Sha la la la
SSB How I Love Thee
My beloved Sunflower Seed Butter,
You sure make my heart flutter.
From the moment you entered my life,
I knew I would become your wife. <–(for the sake of the rhyme!!)
Your silky, smooth texture is oh so delicious,
I want to add you to all my dishes.
I’m gonna eat you with a spoon,
While I sing my favorite tune.
After going on one too many dates,
I was forced to enter the rehab gates.
Now that I’ve completed the program,
I’m ready for your love again!
***
1) I am determined to make this jar last longer than a week.
2) I found the post back when I first tried Sunflower Seed Butter. April 9th 2010. The post was titled ‘I Am Now Infatuated.’
Clearly, it was love at first taste.
3) I was just about to buy a jar of SSB when I received a surprise package from a reader, Kim.
Along with the SSB, she sent me this Greens+ Energy Bar and a gorgeous card with a photo of Yosemite. Thank you so much, Kim!
How fitting since yesterday was my half birthday! I’m 22 1/2 now. Ack.
***
After fueling up with some Banana Bread Oat Bites yesterday, I was ready to get my butt in motion.
Workout:
- 60 min. elliptical
- 15 min. treadmill walkin’
- 60 crunches on a balance ball
- 100 jumping jacks
While working out, I brainstormed dinner ideas. For some reason thinking about food makes my workouts fly by. I contemplated hitting up the Whold Foods Salad Bar for some good ol’ veggies, but then Peter came home and saved the day.
I had the Greens+ Energy Bar as a post-workout snack while Peter cooked.
Choppity Chop Chop
This bar tasted exactly like the chocolate one I love so much. The ingredients list is always so exciting to read through. Here’s a sample: Hawaiian spirulina, organic alfalfa grass, milk thistle seed extract, echinacea root extract, gingko biloba leaf extract….
…so maybe I’m the only excited one here.
I’m okay with that.
***
‘Twas a lovely night at Peter’s Kitchen.
“Mmmm, you better take a photo of this!” ~Chef Peter
First up, some beets. He peeled, chopped, and boiled/steamed 4 medium sized beets in a pot of water. They tasted very similar to the beets cooked using my roasting method.
Shrimp, zucchini, bamboo shoot and beef stir fry
Okra and onions
Dessert: Sweet as candy grapes
Plus a giant guava
A spoonful (or 2) of sunflower seed butter makes the medicine go down….in the most deliiiicious way!
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Winner of the Thermos Giveaway:
Congrats Elliott! Email me with your address, please.
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Mmmmm. I’m thinking I need some of this SSB soon. Ever considered opening an OpenSky shop?
Hehe you celebrate your half birthday? LOVE it!
Congrats on finishing rehab, we’re all very proud :p
I know exactly where you are coming from – I feel the same way about tahini
Except I’ve never ‘gone into rehab’ so to speak. I think I go through an average of a jar a week… maybe sometimes more. Im so happy that my parents pay for it! Aha.
<3 Tat
PS. Can I just say how JEALOUS I am that you can have real asian stir fries all the time?!
Its so nice to see you reunited with your love. I have to say, it was a bit unsettling to see you without it for so long.
They tried to make you go to rehab but you said no, no no.
Also–the green leaf/cabbage bowl–HomeGoods, right? I got the same one in purple.
Your dad is very creative. I wish I had some around to cook for me.
Oh I am coveting that SSB right now!!! Curse Texas and its lack of Trader Joe’s….oh SSB how I miss you….
Peter’s Kitchen <3
Hehe you are too cute! Love that poem!
Peter’s kitchen’s creations look delicious, as always! Do you eat red meat?
I lust over your nut butters. I was in TJ’s fingering that exact jar (how did this turn pornographic?) and muttering under my breath. I ended up passing on it, this time around. But once my current jar of peanut is down, SSB will me mine!
Happy 1/2 birthday!
