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Check out one of her favorite breakfasts!  (her secret ingredient – besides Crazy Richard’s Crunchy PB – is cranberry swirl bread!) 

• 1 sliced medium banana
• 1 T Crazy Richard’s crunchy peanut butter (I’m already almost done with this)
• 2 slices of Pepperidge Farm Cranberry Swirl

This one Looks Delicious! Thanks SheRocksFitness!

Asian Stir-Fry with Noodles

Ingredients:

• 3 T of Crazy Richard’s Peanut Butter
• 3 T of rice wine vinegar
• 3 T of low-sodium soy sauce
• 2 T of water
• 1 bunch of broccoli
• 2 cups of sliced mushrooms
• Thinly sliced steak
• Taste of Thai Asian Noodles

Directions:

• In a bowl mix the PB, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, and water.
• Place noodles in a pot and cover with hot tap water for 20 minutes. Then drain and add to the stir fry to cook for 2-3 more minutes.
• Saute steak on high heat for 3-5 minutes, then set aside.
• Saute vegetables on high for 5 minutes.
• Add the steak back to the pan; add noodles; top with sauce. Cook for 3 minutes and serve.

 …and one more!  One of her favorite oatmeal recipes:

Ingredients: 

• 1/2 c Quaker Oats
• 1 c fresh blueberries
• 1 T Crazy Richard’s Crunch Peanut Butter
• 1 scoop Trader Joe’s Whey Chocolate Protein

She has done it Again!

This is amazing, Thanks!

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Crazy Richard’s and a Leg Workout…Posted on January 26, 2011 by Kathleen

Oh Hump Day, how nice to see you! Despite the fact that it is snowing outside and supposed to snow all evening, I was pretty excited that my breakfast was Oats in a Jar! LOVE LOVE LOVE when this happens. Yep, I love my oats!

Crazy Richard’s is my peanut butter of choice these days. I discovered them in Shop Rite a couple of months ago. I was looking at all of my choices and the ridiculous prices that companies now charge for almond butter and natural peanut butter. But I noticed Crazy Richard’s and that a normal size jar was not only under $4.00, but the ingredients also only stated: PEANUTS! I laughed out loud and immediately put it in my cart. I’ve been using them on a regular basis and make sure to check out their blog for some of my recipes and where to buy their products. THEY ARE AWESOME!

So on this snowy morning, this was my “Oats in a Jar” recipe!

• 1/2 cup Quaker Oats
• 1 sliced banana
• Crazy Richard’s Crunch Peanut Butter
• 1/2 T of unsweetened cocoa powder
• dash of cinnamon

Absolutely delicious, filling, nutritious!

♥ Kimberly

(he likes to add kosher salt to our PB!  silly boy )

AND the PB Boy recommends using our all-natural Krema PB in such scrumptious recipes as this PB Banana Pudding…

(I knew you did )

Well then you’ve got until OCTOBER 4th to enter this one!!  Check out the details on our Nutty Friend Christina’s blog called Making Healthy the Norm.

Christina is a grad student and a new mom who is trying to be a healthy example to her son by exercising and eating healthy foods (like Krema) and she has lost almost one hundred pounds!!  Way to go Christina!!

♥ Kimberly

(See the look of awe and excitement on my face??)

Well, today that same article was re-posted on the Yahoo! website homepage!
Krema was chosen as Cooking Lights’ FAVORITE natural crunchy PB!

Here’s what the article said about Krema…

BEST NATURAL CRUNCHY: Krema Natural Crunchy Peanut Butter
Price: $3.29 (16 ounces)
Testers said: The label claims no added salt, sugar, or hydrogenated oils, and we didn’t miss the sweetness or saltiness in this sample. Raters liked the hunks of peanuts, the crunch, and the real peanut flavor. The cookie sample was chewy and sweet. Serve atop toast, waffles, or pancakes drizzled with honey. Stir into ground chicken as a binder for meatballs or burgers. Use to make fudge or blond brownies.

WOW!  We are just tickled that there are so many Krema fans out there   I mean, whats not to love??

♥ Kimberly

Our Nutty Runner friend over at A Runners Fuel: Cooking in a Runner’s House talked about how important it is to her to be able to KNOW what each ingredient is that she puts into her body – and to actually be able to pronounce the words!  That’s one of the reasons why she loves all-natural Krema PB, because its made from just one thing : PEANUTS!!!

She suggested this open-faced Sammy of the Week made from toasted flax bread, creamy Krema PB, banana slices and rolled oats sprinkled on top as a healthy breakfast that will keep your tummy happy and full

Lisa is the Snack Girl who loves healthy snacks and of course loves Krema PB too!  She recently blogged about Jif PB and how they are trying to “compete with the Kremas of the world” by coming out with a ‘natural’ Jif PB.  She cautions her readers to beware of tricky advertising – just because a label may claim “Natural” does not mean that they don’t have added ingredients.  So, what should choosy moms do according to Snack Girl and Yours Truly??  Choose KREMA!!!  (even though I may be a little biased )

♥ Kimberly

One of those “other” PB guys (aka – Jif) holds an annual kids contest to come up with a new, creative PB sandwich recipe.  And the winner gets a $25,000 college fund!  What a fun idea!  This year the winner was Rachel, a ten-year old girl from California who says she is an aspiring chef.  I believe her award-wining sandwhich is called the “Let Us Rap” made with chicken, grapes, lettuce and of course PB!

