Well everyone… today is my 40th birthday! Yay for me! I’m entering a new decade!
Today I have a special treat for you. My husband is sharing a comical spin on a recipe that he likes to make. I had a tough time proofreading this because I was laughing so hard. Anyway, without further ado, here is my sweet, adorable, and comical husband.
In honour of her 40th birthday The Deliberate Mom is taking a day off and so I’m here to fill in for her.
Who am I? Well, I’m The Deliberate Mom’s husband, so, The Deliberate Dad? Or The Deliberate Husband? Hmmm, what else could we go with… Mr. Wonderful, Johnny Substitute, Dances-With-Wolves Junior… for simplicity sake, let’s say Evan.
Now, what to blog, what to blog… looking at The Deliberate Mom’s past posts there are a bunch of things she likes to talk about… let’s see… that’s it! A recipe!
Come meet The Deliberate Dad, @TheReelEvanBly and score a sandwich #recipe! Click To TweetThe Deliberate Dad’s Deluxe Peanut Butter Samwich Recipe
Step 1
Place two slices of bread on a cutting board, plate or fairly clean counter top.
Step 2
Spread ¼” to ½” of peanut butter (or allergy-friendly substitute) on one of the bread slices.
If there are no allergy concerns in your home I recommend spreading the peanut butter really hard so that the knife comes away clean and can be re-used in the next step and so less dishes are left to clean afterwards.
Step 3
Scoop approximately 1 tbsp of raspberry jam on top of the peanut butter layer. Gently spread the jam around on top of the peanut butter.
Do not spread too hard or the layers will mix and Gordon Ramsay will swear at you.
Wipe the knife clean on the other piece of bread.
Step 4
Spread 1/8” to ¼” of cream cheese (or allergy-friendly substitute) on the second slice of bread.
Do not spread the cream cheese directly onto the jam layer because only a monster would do such a thing.
Step 5
Turn the cream cheese bread slice over and place it cream cheese side down on to the first slice which at this point is still jam layer side up.
Step 6
Place any used cooking implements (if this is just one knife then you win) near the sink or dishwasher for someone else to process later. This empowers the other person as a cooperator in the cooking process and gives them an imagined ownership of such a wonderful sandwich even though they won’t get even one bite because by the time they are cleaning that knife, the sandwich will be totally eaten.
*** STOP THE BUS: I couldn’t help but chime in here… so THIS is why I always find crumbs on the counter AND a knife by the sink!***
Step 7
Pick up the sandwich and eat it.
You could cut it into halves or quarters if you were expecting the Queen for tea but otherwise just get your sandwich on.
NFAQ (Not Frequently Asked Questions)
Q. Do I have to use raspberry jam?
A. Of course not! You can use strawberry jam in a Deluxe Peanut Butter and Jam Samwich. Then you can put laundry detergent in your car’s gas tank and brush your teeth with sand because apparently everything is just as good as everything else.
Q. I dropped my sandwich on the floor, what do I do?
A. Did anyone see you drop it? No? Then listen to your heart. Yes? Pretend to throw it away but actually hide it in the cupboard for re-evaluation later.
Q. I don’t have any cream cheese, can I use mayo?
A. I’m dead now. That question actually killed me.
Well, in a bizarre twist of fate you all received the greatest gift on Jennifer’s birthday. Way to go, now I’ll get in big trouble.
The End
Come meet @TheReelEvanBly and read the funniest #recipe today! Click To Tweet
Evan can be found on Twitter, Smashwords, Amazon, and his animation projects can be explored over on his YouTube channel. Aside from being a husband to one little lady and a father to two littler ladies, Evan draws, animates, makes music, and dabbles in various creative projects.
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I love that your husband guested for you today and great spin on an old classic. Happy 40th Birthday Jennifer and hope you have the best day off!! ;)
Thank you for reading Evan’s guest post and for the kind birthday wishes Janine!
Glad you liked it, Janine! We did the best we could to spoil Jennifer on her special day.
This is AWESOME! I think this is one of the best guest posts and recipes that I have ever read!!!! Totally making this samwich for lunch! Thanks Evan! Oh and Happy Birthday, Jennifer!
I’m so glad you enjoyed this Echo. Evan made me laugh with this one!
Thanks for the birthday wishes too!
Thanks Echo! Keep in mind, peanut butter, jam, and cream cheese samwiches are not just for lunch. They also make a nice breakfast, dinner, or mid-bubble bath snack!
Adorable!! I am totally making this samwich, or as I call them saaaaaangwiches ;)
I hope Jennifer has a lovely birthday!!!
Saaaaaangwiches… hilarious! So glad you enjoyed this Katie (and thanks for the warm birthday wishes)!
