The Peanut Butter Boy

Tuna Burgers with Peanut Dressing

Nick — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:22:12 +0000

Fetch your weapon of choice (spatula) and don your backwards cape (apron) because grilling season is upon us! Everything tastes better grilled just like everything tastes better with peanut butter. Combine those two facts and voila, you’ve got this recipe. This was a last-minute idea that turned out better than expected. If you’ve never had a tuna burger before, don’t worry, you’ll love it. And you’ll never look at those tuna steaks in the freezer the same way again! Note: homemade peanut sauce is much better than store-bought unless time is a factor (it was for us).

Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream

Nick — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:15:00 +0000

Pumpkin is typically considered a fall food, to fill you up and keep you warm. But in a cold, refreshing drink, you get the perfect combination for spring. Spring days quickly change from cold to hot, so you need something that does both. This fresh ice cream with keep you cool, but the pumpkin will keep you warm, full and satisfied. The problem with making ice cream is that you generally need an ice cream maker, an appliance that I have never owned or operated. From my understanding, all that an ice cream maker does is constantly churn the mixture so that it doesn’t form ice crystals during the freezing process. It also takes a considerable amount of time to make a batch. My process is quite simple and only takes about 5 minutes to prepare a fresh batch of super rich ice cream that is made only from fruit, yogurt, peanut butter and in this case, a vegetable. It’s so healthy that I’ll eat it for breakfast, lunch or dinner and so delicious that I make it about 5 times a week. Ever have dessert before dinner? Well now, dessert is dinner! Let the pumpkin craze begin!

Spicy Sriracha Soup (with Peanut Butter)

Nick — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:22:50 +0000

A recent trip to Boston opened my eyes to soup. It was a windy, frigid night with several inches of snow on the ground. We were hungry and wanted something to warm up. We found a sushi and ramen restaurant the was packed, and had a 45 minute wait – so you know it had to be good. Luckily we were able to grab two seats at the bar and order from the full menu. The first thing I noticed on the menu was Mala soup, a spicy but flavorful broth with veggies and chicken thrown in. I’ve never had such good broth in my life, so I made it my mission to recreate it. I found a few recipes but most of them used hard-to-find ingredients, so I improvised using the #1 hot sauce in the world – Sriracha. Several recipes also called for peanut oil – which sparked another idea. If you like spicy foods, you have to make this. It’s a wonderfully satisfying soup.

24 Hours of Peanuts Winner!

Nick — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:46:40 +0000

Sometimes, persistence pays off. Whether you keep entering contests and losing, fall off your unicycle, or can’t get those magic eye puzzles – as long as you keep trying, you’ll get it eventually (except those magic eye puzzles, nobody gets those). The same goes for the winner of this contest. The randomly chosen number was lucky number 7, so congratulations to Amy H! Amy has entered the past 5 contests here at PBB but never won, until now. She also shared one of her favorite peanut butter recipes, Peanut Butter Cup Crunch Brownie Bars. They look so good it hurts, so I suggest you don’t click that link (too late?). Enjoy your prize pack and jar of PBB Amy! As for me, I just finished my first Peanut Butter Boy sampling at a gourmet marketplace yesterday. If you’re near Hoboken, we’re now in two stores. Read on for details!

Thanksgiving in April

Nick — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:03:03 +0000

It’s only been 4 months since Thanksgiving, but I already miss it. So I decided to do a small April Thanksgiving for the two of us. To minimize cooking time we kept the sides simple: Garlic-Almond Green Beans and Cheddar Mashed Cauliflower. Plus, we used the crockpot to cook the turkey breast. Crockpots are immensely useful, but I recently discovered that they also produce super-tender and delicious poultry. You can put a bone-in turkey breast or an entire chicken into a crockpot, with no liquid, and have incredibly juicy and succulent meat in 8 hours. Not only that, but you can even use a completely frozen turkey breast and it will still be done in 8 hours. You can use the leftover turkey for everything from enchiladas to soups, salads and chili. The turkey takes about 5 minutes of prep time, and the other dishes only took about 30 minutes of cooking. So go ahead and enjoy Thanksgiving in April!

A Reader’s Review of PBB Peanut Butter

Nick — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:54:22 +0000

* I asked the winner from Week 1 of the National Peanut Month Giveaway what he thought of PBB. This is his unedited response. For more reviews of PBB, check out the new Customer Review section at the PBB Store.

Hello Peanut Butter Boy Blog fans. My name is Tracy, and I was the lucky winner of the Week 1 Giveaway. Within just a couple of days of the announcement being made, 2 jars of the all-new Peanut Butter Boy peanut butter arrived on my doorstep. This made me very excited because as you can see, I am more than just your average nut butter fan! I wasted no time sampling both the “Super Smooth” and “Crunch Power” varieties. I was VERY impressed with all aspects of these nut butters. Read on for my review.

Birds Nest Cookies

Nick — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 19:00:00 +0000

Happy Easter everyone! Ok, so I should have wished you all a happy Easter yesterday, and I should have posted this recipe sooner so you could make it for Easter because Everyone knows that rabbits love peanut butter. My mother only made these for Easter, and what made them extra special was that my sister didn’t like them, so they were all mine! They are similar to Rice Krispie treats only tastier (because of the peanut butter). The smell of the brown sugar, coconut and peanut butter melting together is intoxicating – and as a bonus these cookies are vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free, so eat up! If you don’t like jelly beans, feel free to use candy-covered chocolate eggs instead, just make sure the nests are room temperature first! Happy belated Easter!

National Peanut Month Giveaway – Finale

Nick — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 19:32:42 +0000

Sadly, the month of celebration has come to an end. National Peanut Month is over, and with it, an inordinate amount of snow. What do they say – March snow brings April bordeaux? It better. It’s time to announce the winner for the final week of National Peanut Month giveaways. Congrats to Ashley! Ashley is a fan of crunchy, which is great, because she’s about to try the best crunchy peanut butter ever – one that can only be called Crunch Power. Of course, she’s also won 1 jar of Super Smooth for good measure. And get ready for Easter – I’ll be posting my favorite peanut butter Easter dessert shortly!

National Peanut Month Giveaway – Week 4

Nick — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 21:37:09 +0000

The last week of March is upon us! Came fast, didn’t it? It’s time for the last week of giveaways for another 2 jars of Peanut Butter Boy peanut butter. But first – last weeks winner. In order to choose, I used a random number generator to pick a number between 1 and 82 (the total number of comments) and the chosen number was 1! I didn’t believe it at first, but it’s so non-random that it has to be random. Comment number 1 belongs to Nicole from Fruit ‘N’ Fitness! Nicole is so excited to try PBB peanut butter that she was the very first person to comment (which wound up paying off)! Read on for my peanut butter musings for the week and how to enter the giveaway for the final round of National Peanut Month Giveaway!

National Peanut Month Giveaway – Week 3

Nick — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:31:49 +0000

It’s time to commence next week’s giveaway for another 2 jars of Peanut Butter Boy peanut butter. But first, we need to pick last week’s winner at random. Congratulations Amy! Amy just discovered PBB from Carrots ‘n’ Cake, but she’s really excited to try PBB peanut butter (I can’t say I blame her). But Amy, as I mentioned to last week’s winner, you may never be satisfied by another peanut butter again! Now for the rest of you, read on for my peanut butter musings for the week and how to enter the giveaway for Round 3 of National Peanut Month Giveaway!