WE'RE TOTALLY NUTS! » Recipes http://blog.kremaproducts.com my perspective about my 'Nutty Family' and our crazy, family-owned Peanut Butter Company Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:21:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 She Rocks http://blog.kremaproducts.com/she-rocks http://blog.kremaproducts.com/she-rocks#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 04:03:24 +0000 Kimberly http://blog.kremaproducts.com/?p=908 Continue reading →]]> One of our newest nutty friends is also a new Krema PB convert!  This girl is awesome!  She is a nut about work-outs and eating healthy, no wonder she loves Krema ;-)   And she rocks!  Says so, on her blog: SheRocksFitness.

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

 

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: 

 

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!

Absolutely delicious, filling, nutritious!

♥ Kimberly

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]]> http://blog.kremaproducts.com/she-rocks/feed 0 PB Popcorn http://blog.kremaproducts.com/pb-popcorn http://blog.kremaproducts.com/pb-popcorn#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:33:06 +0000 admin http://blog.kremaproducts.com/?p=900 Continue reading →]]> If you haven’t tried our Heavenly Crunch (or Buckeye Crunch as we Ohioans refer to it as) – then you are totally missing out!!  It’s PB, Chocolate, Popcorn and Carmel!  HELLO!!  Is there anything better in the world??  Get yourself a case of it HERE.  Don’t worry, the entire case can easily be consumed in a very short amount of time. If you’re in Ohio, stop by my moms candy store (The Sister’s Sweet Shoppe) and try some free samples!  I am confident you will leave with your arms full of Heavenly Crunch.

But if that still doesn’t work for you – try this recipe Christy posted over at The Girl Who Ate Everything.  This is the perfect Christmas treat for those cold winter nights by the fire.  MMMM…. PB goes with EVERYTHING!!!!

PB Popcorn

1/2 cup unpopped popcorn or 16 cups popped popcorn
1 1/2 cups dry-roasted peanuts
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup corn syrup
1 cup all-natural Krema PB
1 teaspoon vanilla
Pop corn and remove any unpopped kernels. Place in a large bowl and stir in peanuts. (Jennifer pops hers in a 9X13 pan and keeps it warm in a 250 degree oven)
In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, honey and corn syrup.  Bring mixture to boiling, continue boiling for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly.  Do not boil too long or your popcorn will be rock hard. Remove from heat.
Stir in peanut butter and vanilla.
Immediately pour over popcorn and stir to coat.
Serve warm or a room temperature.

♥ Kimberly

Don’t Forget!!  This is our last month to enter our Slogan Contest!!!  Submit your brilliant PB ideas right here on this blog :-)

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]]> http://blog.kremaproducts.com/pb-popcorn/feed 0 Chocolate PB Witches http://blog.kremaproducts.com/chocolate-pb-witches http://blog.kremaproducts.com/chocolate-pb-witches#comments Fri, 29 Oct 2010 23:01:42 +0000 Kimberly http://blog.kremaproducts.com/?p=849 Continue reading →]]> HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Try making some of these adorable festive candy witches to celebrate this weekend :-)   Enjoy!!

Chocolate PB Witches (adapted from Betty Crocker)

Ingredients:

1             cup chocolate ready-to-spread frosting (from 16-oz can)

1             cup creamy peanut butter

1/2             cup powdered sugar

24             round buttery crackers

1/4             cup semisweet chocolate chips

24             crispy horn-shaped corn snacks

Directions:

1. In small bowl, mix frosting, peanut butter and powdered sugar until well blended. Shape mixture into 1 1/4-inch balls. Gently press 1 cracker onto top of each ball.

2. Place chocolate chips in small microwavable bowl. Microwave on HIGH for 30 seconds. Stir; repeat until mixture is smooth.

3. Dip open end of each corn snack in melted chocolate; place in center of each cracker. Hold for about 10 seconds to set slightly. Let candies stand at room temperature until completely set, about 30 minutes. Decorate as desired.

♥ Kimberly

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]]> http://blog.kremaproducts.com/chocolate-pb-witches/feed 1 Another Review & a PB Banana Pudding Recipe http://blog.kremaproducts.com/another-review-a-pb-banana-pudding-recipe http://blog.kremaproducts.com/another-review-a-pb-banana-pudding-recipe#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:31:11 +0000 Kimberly http://blog.kremaproducts.com/?p=838 Continue reading →]]> We received another rave PB review from the Peanut Butter Boy himself!  haha!  Check it out here.

