Most of us have plenty of ideas for using whole or chopped almonds. Eat them whole. Bake them into treats. Scatter them over salads or green beans. But what about almond butter — toasted (and sometimes salted) almonds that have been ground to a peanut butter-like consistency?

Grown-ups will find plenty of nostalgia in an art exhibition opening Friday at an East Valley children’s museum.

Grown-ups will find plenty of nostalgia in an art exhibition opening Friday at an East Valley children’s museum.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have teamed up with The Phoenix Allergy Network and The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network for a baseball game especially designed for fans with food allergies. The game is this Sunday, Aug. 22, at 1:10 pm., versus the Colorado Rockies.

Unless you are an unfortunate soul who is allergic to peanuts, to paraphrase Sarah Lee, nobody doesn't like peanut butter. In spite of this love affair, peanut butter suffers much the same opprobrium as milk butter. For too many years, peanut butter has been the recipient of bad press: Beware: PB sandwiches are not heart healthy!