Well, we can’t really keep my Aunt Nanette away from trying new recipes (she loves it!) and of course she always adds her own Krema flair to everything she makes!  Isn’t Nanette awesome?  Here is one of her adorable granddaughters holding up our Krema version of the $25,000 sammy.  Try it this weekend!  Yum!

$25,000 PB Sammy – Krema Style
-one small Fuji apple chopped
-cooked chicken
-10 red grapes halved
-red onion chopped
-crazy salt
-1 T mayo, 1 T honey, & 1T all-natural Krema PB mixed together

Combine all ingredients and then spoon into a fresh, crispy lettuce leaf and roll it up!

♥ Kimberly

Thanks Chrisitna!  We love when our nutty friends are just as crazy about Krema PB as we are!!

♥ Kimberly

♥ Kimberly

Peanut butter is a food paste made primarily from ground dry roasted peanuts, popular in North America and the Netherlands. It is mainly used as a sandwich spread, especially in the iconic peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The United States and China are leading exporters of peanut butter.  Peanuts are native to the tropics of the Americas, and were mashed to become a pasty substance by the Aztec Native Americans hundreds of years ago.

Ummm…ew?  Does any one else see a problem here?  Peanuts are NATIVE to our region but somehow CHINA is one of the leading exporters of PB??  Does that mean that China buys peanuts from us, makes PB, and then sells that PB back to us?  Isn’t that a little backwards?  I mean, do YOU buy PB made in China?

If you just answered yes, then I will temporarily forgive you.  But only if you promise to change.  Don’t worry, because I have a solution to this backwards problem – buy Krema or Crazy Richard’s PB! Our high-quality Peanuts are grown in Georgia and ground into all-natural PB here in AMERICA!  Yay!  Let’s continue…

Although some peanut butter marketed as “natural” contains only peanuts and salt, most consumer-brand peanut butter today, even if labeled “natural”, contains other ingredients. These include hydrogenated vegetable oil to stabilize it and prevent oil separation, salt to prevent spoilage, and dextrose or other sweeteners to enhance flavor. Sometimes palm oil is used instead of hydrogenated oils to prevent oil separation.

My favorite line: “even if labeled ‘natural’ (most PB) contains other ingredients!“  I think its widely accepted that ‘most consumer-brand’ PBs contain loads of additives and junk in addition to peanuts, but Wikipedia is claiming that even ‘most natural’ PBs contain additional junk too!!  HA!!!  Once again, my solution to this yucky problem remains the same – buy Krema or Crazy Richard’s PB! Our all-natural PB is a single ingredient product.  That’s right – we only use ONE ingredient!  Peanuts of course!  Who needs anything else?  Peanuts are Perfect without the added junk, oils or preservatives.  We want you to enjoy the natural flavor of peanuts in our PB, we don’t try to mask the flavor with salt or sugar.

If you look up my definition of PB on blog.kremaproducts.com, you’ll find this…

Peanut Butter is…well…Krema.  Just try it.  You’ll know what I mean.  (or Crazy Richard’s )

♥ Kimberly

Hi Kimmie- Hope I got this right, but this granola is to die for.  I broke my diet for it!!

Here are some pictures of my before and after of the granola and the recipe.

Addictive PB Granola

(found on the blog lifeloveandfood24.blogspot.com)

2 1/2 c oats

1/2 c flour (I used whole wheat)

1/2 t Baking Soda

1 tsp Vanilla

1/3 c oil

1/3 c Krema Crunchy PB

1/4 c Brown Sugar

Add in’s – PB chips, chocolate chips, nuts, coconut, whatever!!

Mix the oats, flour, baking soda in a large bowl.  Stir in vanilla, then add oil stir well.

Then add the PB, brown sugar and the add in’s.

Spoon into a square pan, Bake for 18-20 min at 350 or until light brown.

Cool 10 min before devouring!!

Enjoy!

Good find Auntie Nanette!

This granola looked so yummy that I made it for breakfast the morning after I got Nanette’s email!  My family ate the ENTIRE pan!  It was so delicious and satisfying, and I felt full almost all day   Until the next morning when I woke up and was CRAVING this granola, so then I made myself a double batch and I CAN NOT STOP eating it!! Morning, Noon, and Night!

The add-in’s I’ve tried so far have been a handful of white chocolate and a handful of dark chocolate pieces, coconut and unsalted peanuts.  And of course a little flax to make it a bit nuttier!   I also DOUBLED the amount of Krema PB this recipe calls for and I tried it with both the creamy and crunchy PB.  Both rocked. 

Here are my cutie pies eating up their Addictive PB Granola breakfast!  Oh, but honestly, this photo is a little skewed because they RARELY have their hair fixed and are dressed for the day at breakfast.  This was just a fluke   But fantabulous granola none-the-less!!