Thanks for reading, Katie. I recommend dropping the hard “R” at the end of peanut butter when using the alternate “saaaaaangwiches”, hence:
Peanut buttaaaaaah saaaaaangwiches!
(preferably yelled from your front porch at dawn)
Hi, Jennifer,
♫ ♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY, to You!! ♫ ♪
Oh my word, as soon as I saw this title, I just had to click and find out about The Deliberate Dad! :-) What a wonderful idea for a post!
Oh, me oh my! Had to literally laugh out loud at you and myself with the spelling of Samwich… Yes, that IS how we say it, isn’t it? LOL
He is quite funny! Have never tried cream cheese in a P&J, but will definitely try this deluxe recipe!
Have a blessed day.
ËœCarol
Thank you for the warm birthday wishes Carol!
Yes, Evan keeps me laughing. At first I thought, “he’s doing a recipe guest post?” But then I read it and laughed so hard – it was awesome.
Give the samwich a try – it’s tasty!
Thanks, Carol! Nutritionists in my imagination have praised the samwich for containing all four food groups!
HAPPY HAPPY 40th BIRTHDAY my dear!!!! You make 40 look awesome!
And “I’m dead now. That question actually killed me.” Cracked me up! I never thought to put cream cheese on PB&J.
Have a wonderful time celebrating!
xoxo
Thank you so much for the warm birthday wishes Tiffany!
I loved Evan’s post – and the dig that Gordon Ramsay will “swear at you” LOL – loved it!
Have a great weekend friend!
I must apologize, Tiffany, I was somewhat dishonest in that blog post, for you see…
I am very much alive! (That question merely destroyed my capacity for joy)
Thanks for reading!
That was the most enjoyable recipe description I’ve ever read. (wiping a tear)
I’m so glad you enjoyed it Susan! I think Evan did a spectacular job!
I’m glad you liked it, Susan (holding out tissue).
Bahahaha!!! I got to the NFAQ and started cracking up before I even started reading them because, apparently … SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE SO MANY THINGS NEED ANSWERED ABOUT THIS. Lol!!
My comment makes absolutely no sense because I couldn’t stop laughing when typing!
I’m so glad you enjoyed this Celeste. Yes, Evan is quite the character. I was laughing so hard while proofreading this post. The NFAQs are awesome… LOL.
Glad you dug the bonus features, Celeste. I now regret not including a Disclaimer, French translation, and “Making Of” documentary.
I’m making a word up because “fantastic” and “fabulous” just don’t suffice. Evan, this is fantabulous!
Happy 40th birthday, Jennifer!
It was totally fantabulous! Evan rocked the “recipe blogger world” with this one, that’s for sure.
Thank you for the kind birthday wishes my friend.
I am grappreciative of your kindness, Robin (Not “grateful” nor “appreciative” could cover it).
Fantastic !!!!!!! Awesome!!!!!!!!!Amazing!!!!!!!terrific!!!!
Love this Happy Brithday. Cheers to you.
I’m so glad you enjoyed this Ifeoma. It definitely had me laughing!
Thank you for the lovely birthday wishes too.
Thank you, Ifeoma, glad you liked it!
Happy birthday friend! Love when husbands guest post, even better when they have a fun sense of humor :)
Thank you so much for the warm birthday wishes Caroline!
I loved this guest post from Evan – he made it a hoot! Now I want him to guest post more often… not sure if I can convince him but maybe annually on my birthday?!
Thanks again for reading and for the birthday wishes.
Thanks for reading, Caroline, it was fun to do!
Happy birthday, Jennifer. Make sure you post pictures of your night out in that lovely dress you showed us.
This must be one of the funniest posts I’ve ever read. Lol!! — Don’t eat the sandwich if it falls on the floor! And Gordon Ramsey — hahahahaha!!!
Cheers ! Tammi
I’m so glad you enjoyed this Tammi! Yes, Evan did well with this post. I was howling with laughter too. The Gordon Ramsay line had me in tears.
Thank you for the lovely birthday wishes!
xoxo
Thanks, Tammi, and remember: The 5 second rule can be stretched indefinitely in your own home if no one is watching.
Nothing deliberate about him, he’s a natural hoot!!!! I’m curious though, is that the Canadian spelling for sandwich? I feel like my blondeness may be shining through here, or maybe I’ve missed something… who knows, but awesome guest post! AND a huge happy Birthday to you!!! xx
I’m glad you enjoyed this Meg! Yes, Evan is quite the hoot.
No, that’s not the Canadian spelling for sandwich… it’s more like a joke because many people say it like that (at least here in Canada they do).
As I proof-read his post I thought of you (because of his Gordon Ramsay remark).
Thank you for your kind birthday wishes. It was a lovely day… and I still have two more celebrations to go!
