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Enjoy a Piece of History with Wit and Wisdom’s Toasted Peanut Soup

Fresh off our history lesson on peanut soup, we have a unique recipe to share with you from Wit and Wisdom in Baltimore.

Wit and Wisdom in Baltimore, Md. serves a Toasted Peanut Soup on its appetizer menu. The peanut soup is served with toasted marshmallows and chicken cracklings on the rim of the bowl. The soup is made with sherry and cream. The combination of creamy goodness topped off with a little crunch will have you asking for seconds!

Peanut Soup

Executive Chef Benjamin Lambert

Ingredients

For Soup:

2 Cups of Butter
2 3/4 Cup of Peanuts
3/4 Cup of Honey
4 Cup of Onion
2/3 Cup of Cider vinegar
12 1/2 Cup of Chicken stock
5 heads of Roasted garlic
2/3 Cup of Peanut butter
1 Cup of Heavy cream
1/2 Cup of Bristol cream (or Spanish Sherry)
2 1/2 Cup of Celery, chopped
2 1/2 Cups of Celery root, finely chopped

For Sachet:

4 Thyme sprigs
1 Bay leaf
1 Tbsp of Black pepper
1 Cheese cloth

Method:

1) Melt butter with peanuts and onions on medium heat. Cook until butter is brown.
2) Add cider vinegar and simmer for 10 minutes, until vinegar cooks off.
3) Make a sachet with herbs, tied in a cheese cloth with cooking string and add to broth.
4) Add celery, celery root and roasted garlic. Cook for 2 minutes until all vegetables are cooked.
5) Add chicken stock and bring to a boil. Simmer for 30 minutes.
6) Add peanut butter and puree with heavy cream and Bristol cream.
7) Add salt to taste and more Bristol cream if necessary.

For more information on Wit and Wisdom please visit their Website. If you are interested in trying out other variations of Peanut Soup please visit the recipe page on our Website.

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Jan

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Health/Nutrition

Tagged: diabetes, fruits, health, heart health, nutrition, peanuts, Recipes, resolutions, Vegetables, weight

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Sherry

Making Resolutions Last: For Your Good Health

Keeping your resolutions is easy with recipes like this Cucumber Peanut Salad.

New Year’s resolutions are a tradition for many, yet often these changes don’t make it past the first few weeks of the New Year. How are you doing? If you’re like most people, you may need some encouraging, coaching or even some prodding to get back on track. Here are some motivating thoughts and tips about our favorite nut that might help!

Weight Management

Peanuts provide fiber, protein and fat, all of which help increase a feeling of fullness and may lead to a decreased intake of calories from other foods. (Alpers, 2002) What’s more, a Harvard supervised weight loss study showed that a moderate-fat diet, which included several nuts and peanut butter, resulted in greater and more sustained weight loss than similar subjects on a low-fat diet. (McManus, 2001) So if weight loss or maintenance is your goal, be sure to watch your portions, eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and get moving!

Heart Health

Taking better care of your heart is always a good goal and peanuts can be part of that resolution. Did you know that peanuts have an FDA-approved heart health claim? The American Heart Institute lists peanut butter and nuts as good choices for good fats.

Diabetes

With 9 grams of protein and 5 grams of fiber, this Creamy Peanut Ginger Soup will satisfy your taste buds and your hunger.

Choosing foods that have a lower glycemic index (which means they cause blood sugar levels to rise more slowly) along with a healthy lifestyle can be an important way to help maintain normal levels. With their relatively low glycemic index (14 for one ounce), peanuts are a good snack option for people with diabetes. The American Diabetes Association recommends a well-balanced diet of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, good fats and nutrient dense foods. Peanuts fit the bill since they are nutrient dense and contain good fats and more protein than any nut.

Try these delicious peanut recipes as you incorporate more peanuts into your eating habits:

Whatever your goal, eating nutrient dense foods, including more fruits, vegetables, and plant-based proteins like peanuts, along with exercise and other positive habits (like stopping smoking) will help you reach your best health. Don’t let your new year’s resolution fall to the wayside; your good health is worth your attention!

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Jan

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Peanuts in American Life, Recipes, Sightings

Tagged: holiday, menu sightings, peanut brittle, peanuts, recipe, restaurant sightings

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Lauren

Fun Ways to Celebrate National Peanut Brittle Day

It’s been a peanut-packed week! We celebrated National Peanut Butter day Tuesday and today is National Peanut Brittle Day.