(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…

PB Banana Pudding

Ingredients:

1 cup nonfat plain greek yogurt, regular yogurt or sour cream
8 oz (~3 cups) nonfat frozen whipped topping, thawed for 30 minutes
2 cups skim milk
1/3 cup creamy unsalted peanut butter
2 small packages nonfat (sugar-free) instant vanilla pudding
30 vanilla wafers or ginger snaps
2 bananas, in 1/4″ slices
shaved dark chocolate, to garnish

Instructions:

1. In a large bowl whisk together the greek yogurt, peanut butter, whipped topping and milk until no clumps remain. Stir in the instant pudding until well incorporated and mixture begins to thicken.

2. In a large glass serving dish or trifle bowl, form a layer of vanilla wafers, flat side facing up. Cover with a thin layer of pudding, followed by a layer of banana slices. Add another thin layer of pudding and repeat. Or get creative by pudding (hah!) some wafers against the wall before adding the next layer of pudding for a nice presentation. Top with a few vanilla wafers and garnish with shaved chocolate and/or fresh berries. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

(Check out this recipe on the PB Boy’s website here.)

♥ Kimberly

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]]> http://blog.kremaproducts.com/another-review-a-pb-banana-pudding-recipe/feed 0 SCOTCHAROO’S http://blog.kremaproducts.com/scotcharoo%e2%80%99s http://blog.kremaproducts.com/scotcharoo%e2%80%99s#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 18:03:07 +0000 Kimberly http://blog.kremaproducts.com/?p=820 Continue reading →]]> I love these things.  I just made them this weekend and I literally used an ENTIRE jar of creamy PB!  Ha!  I just can’t get enough Krema PB!  I acutally added a layer of plain PB on the top of the cereal before I put the melted chocolate chips and butterscotch chips.

The only problem was that my scotcaroo’s were eaten so fast that I forgot to take a photo.  So I’m borrowing this one from this adorable website called Get Off Your Butt and BAKE! How cute is that?  Check it out.  Oh yeah, and eat some of these tonight.  You won’t be sorry ;-)

♥ Kimberly

SCOTCHAROO’S

YOU WILL NEED:

1 cup Karo Light Corn Syrup
1 cup sugar
1 cup creamy all-natural Krema PB
6 cups crispy rice cereal
1 cup semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips
1 cup butterscotch chips
DIRECTIONS:

Cook corn syrup and sugar together in a large pan over medium -low heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Bring mixture to a boil. Remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter; mix well. Add cereal; stir until evenly coated. Pour into greased 13×9-inch pan and pat into place. Melt chocolate and butterscotch chips together in saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Spread over cereal. Cool at least 45 minutes, or until firm. Cut into bars.

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]]> http://blog.kremaproducts.com/scotcharoo%e2%80%99s/feed 0 Sammy of the Week : PB Hot Dog http://blog.kremaproducts.com/sammy-of-the-week-pb-hot-dog http://blog.kremaproducts.com/sammy-of-the-week-pb-hot-dog#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:00:09 +0000 Kimberly http://blog.kremaproducts.com/?p=812 Continue reading →]]> I know, I know.  Sounds a little dog-gone gross, right??  Well, check out what my incredible and crazy Aunt Nanette came up with this time…DSCN1553

a “PB Hot Dog” Sammy!!

Use your favorite cinnamon bread, spread a generous amount of all-natural Krema PB on one side, then fold over a ripe banana!  Voila!  You’ve just made yourself a PB Hot Dog Sammy :-)

Re-create this at home with some kids for added fun :-)   Nanette of course tried this Sammy out on a couple of her grandkids…DSCN1554

(Thank goodness there isn’t REALLY a hot dog in there…eww!!)DSCN1555

♥ Kimberly

*recipe from peanutbutterlovers.com

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]]> http://blog.kremaproducts.com/sammy-of-the-week-pb-hot-dog/feed 0 Krema PB Giveaway! http://blog.kremaproducts.com/krema-pb-giveaway http://blog.kremaproducts.com/krema-pb-giveaway#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:00:37 +0000 Kimberly http://blog.kremaproducts.com/?p=795 Continue reading →]]> Check out our Nutty friend Christy over at the Girl Who Ate Everything.  She is CRAZY about all kinds of foods – but especially about Krema PB!  She even did a taste test with Krema PB v. Costco Natural PB and she decided that Krema PB won (big surprise :-) )

Enter her contest by leaving a comment on HER blog about your favorite food item involving PB!!