Hi Meg, glad you liked it! We don’t tend to drop letters in Canada, we usually add them, like so: colour, honour, labour, flavour, Roubert Douwney Juniour.
HAHA! I loved this! I particularly loved the: “… because apparently everything is just as good as everything else.” I can picture him just throwing his hands in the air and walking away after saying that. I’ve never thought of using cream cheese before (probably because it’s not my favorite), but husband would probably love it. I like making peanut butter and brown sugar sandwiches. Just add a tablespoon of brown sugar. It’s the best!Oh, and happy birthday! Hope it was a wonderful day.
I’m so glad you enjoyed this Erin. I loved Evan’s humour in this post… that guy always keeps me laughing.
Thank you for the lovely birthday wishes. It was a great day (and I still have two more celebrations to go)!
Peanut butter and brown sugar…are you a wizard? Thanks, Erin!
♫ ♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ..uh–HUH, ..uh–HUH…HAPPY BIRTHDAY… to Yoooooou!! ♫ ♪
Ok, that sounded a LOT better in my head.
Kids just ran for the door…and the dog fell over.
(shrug)
Evan…WELL DONE, little brother…only ONE gripe:
Why is Birthday Girl answering the comments? Hey–if I’m giving comment love, i want my brother to BACK me dude!
Ok–so you put cream cheese on PB&J? Uhhhhhh. Ok.
I get your techniques. Keep traces of making such a masterpiece at odd hours less obvious so we don’t have our tracks picked up by any organic dishwasher that may wander by the sink.
Got it.
I get the stages of progression. You have to show silly people, especially who think throwing the contents into a bowl and whipping them up with a fork how silly that is to the textures and tastes.
“Hun, why is your shake….uh…brown and grey? Was something wrong with the chocolate?”
Smiling, “What? Oh, no–it’s not chocolate. Its steak.”
Yeah! Ewwwww.
Finally, someone who properly appreciates raspberry. You have strengthened my male heart.
…but what about Banana’s?
…potato chips?
…sardines?
I’ll let you think on that, Evan—but I want YOUR answer, not Birthday Girls.
(taps foot)
BTW, awesome idea for a post, Jennifer.
He’s clever. You should keep him.
(wink)
Signed,
Yer Biggest Fan
Hi Jaime! The reason Jennifer beat me to answering the comments, you ask?
a) Answering blog comments is the birthday gift she gives herself (even when she had the day off from writing the post!) and
b) coffee and LEGO wouldn’t drink and/or assemble itself (one must meet one’s responsibilities in due time)
Bananas, yes. Potato chips, maybe. I think sardines would necessitate removing the jam component and perhaps adding a toasting/grilling step…
…then we would have to add cheese.
I know you didn’t want to “hear” from me Jaime… but I read cheese and had to nod my head in agreement.
Make sure he gets you some for your birthday! =)
I just snorted – laughing so hard, I just snorted.
To Evan: a wonderful recipe, right up my alley. I think I could actually pull this one off.
To Jennifer: happy birthday, friend! I hope you thoroughly enjoyed it and I’d just like to say, ‘thanks for the gift of meeting Evan.’ :)
I snort sometimes too! LOL
Glad this made you laugh Sarah! I’m so happy you enjoyed this and that you got to meet Evan.
Sarah, I shall treasure your snort as a child would treasure a seashell or shiny, small object.
This is just too cute! I’m intrigued by the peanut butter AND cream cheese….
I’m glad you enjoyed this Bijee… and that you had a chance to “meet” my husband.
Thanks for reading, Bijee. May your intrigue grow to fascination and then, one day, consumption! (Like the consuming-a-samwich kind, not tuberculosis)
Happy Birthday to you!
It looks like you’re both writers in this house. I love the idea of spreading the peanut butter so hard that the knife is still clean.
When I was a kid my mom made is peanut butter and cream cheese sandwiches always. I grew up to think that was a thing, but people give me strange looks!
Help!
P.S. Mayo is gross.
Thank you for the birthday wishes Tamara!
I’m glad you enjoyed this (and that you had an opportunity to “meet” Evan).
If I had known what a hit this recipe would be – I would have shared my peanut butter and pickle sandwich recipe!
Tamara, your mom sounds cool, way cooler than those strange-look-giving people (who must be super-hungry now from denying themselves all the good eats)!
Love it! Happy Birthday to you! I will have to try this recipe. PB&J good, Jelly and Cream Cheese good. Didn’t think to combine them!
Thank you for the warm birthday wishes Amanda! It was a wonderful birthday weekend.
You definitely have to try this recipe. It’s yummy!
Glad you liked it, Amanda. Bon appetit!
