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I stumbled on a some very cute, vintage, french, enamel, lunch boxes this weekend at a flea market. Blinded by whatever disease it is that strikes when you find something neat (that you really don't need) at a flea market, I inconceivably bought two of them at $50 a pop. (I took a picture of one of them w/ all its components and posted it below)

I'm now looking at a very similar item on eBay listed for $20, and feeling even worse about it.

In honor of my new acquisitions, I chose to try a new sandwich recipe from The JimTown Cookbook. The last recipe I tried from this book, the doughnut muffins, was a huge hit and I've been meaning to try more. You may be wondering what the PBPJ&B stand for? Peanut butter, pepper jelly, and bacon. Sounds a little quirky, but after the last recipe from this book, I'm willing to give anything a shot.

The authors name names in this recipe. They call for Hobbs' Applewood Smoked Bacon -- since I am vegetarian, Smart Bacon was going to have to cut it. They also call for Tierra Farms Hot Pepper Jam.

Let me step in here, Tierra Farms makes my all time favorite pepper jam called 'Rojo' -- smokey, sweet, red, and spicy it is great slathered on everything from crackers and sandwiches to apples with brie. I pick up a jar of it at the Farmers' Market here in San Francisco whenever I go down, but you can also order it from their website. I swear to you it is worth the $8.50 a jar. In fact we like it so much that we, of course, have eaten all that was in the house. I had to go on the quest this morning for red pepper jelly which was no easy find.

When lunchtime rolled around....

I crisped the bacon.

I toasted the ciabatta bread in my panini grill.

And then I did it up right with all the fixins'.

I loved the sweet and spicy jelly with the peanut butter, and the bacon added just the right amount of saltiness, crunch and substance to the sandwich. The recipe called for a finishing touch of red-leaf lettuce which was great and added nice eye-appeal.

Criticisms? The sandwich can end up a bit dry if you don't use enough PB or PJ, so be generous -- this is especially true if you are using a sturdy substantial bread. Also looking at the whole peanut butter and bacon thing was a little weird.

Overall a tasty, filling sandwich (I ate it all). Seems like it would travel well and could stand up to a day trip in a vintage french lunch pail.

In some of the early entries on this site I didn't request permission to run the recipe I was writing about from the publisher so it won't appear here. The majority of entries on 101 Cookbooks will have the recipes attached, this just happens to be one of the ones that doesn't.

From: The Jimtown Store Cookbook Page: 75

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