Elvis' Sandwich, Clams, and Some Rum

Toasted PB & Banana Sandwiches

I am a little behind on writing about some things that I've made in the past few weeks. For Valentine's Day, I made Toasted Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwiches (which I had never heard of before, but people are work were like "They ROCK") and I was pretty excited. The recipe itself was easy, I don't usually like working with Honey and that day was no exception. It got everywhere and my entire counter was sticky. The sandwich outcome was great, I liked the fact that they were toasted, I'm not sure I would 

have eaten it with just plain bread. Peanut Butter is just so messy and sticky and hard to eat - for me at least. For a side I made some tater tots (leftover from Pizza Totter recipe) and I thought they went nicely together. I wouldn't say that they "ROCK" but the sandwiches were easy to make and still tasted good. Thumbs up!

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Daiquiris

I am NOT a fan of these drinks. Never having a daiquiri before, I was pretty excited to make another drink recipe from this book and try it out. The recipe was rum, lime juice, and syrup. That is it, so the rum wasn't diluted at all! It was way to strong for my liking, perhaps I could have added more syrup? Or more lime (I do love my lime)? I'm not sure, but it wasn't good. It was fun however to make - loving my cocktail shaker! I'd still be willing to try Strawberry Daiquiris though, so if you have a recipe for that please send it my way! Thumbs Down.

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New Haven Clam Pizza

I was looking for something simple to make for dinner on a week night and came across this pizza. New England Clam Chowder is by far my favorite soup, however, this is the only thing I've ever had clams in. So I wasn't scared to make this pizza, but I knew it was going to be different. Using Pillsbury pizza crust (because I don't like making bread nor did I have the time), I put the mozzarella, cooked bacon, clams, and Parmesan cheese. Let me tell you - this pizza was delicious. I couldn't tell that there were clams on it (which may or may not be a good thing?). I think the 

bacon really set it up to win. From past experience, this pizza crust is my favorite: it's both crunchy and soft in the right portions. I'm going to say this recipe is a thumbs up in my book. 

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