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Marky-Mark Bittman (swoon!) has devoted his weekly Minimalist column to one of the world’s most perfect foods: peanut butter. Click through for the delightful article and video with great ideas for using pb in new and exciting ways. And in the same spirit, here is the recipe for my favorite peanut sauce (fantastic on stir fries). Not sure where the recipe originally came from, but either my dear mother or I cut it out of some magazine at some point. My guess would either be Sunset or Woman’s Day (don’t judge! sometimes they have good stuff in there!).

• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar (or rice vinegar)
• 1 tsp. ground ginger (or 1 Tbsp fresh if you’ve got it!)
• 1 tsp. sesame oil
• 1/2 tsp. crushed garlic
• hot sauce or crushed red chilis to taste

Mix everything except the water in a small bowl. Once everything is combined, add the boiling water and stir to combine and really melt the peanut butter. Also, this recipe is easily halved or doubled. Pour onto stir fries and let heat through right before you are ready to eat, use as a dipping sauce, or whatever. Possibilities are endless!