If there’s one thing Ina Garten taught us, it’s how to enjoy simple, everyday meals and how to turn them into something special with the right ingredients. Her recipes are easy to follow but created with a lot of care and attention, which helps elevate the regular foods to a new level. Take her peanut butter and jelly sandwich: she recently shared her version of it on Instagram and it’s all we want to eat now.
Quality is Key
Making a PB&J sandwich is a no-brainer. All you need is some bread, peanut butter, and your favorite jelly and you’ll be done in a few minutes. But with simple dishes like this, the ingredients you use make all the difference. If you want to recreate Garten’s sandwich and see for yourself if she knows what she’s doing, you’ll need Pepperidge Farm white bread, Skippy creamy peanut butter, and Eli Zabar’s raspberry jam.
In case you don’t have access to all these things, try making a sandwich with the best quality ingredients you can find and see how your regular PB&J sandwich gets a new dimension. Another handy tip is to lightly toast your bread before making the sandwich, so it will be crispier and won’t soak up the spread if you want to pack it up for later.
