Nutty...

Oh I am such a slacker!  Why is it so bloody hot here in South Carolina??  I turn on the oven and suddenly my house feels like 120 degrees.

I've been making things that don't involve much heat - my latest obsession is housemade crunchy peanut butter.  It's simple and delicious and is good on everything.

2 cups of roasted, shelled peanuts
1-2 tbsp peanut oil
1/4 tsp salt (omit if you're using salted peanuts)
2 tbsp honey (only if you want the sweet stuff)

Combine all ingredients in a food processor and blend until you have your desired consistency.  Use a spatula to scrap the sides of the processor's bowl and make sure you don't have any unwanted big chunks.  If it's not sweet enough, add more honey.  If you want more salt, rock on with your bad self!  If you added too much oil, add more peanuts.  Really, there's no way to mess this up.

Store your peanuty goodness in an airtight container - without preservatives, it won't last that long, but something tells me you won't be able to resist a spoonful here or there and before you know it...peanut butter ALL GONE.

My weakness is peanut butter and chocolate.  I love that combination - so of course after I made the peanut butter, I needed something to eat it with.  My homemade chocolate espresso cake worked just fine.