And check out Christy’s recipe for PB Balls…Good luck!  And if you don’t win this contest…hold tight!  We’ll be having one of our own soon :-)

♥ Kimberly

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]]> http://blog.kremaproducts.com/krema-pb-giveaway/feed 0 Sammy of the Week : PB Sammy Cookies http://blog.kremaproducts.com/sammy-of-the-week-pb-sammy-cookies http://blog.kremaproducts.com/sammy-of-the-week-pb-sammy-cookies#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:03:40 +0000 Kimberly http://blog.kremaproducts.com/?p=792 Continue reading →]]> This week I decided I needed a different Sammy of the Week.  And by different, I mean a meld of Martha style and Krema style.  Straight from the Martha Stewart website – I present this week’s Sammy of the Week : PB Sammy Cookies!

Ingredients

Makes 12 sandwich cookies

  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) plus 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup old-fashioned oatmeal
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed dark-brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup all-natural KREMA PB
  • Turbanado sugar, for sprinkling
  • Peanut Butter Filling

Directions

  1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside. Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add oats and cook, stirring, until toasted, 5 to 7 minutes. Spread oat mixture onto prepared baking sheet and let cool.
  2. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat; set aside.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together remaining 1/2 cup butter, granulated and brown sugars. Add peanut butter and mix until well combined.
  4. Add oat mixture and flour mixture; mix on low speed until combined. Turn dough out onto a piece of parchment paper. Cover dough with a second piece of parchment paper and roll out dough, between parchment, to 1/4 inch thick. Carefully slide rolled dough onto the back of a baking sheet and transfer to a refrigerator until chilled, about 20 minutes.
  5. Remove top layer of parchment paper; cut out cookies using a 2-inch round cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheets; sprinkle with turbinado sugar.
  6. Transfer baking sheets to oven and bake until golden, rotating baking sheets halfway through baking, about 10 minutes. Let cool completely on baking sheets.
  7. When cookies have cooled completely, snip the end of the pastry bag and squeeze filling in a spiral motion on the bottom side of half of the cookies. Top with remaining cookies to form sandwiches.
From The Martha Stewart Show, October 2008

Read more at Marthastewart.com: Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies Recipe – MarthaStewart.com

Mmmmm….I mean, who doesn’t need a little sammy cookie once in a while??  Enjoy!

♥ Kimberly

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]]> http://blog.kremaproducts.com/sammy-of-the-week-pb-sammy-cookies/feed 0 Food For Thought (and an open-faced Sammy of the Week) http://blog.kremaproducts.com/food-for-thought http://blog.kremaproducts.com/food-for-thought#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:55:24 +0000 Kimberly http://blog.kremaproducts.com/?p=784 Continue reading →]]> Two of our new Nutty Friends recently blogged about Krema PB and of course they loved our PB but they also had some interesting things to say!

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

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]]> http://blog.kremaproducts.com/food-for-thought/feed 0 Monkey Sundaes http://blog.kremaproducts.com/monkey-sundaes http://blog.kremaproducts.com/monkey-sundaes#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:31:30 +0000 Kimberly http://blog.kremaproducts.com/?p=775 Continue reading →]]> My Aunt Nanette loved this dessert idea from the Peanut Butter Boy blog, so of course she tried it out when her grand-kids were visiting her this summer.  Check out these photos…IMG_7497IMG_7504

To make Monkey Sundaes at home; put a scoop of vanilla ice cream in your bowl, drizzle warmed-up, all-natural Krema creamy PB over the top, then add any fun toppings you like!  These kids used honey-roasted peanuts, broken pretzel pieces, bananas, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate syrup, candies and whipped cream!  Look at these silly “monkeys” !!!  I told you my family was full of nuts!IMG_7503

♥ Kimberly

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