At the National Peanut Board, we’re expected to be excited about all these peanutty holidays, but here are some celebrations others are doing.

Photo Credit: The Lodge at Garden of the Gods

Guests at The Lodge Garden of the Gods Club in Colorado Springs, Colo. get a special treat in honor of the holiday. Executive Sous Chef Casey Higgins has created a Petit Camembert en Croute, taking peanut brittle to a whole new level.

Director of Communications Christina White said, “Our team here at The Lodge at Garden of the Gods Club is passionate about food. We update our menus frequently so that we’re able to incorporate as many seasonal, farm-fresh, and locally sourced ingredients as possible. Celebrating National Peanut Brittle Day is a great opportunity for us to introduce additional variety into our menu and highlight an ingredient—the peanut—that is both delicious and nutritious.”

Chef Michele Redmond has also given traditional peanut brittle a spin with Cinnamon and Spice Peanut Brittle. “This fast, rich and nutty peanut brittle skips the candy thermometer and makes use of the microwave,” she said. “Chipotle powder adds a rounded smoky hint of heat and Vietnamese cinnamon is naturally sweet yet spicy.”

Photo Credit: Chef Michele Redmond

Chef Michele Redmond

1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup white corn syrup
1 heaping cup of roasted, salted peanuts
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon chipotle powder (can substitute mild ancho or chili powder)
1/8 teaspoon of cayenne (a little less if potent cayenne)
1/8 teaspoon of Vietnamese cinnamon (if using milder version use 1/4 teaspoon)
1 teaspoon baking soda

Prep steps:

This recipe needs to be made quickly, so have all ingredients ready to go:

Lightly coat a baking sheet with butter or low flavor cooking oil.
Measure out the vanilla and spices into a small bowl and place the tablespoon of butter nearby.
Measure out the peanuts into a container and measure out the baking soda into a small bowl.

Cooking steps:

Add the syrup and sugar to a medium size microwave-safe bowl (an eight cup glass measuring cup works best because of the handle) and stir briefly (use a spatula or spoonula that is heat safe). Microwave on high for 3 minutes.
Add peanuts, stir briefly then microwave on high for 3 minutes.
Beware of the hot steam and stir in butter and vanilla spice mix, blending well but quickly. Microwave on high for 1 minute.
Add baking soda and stir quickly (6-8 seconds) until foamy. Immediately pour onto the oiled cookie sheet in one fast pour and without spreading out the brittle with the spatula. It will look smoother this way and be thicker. If you want thinner brittle, use a lightly pre-heated cookie sheet.
Once brittle is cooled, break into pieces to share immediately or store until later.
Place bowls and other sticky items into hot water and sugars will dissolve fairly easily.

Makes: Nearly 1 pound of brittle or 10 servings

Notes:

Microwave should be at least 1200 watts
You can use 1 cup of regular sugar but 1 cup of brown sugar competes too much with the spices.
Don’t skip on the butter as it adds flavor and prevents the sugar from crystallizing.

How are you celebrating National Peanut Brittle Day?

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Jan

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Tagged: events, Fancy Food Show 2012, New Products, peanut butter, peanuts

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Lauren

Peanuts Go Gourmet at Fancy Food Show

There are only a few things better than a conference center filled with gourmet candies and chocolates, sauces, cheeses, snacks and more from all over the world. This dream was reality at the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco last week where gourmet peanuts and peanut butter were all the rage.

The chocolate-covered bacon peanut brittle from Sir Francis Bacon and peanut butter drinking chocolate from Choclatique garnered attention from almost everyone who passed by the National Peanut Board exhibit, including blogger Dana Goodyear from The New Yorker, who also commented on the unique peanut soups from Montebello Kitchens.

Visitors also tried an irresistible peanut butter cookie made with peanut flour that was so tasty you wouldn’t believe it was gluten-free.

Stay tuned for the recipe….

Royal Oak Peanuts sampled their addictively delicious chocolate-covered Virginia peanuts along with their other sweet and savory varieties.

Our friends from Sunland of Portales, New Mexico showcased their new on-to-go squeeze packs of peanut butter in three flavors: Creamy Valencia, Banana and Chocolate.

Peanut Butter & Company’s booth was also a popular stop to find out about their Nutty About Yogurt promotion with Stonyfield.

