Ashley and Zach: Puppy Chow!

I will never forget the first time I was introduced to the AMAZING-ness of puppy chow. It was 1991(ish) and I was in Mrs. D's first grade class. We had just finished reading a book about Clifford the Big Red Dog and then Mrs. D did it. She brought out bags of the stuff, and gave us each just a handful on a paper napkin and it just melted my heart! lol. If you know me, you know my soft, soft, soft spot for chocolate (and peanut butter is always a plus)! Anyway, I didn't know if I'd ever experience it again, until my mom's friend Shirley made it for me... again and again and again as I grew up. Well, one day Shirley decided she was going to move to Seattle, which meant I'd no longer have my own personal chef to make it for me when I needed/wanted it! So... before she left she wrote down the recipe for me and it sits on the side of my fridge. It literally is the only hand-written recipe that I have. It has been with me to Kentucky, Oklahoma, and back to Florida (through a move or 2 - another one is coming at the end of this week actually - Z and I are like nomads). Anyway, I thought I'd document it! Z helped me make three batches of it for my bff Ashley's baby shower on Sunday! It was a hit, of course... and I even let the mom-to-be take home a huge sack of it - because she and baby Jacob deserve it! :)

It's not in the best shape, but it's still the best!

(If I killed someone they could find my fingerprints on it .. in peanutbutter!)