Open Post: With The Delicious Elvis Special!

Elvis is in the building - and he's making a sandwich!

I made it, too (and ate it) so you don't have to (though you might want to).
The first rule of any culinary masterpiece is that the end product is only as good as its individual ingredients. That's why I started with Wonder Bread, because fine dining is never about health, it's about the flavor (or, to paraphrase one Betty Perske, the deep-brewed flay-vuh!).

Take 2 slices of Wonder Bread, spread them both with thick smears of Jif (for my taste, a typical PBJ should utilize about a quarter of a jar) and add sliced banana to one piece:

Then add some crisp, possibly-purloined bacon to the other slice:

Then smash one slice against the other and inhale deeply. Not gonna lie, this was fan-friggin'-TASTIC!

I made two and enjoyed the hell out of them. Some versions of the Elvis Special call for the sandwich to be grilled, but that just sounds unhealthy to me. 

And (lest you think the bacon/peanut butter combo is unprecedented) at this very moment I'm reading from my copy of La Crawford's seminal self-help book, "My Way Of Life," and she's describing making snacks for her late husband Alfred Steele: "With either tea or cocktails I like to give a busy man something hearty, like slices of salami or sausage. Or peanut butter and bacon on black bread, slipped under the grill until it sizzles."

So there ya have it, a rock star, a film superstar and me all endorse this recipe. Whether you try this or not, always dare to try something new and exciting. And speaking of new and daring and exciting, happy Wednesday Open Post darlings!