A big, chocolate-covered “thank you” goes out to Jennifer of the Barney Butter Company for sending me a yummy free sample of Barney Butter so that I could see (and taste!) for myself what all the fuss is about. My verdict? I like this stuff! But then again, I’m not exactly picky when it comes to nut butters– I love ‘em all. The Barney Butter has a taste similar to almond butter (well duh! It is almond butter!), but its texture is smooth and creamy, kinda like Skippy peanut butter (from what I remember; I haven’t eaten Skippy in years and years).I first tried it plain, straight-up, which is my all-time fave way to eat nut butters. But I decided that I like Barney Butter better (say that three times fast) on sandwiches.
Now it’s time for a confession– and it’s hard to believe I’ve blogged this long without spilling my secret! Call me un-American, but I don’t like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches… mainly because I don’t really like jelly.
I opted to try the Barney Butter as a component to my second-favorite nut-butter combo (Sandwich of Dreams being first, of course). Second favorite? Peanut butter and Apple! (Or applesauce, in this case) I simply spread one half of an Ezekiel pita with applesauce and the other half with Barney Butter. Slap it on a plate, throw together a huge salad, and call it lunch!
A quick lunch munch: the sandwich, a mondo kale-and-mix-green salad, and peach salsa
Chocolate-Covered Meal of the Day
Brekkie (nope, not second brekkie; this was eaten on a day off from running, meaning I didn’t channel my inner hobbit)
My first try of Barney Butter. And what’s that chocolatey-lookin’ stuff? That, my dear friends, is Brownie Batter Hot Cereal. To all you oatmeal haters: I doubt even you could maintain your oat-hatin’ ways if your hot cereal tasted like brownie batter!
In the bowl: I cooked 1 serving of those awesome kamut flakes (you can easily sub oatmeal) with water and a pinch of salt. Later, I mixed it with about a T of Extra Dark cocoa powder, some non-dairy milk, a piece of frozen banana (I used the Melted Banana Trick), and a teaspoon of vanilla extract.
I cooked it all up using the blended grain technique (but usually, I don’t even bother blending, as I like the chew).
Brownie Batter in a bowl, I tell ya; Brownie Batter in a bowl 
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) I am graduating from college soon, so I’m going to need another decision made for me. Don’t worry; it’s a small one. All you decision-makers, please decide: What should I “be” when I “grow up”?See, I told you it was a small decision ;o)As for voting, it looks like “yogurt-making” stole the show. I’ll get to work on that post pronto. In the interim, though, I’ll write a quick “product-review” post, since “product reviews” got a lot of votes too. And then the muffin post will come sometime after the one on yogurt. Sadly, Henry was not so popular with the voters (poor Henry!), so I can’t say for sure when he’ll next pop up on my blog. At present time, he is laying low, trying to mend his wounded ego.And Molly? Well, she is miffed that her name didn’t even appear on the voting ballot. What idiot came up with the list anyway????
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