Confession time – I’ve never had a peanut butter and jelly (jam) sandwich! ? I’ve had plenty of just jam sandwiches but peanut butter wasn’t really a thing in the UK when I was growing up in the 70’s and it’s probably been 30 years since I even had just a jam sarnie!  And while my tastes have sophisticated somewhat since the days of jam sandwiches (thick white bread, sugar laden strawberry jam – oh to be a kid again and not care about carbs or sugar!) I often find myself very fondly remembering the food of my childhood.  Dad and his ‘surprise’ sandwiches (aka whatever was left in the fridge), rice krispie treats, eating your own bodyweight in pick your own strawberries …

We’ve been very privileged to bring you some recipes to highlight the first ever UK grown commercial crop of Chia Seeds thanks to Hodmedods and Fairking British Seeds.  Phil and I have long been fans of this humble little seed and it’s been an absolute honour to among the first to get their hands on them.

There also aren’t many days that go by that peanut butter doesn’t feature somewhere for us – baked oats, shortbread biscuits, truffle tarts, the BEST granola and one of our absolute favourites, these protein bars.  So it seemed a natural progression that we really should, as bona fide peanut butter lovers, try the iconic PB&J combination.

Can’t even begin to tell you how NOT disappointed we were.  This is pure nut buttery heaven.  Add in crunchy, mellow, organic quinoa puffs, creamy dreamy coconut yoghurt and home made super easy strawberry jam and I can eat this for breakfast, lunch AND dinner ? (and probably will).

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If you make this recipe or any of the recipes from The Cook & Him we’d LOVE to see! Just snap a picture and share it on Instagram using #thecookandhim and tagging @thecookandhim in the photo itself (as this guarantees we’ll see your picture!)

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