A Sandwich Fit For A King

Plato is credited for having said, “Necessity, who is the mother of invention.” Often misquoted as Necessity is the mother of invention, I've discovered that the kitchen is an excellent place to put Plato’s maxim into practice. There have been times when a trip to the grocery store was long overdue, moments when I've had to assess my situation and create something tasty with whatever foods I had on hand. Flour, canned foods, bread, rice, pasta, beans, potatoes are items that remain on my grocery list.

A few years ago, I was foraging in my kitchen, looking for a quick meal, something to curb my appetite until suppertime. I had bread, bananas and peanut butter. A peanut butter and banana sandwich would make a quick and easy snack and silence my growling stomach. While preparing my sandwich it occurred to me that adding another item into the mix would give me all the essential ingredients to make a sandwich that the King, Elvis Aaron Presley, was fond of eating: a grilled peanut butter and banana sandwich.

As I was retrieving butter from the fridge, I happened to notice a container of chocolate syrup and that’s when I started getting creative with The King’s signature sandwich. My kids and I fondly call this sandwich an “Elvis” and it is wickedly delicious!

Spread peanut butter on a slice of bread. Slice a banana on top of the peanut butter. Drizzle chocolate syrup on top of the banana. Top with another slice of bread.

Melt butter in a skillet and grill the sandwich. When the sandwich is grilled to a golden brown, plate and sprinkle with powdered sugar. 

Slice and serve. 

Today's poem is by my good friend, Carlos Colón, aka Haiku Elvis.

molasses moon
a peanut butter
and 'nanner sammich

And here's Haiku Elvis reading a few short poems.