Day One

So.  Here I am. Day one. New blog.

Let me just begin by saying I am not a "blogger".  I am not a part of
my own generation in the sense that I don't typically read every one's
Facebook posts and, for that matter, write any of my own.  I guess I
am an old soul at heart.  I am one of the few under 30 who are not
attached to their phone or computer's at the hip.  I actually did
without a cell phone for 6-8 months or so, and I have to tell you I
didn't really miss it one bit!

What am I doing here then you ask?

I feel the need to embrace parts of this Internet generation, as it is
my own, and also because I find that this might help my cause (if you
want to know what the heck I am talking about... please, read on).
And besides, let's face it, this Internet-driven, blogging,
Facebooking society just isn't going anywhere anytime soon. So, why
not try my hand at it.

My Cause (well, at least you didn't have to wait very long...)

This is Peanut Butter Jellified.  A vision of mine.

You see, I have this boyfriend, you'll get to know him well.  Tyler.
He eats peanut butter by the spoonful jarful and a peanut butter jelly
sandwich pretty much everyday. I grew up with peanut butter and jelly
sandwiches, as did everyone I've ever known.  To me, well, it was
never really anything special.  By the time lunch rolled around the
white squishy bread was soggy with jelly and thick with peanut butter,
every bite clinging to the roof of my mouth so viciously I had to use
my finger to pry it off so I could chew and swallow.

So, then I met Tyler, and then I met Tyler's peanut butter and jelly
sandwich (which is now the third wheel in our relationship).

This peanut butter and jelly sandwich was different.  Other than the
fact that his peanut butter to jelly ratio is a little skewed for me
(the man despises sweets so just a tiny dab of jelly in the middle
will do for him), it was rather perfect. It reawakened (is that even a
word?) my soul to peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

So, my vision, inspired by my love for my boyfriend's peanut butter
and jelly sandwich love... confusing?... is to create the most perfect
peanut butter and jelly sandwich(es) and share them with the world.

But, considering my love for taking food and mutating it into
something more, and with my diploma (which hopefully counts for
something) from The Culinary Institute of America, I wasn't satisfied
with a simple peanut butter and jelly sandwich.  I needed more.

Here is my more...  As you follow along... I will be experimenting and
hopefully trying to pawn off my creations on other people (read: sell
my food).  You will discover that I am about to take the peanut butter
and jelly sandwich that you loved (or hated) as a child and turn it on
it's head.  Oh yeah, while also having a full-time job, AND a
part-time job (to support HIS peanut butter and jelly sandwich habit,
ha).

Awesome.  Let's do this thing.