I've probably eaten peanut butter every day of my conscious life, starting with p.b. and jelly.   It's always been chunky, and I vary the brands.  Nothing satisfies, taste-wise, as a toasted English muffin or a half bagel with melting peanut butter oozing over the sides.  We're talking all-American comfort food here.

My peanut butter obsession carries over to the perfect peanut butter cookie, as well as using peanut butter in Asian cooking sauces to great acclaim (well, acclaim in my own small circle).  I crave chocolate and peanut butter ice cream, peanut butter cups surrounded by milk chocolate, peanut butter icebox pie, and even peanut butter, especially, peanut butter frosting.  I add peanut butter to my homemade granola recipe, and when my energy is lagging late in the afternoon, a heaping spoonful of peanut butter does the trick.  The same amount transforms a simple chili, too.

A few years ago, I developed a food allergy to peanut butter and suddenly couldn't eat it anymore.  I tried almond butter, cashew butter, sunflower seed butter, but they couldn't fill that sticky void.  I kept reintroducing it into my diet, to no avail.

Then I tried a brand I seldom used, Adams.  I didn't like having to stir the oil on top, but thought maybe the all-natural p.b. might be the answer. 

Wonder of wonders, it was!  I can enjoy peanut butter again, and am always on the lookout for new ways to incorporate it into my meals.  Any thoughts? Is there a single food you eat every day?