Peanut Butter Frosting

Tee hee. My ex-husband is emailing me, asking for my peanut butter frosting ingredients. I reply back with the list of ingredients. He asks for amounts. Silly boy. There aren't any.

You see, there's a special trick to making my peanut butter frosting. I even I don't know what it is. All of the amounts of the ingredients are eyeballed. Every time. And it always turns out light and fluffy.

I even gave my mom (who I got the original recipe from, mind you) the recipe once (with an approximation of ingredient amounts) and she couldn't duplicate it. I walked her through it, step by step, on exactly what I do at each point and she couldn't do it right.

Now, when my mom wants peanut butter frosting (which is delicious, if you haven't tried it), she asks me to come over and make it.

For anyone willing to try, here's the recipe. Good luck!

Take a dollop of creamy peanut butter (no more than 1/2 cup) and add about 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract and about 1/2 cup butter (one stick)(I suggest using real butter, not margarine or spread). Cream together until smooth. Add powdered sugar (start with a cup and keep adding until thick). Add a dash of milk. Whip at high speed and alternate powdered sugar and milk until the right consistency (light and fluffy).

Hint: I don't think you can make this by hand. I use my mixmaster to do it. I'm not even sure a hand mixer will do it right.

And the Answer is....

Okay, so today I'm driving to work and I get behind this vehicle with a bumper sticker I can't quite read. Well, I can read one part and it says, in large letters, "Jesus". I can see there's writing underneath it, but without kissing the bumper, I can't read it. So, of course, my brain starts running with it.

First, I notice the font on "Jesus" looks kinda like what you would see on a comic book cover. So I start thinking, is Jesus a Superhero? I mean, technically, you could say he has Superpowers.... Like walking on water, healing the lame, rising from the dead, etc., etc., etc. But what would Jesus's alter ego be? Or would Jesus just be like an X-Man with no alter ego? Would Jesus wear a spandex suit? I don't think so.

Next, I notice that there's these mounts on the top of the vehicle. I'm not quite sure what they're for, but from the right angle, they look almost like the car has horns. On a vehicle with a Jesus bumper sticker, I find this hilarious.

So then, I decide I HAVE to know what's written under Jesus. I decide to speed up and slowly pass the vehicle so I can get a closer look. I find it says "is the Answer."

To which my brain says, "Well, I guess that would all depend on what the question was." I mean, if the question is "What tastes best deep fried on a stick?" I'm thinking Jesus isn't the answer. At that point, cheese or hot dogs would be the Answer. Is the question, "What should I wear today?" Jesus. See? It doesn't work. So what's the question?

By the time I finally pass the vehicle, I'm giggling so hard, the guy in the vehicle gives me a really funny look. But that's okay, I know I'm going to H-E-double-hockey-sticks. I mean, come on... The visual of Jesus in a spandex suit with a giant J on the front is funny.