturesque Tuscany.