I have avoided getting the SSB at TJs because I am afraid I will not be able to put the jar down.
And I totally think about food when I exercise — it gives me something to look forward to!
just thought you’d like to know im sipping on a pumpkin spice late homemade with TJ’s pumpkin butter right now, almond milk, and cinnamon! Thanks for the AMAZING idea
PS I love SSB
What would we do without TJ’s?!
I celebrate my half birthday too, haha! I’m going to be 25 1/2 on November 6th!
Happy half Birthday!!
Mmm once again Chef Peter’s dishes look so delicious! I have recently discovered the wonderfulness of beets. My mom hates beets so I didn’t get to try them until this past year… and I’m 22 years old! I feel like I’ve been missing out.
I have a tiny jar of sunflower seed butter but it didn’t hit the spot. I think maybe the one I got was too salty?
beautiful colors in this post
I love the dishes you make
I need to get my hands on some of that sunflower butter! Have you tried other brands? We don’t have TJ’s here so that one is out of the question. I’ve seen other brands but they don’t have the same look and I don’t want to get it in case it’s all wrong!
Peter’s Kitchen strikes again…looking delicious as always!
You are so adorable! I love that you made up a song about SSB!
I still haven’t tried sunflower seed butter! I guess I should really get on board with that.
That shrimp dish looks amazing.
I’m in SSB rehab myself right now. It’s my favorite nut butter by far!! Don’t think it has ever made it to a piece of bread, though. I seem to just eat it all straight from the jar!
Peanut butter is currently in the pantry…..just not the same. =(
Allie you make me WANT to like sunflower seed butter, but it just wasn’t happen’. That’s ok, I’m happy for your love affair. Go Peterrrr!
hey i second the first post here..OpenSky shop???
Your Dad sounds so sweet. I love that you always post about him.
I also have an addiction to Sunflower Butter. It is so delicious, but surprisingly its not as delicious baked. I tried using in a cookie recipe and the flavor got lost. This one is best enjoyed straight from the jar.
Love the ode to SSB! LOL!! And I love Peter’s food. Yum…
Yummmm SSB. TJ’s makes the best SSB EVER!!!! I won’t even buy it anywhere else.
Jen
http://jenslosinit.blogspot.com/
hahaha.. i love your cute little poem! i love how you love your food, especially when it comes to nut butter.
i bought SSB last year and its still standing alone in the cabinet, haha. i’m not that crazy about SSB. sorry SSB, but you’re sure still pretty! i’m a horrible date and a horrible wife, wanna take mine?!
Ohhhh nut butters. They are an addiction, but not one worth breaking. I’m glad you’ve returned to your true love
I just opened up a jar of sunflower seed butter the other day!! Ohhh my goodness that stuff is crack in a jar. One of the many outstanding nut/seed butters..but it stands out on it’s own.
oh gosh, I can’t wait till my parents go to the states and pick me up some of that SSB! it looks delicious and we share half-birthdays! my 19th birthday was yesterday
Happy 1/2 B.day!
Yet another item I looked for at TJ’s but couldn’t find it. Boo. Oh well, I found a new Maranatha version at WF instead:)
Hey Allie, so you’ve probably gotten a couple dozen already but I gave you a Cherry on Top award cuz you totally rock.
http://seriouslysassy.wordpress.com/2010/09/09/cherry-on-top-award/
I am a nut butter addict! I once went through an entire Costco sized jar of Maranatha AB in a week!!! Good luck to your moderation
I still need to try sunflower seed butter.. as I love every other nut butter, i’m sure it’s a given it’s going to be amazing!
I have yet to try TJ’s SSB. I am too in love with Justin’s Maple Almond Nut Butter!! But maybe, just maybe I’ll pick some SSB up next time I am in TJs. Just to see what all the fuss is about
I have never tried sunflower seed butter. This post made me want to get my hands on some asap
Oh dude my 22 1/2 birthday is in two weeks…not looking forward to it. I feel so old!
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