Hi Evan and Jennifer! I love your attitude toward a dropped sandwich. All that effort! You can’t tell me a second or two on that pristine floor will do your creation any harm. And MAYO??? Who asked that? Good thing it’s almost Christmas. I hope Santa didn’t hear about that.
Happy eating!
Ceil
I’m so glad you enjoyed this Ceil… and that you had a chance to “meet” Evan.
Thanks for reading, Ceil. Another solution for dropping food on the floor would be to keep your floor covered in additional ingredients so that dropping food becomes a flavour enhancing technique.
Jennifer, I love your husband…The dry humour!…Many a true word said in jest and all that!…Saving on the washing up and then leaving what little washing up there is for someone else!….(sounds vaguely familiar).
I love peanut butter and jam on toast and I have been known to have cream cheese and jam on fresh bread (it’s like cheese cake, but not quite!)…But I would never have thought of putting all three ingredients together….Guess what I’ll be trying next fresh, warm crusty of of bread we get?
Hope you had a great birthday and you should have The Deliberate Dad/Husband guest post more often.
I’m glad you enjoyed this Debbie… and that you enjoyed my husband’s humour. Evan has me laughing all the time, that’s for sure!
You’re right, Debbie, it is kind of like cheesecake…a cheesecake you can carry in your pocket and/or eat for breakfast!
Seriously, wowza what is not to like about this samwich!!
agreed on the mayo, blech! That would ruin this cooking creation :)
Happy Birthday Jennifer!
Thank you for the birthday wishes Jen and I’m glad you enjoyed Evan’s creative culinary skills!
Thanks for reading, Jen. Blech, indeed. *looks at mayo, shakes head*
Hahahahahahahahahaha! I read this to my husband. He totally agreed with the knife theory. He must also think it makes me feel empowered when he throws the stickers off of fruit into the sink….
I am so glad you got a kick out of this Jessica! Ummm – I stick the stickers from fruit onto the sink. LOL
Thanks for sharing, Jessica. In my family we would stick the fruit stickers on the butt-end of my dad’s cardigan. Now some days it just doesn’t seem worth the drive.
Ok, your husband is pretty funny! He definitely has great taste, because raspberry jam is the only jam that you should use on a Deluxe Peanut Butter Samwich, of course. I really need to try it with cream cheese now. Never heard of it before, but it’s piqued my interest! What a fun read!
Thanks for reading, Charlee! If the Big Jam lobbyists would be honest for once they’d admit that strawberry jam is pretty much lumpy strawberries covered in syrup; fine on its own but mostly unspreadable/unsuitable for samwiches!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENNIFER! How fun for you to have your husband post! Hope you had a wonderful day and wishing you a terrific next decade (and many more!)
Awww, thank you for the birthday wishes Sanz. I loved having my hubby guest post… he did a great job too!
Thanks for reading, Sanz! Guest posting is fun and I took it to the next level by drying my hands on the good towels that day!
This post cracked me up, and not just because Evan is so funny (although that is a huge reason!) One day, I was talking to you about my kids and they asked if there was a “Deliberate Dad”. I almost emailed you about it. :) Thanks for introducing me to your hubby and for making me laugh.
Sorry! I meant to say that I was talking to my kids about you. :)
Oh, and I TOTALLY agree with Evan about the raspberry jelly!
I love that you were talking about me to your kids… I think… I guess it depends what you were saying — LOL.
I’m glad you got to meet Evan. He makes me laugh all the time.
Laughter is such an important part of a happy marriage and family!
I was talking to my kids about you as though we are old friends rather than just internet friends, but I’ll take what I can get! :)
Glad you liked it, Heather! I am now pushing for a “Deliberate Dog” guest post but there is some debate about the warranty coverage on Jennifer’s laptop.
You’re a crack up!
HAHAH! STOP! How did I miss this post/! LOL Too funny. The recipe is the best I’ve ever read. I hate that damn straggler knife that made a sandwich I didn’t eat! ALWAYS by the sink! LOL too good.
And did I really not say Happy Birthday to my darling friend?! Happy Birthday beautiful.
Hi Jennifer,
The first thing I want to know is how in the world did I miss this post? Was I living under a rock at that time? Seriously?!?! I totally remember wishing you a happy birthday last month and vaguely remember you mentioning your husband giving you the day off… Huh so weird! Anyway onto the real comment…
This was one of the funniest things I have read in a long time! You will have to thank Evan for helping me figure out why I am also finding knives by the kitchen sink. Especially ones that appear to be clean. Men obviously go to a special class to learn these things… lol
It was so awesome that he gave you a day off and took over the blog. I would be terrified of what Kenny would do or say because he is so random and unpredictable, but in a good way most of the time! Haha!
Enjoy your week!
Much love,
Lysa xx