PB & Whatever

What is it about church that makes me soooo starving?! No matter if it's the first Sunday of the month or the last, by the time I get out of church my stomach feels like a school during summer vacation...completely empty.

My kids agree with me on this. I simply can't get the meal on the table fast enough after church on Sunday. Right away, they're all in the kitchen, underfoot, ruining their dinner and annoying me by scavenging for snacks while I'm trying to cook.

Of course, the crockpot is a good friend on Sundays, but to be honest, church starts at 8:30 a.m. for me and I almost never have my act together enough to get a crockpot meal on before I leave. Also, there's the small matter of a jagged crack in my crockpot that may or may not cause my house to burn down someday.

Luckily, my friend Jenny W. gave me this tip: when you get home from church, put some sliced apples and peanut butter on the table and let the kids go to town. This gives them a nice little protein kick that will keep them satisfied until the meal is ready, without spoiling their appetites with a bunch of sugar. Substitute celery or bananas or whatever you have on hand for the apples, if you like.

And don't forget to have some yourself ;)