Attendees enjoyed a range of exciting peanut and peanut butter items from Wasabi peanuts to honey-mustard-seasoned peanuts from several other companies, including The Peanut Roaster, The Peanut Shoppe of Williamsburg, Virginia Diner, Blue Crab Bay Co.

The popularity of peanuts and peanut butter couldn’t be contained; gourmet chocolate and specialty food companies also had several exciting items with peanut and peanut butter. Here are just a few:

Dancing Deer Baking Company: Peanut Butter and Jelly Squares

Hammond’s Candies: PB&J Sandwich Bar

The Candy Basket: Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge

Helen Grace Chocolates: Peanut Butter Bears

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Jan

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Peanuts in American Life

Tagged: contest, Jif, Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich, peanut butter, peanuts

Written By:
Jewel

Vote for your Favorite Recipe in the Annual JIF® Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich Contest

JIF ® Peanut Butter recently announced the top ten finalists in its annual most creative peanut butter sandwich contest. Each year kids from the across the county enter their original peanut butter recipes for a chance to win a college scholarship. The top five finalists fly to New York, where the grand prize winner will be announced on March 30.

JIF® has asked all peanut butter lovers to go online and vote for their favorites. This year the kids got really creative with their recipes.

Top 10 finalists:

Logan G. from Memphis, TN created a Chomp Burger, a peanut crusted turkey burger topped with an Asian slaw.

Devlyn W. from Houston, TX created a PB All Dressed Up Sandwich, a chicken sandwich with a peanut butter vinaigrette.

West M. from Santa Clara, UT created a Chicken Bahn Mi with a Sweet Peanut Dippity, a twist on the classic Vietnamese Bahn Mi sandwich.

Sailor M. from Santa Clara, UT created a Sweet Chili and Crunchy Peanut Chicken Taco.

Olivia T. from Nashua, NH created a Peanut Butter Boredom Buster, a waffle sandwich with fruit and peanut butter.

Sullivan J. from Mankato, Minnesota created a Blue Monkey Breakfast Pita, a twist on peanut butter French toast.

Mallory R. from Hilton Head Island, SC created a P-Nutty BBQ Chicken Quesadilla, a chicken quesadilla with peanut butter and vegetables.

Maleah D. from Conley, GA created Kung “POW – Peanutty Oh Wow” BBQ Chicken Sliders. Her recipe puts a twist on a classic southern favorite.

Mike S. from Jericho, NY created an Egg Nutty Sandwich, a bagel, avocado, and egg sandwich served with a peanut butter spread.

Leah T. from Allentown, PA created Crazy Crunchy Kabob Sandwiches.

The grand prize winner will receive a $25,000 college scholarship and $10,000 to purchase educational products. Four runners-up will each receive a $2,500 college scholarship.

Voting ends next Wednesday, February 1. So don’t forget to vote for your favorite recipe at www.jif.com and www.jifenespanol.com !

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Jan

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Peanuts in American Life, Recipes

Tagged: antioxidants, dinner, foods, holidays, huffington post, meal, national peanut butter day, new york daily news, nutrition, peanut butter, peanuts, protein, Recipes, smoothie, snacks, superfood

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Jewel

Happy National Peanut Butter Day!

Happy National Peanut Butter Day! In honor of the holiday we’re sharing a few of our favorite peanut butter recipes with you along with a few facts about peanuts.

Did you know peanuts have some several great nutritional benefits? Peanuts have more antioxidants than broccoli, carrots, or green tea. Peanuts also have more than 30 vitamins and minerals and are considered a Superfood. And Peanuts have more protein than any other nut.

Are you a peanut butter lover looking for a way to celebrate National Peanut Butter Day? Try a few of our favorite recipes for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie

Ingredients

1 cup fat-free or lowfat chocolate milk

2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter

4 pitted prunes

1/2 cup sliced ripe banana, frozen

1/4 cup crushed ice (2 cubes)

Preparation

Combine milk, peanut butter and prunes in electric blender. Process until smooth. Add frozen banana and

crushed ice; process until blended.

*Place ice cubes in small plastic bag; seal bag. Crush with mallet or rolling pin

Peanut Butter Quesadilla

Serving Size: 2

Ingredients

4 – 6´ whole wheat tortillas

4 tablespoons peanut butter

1 thinly sliced banana

Non-stick cooking spray

Preparation

Spray sauce pan with non-stick cooking spray. Spread peanut butter evenly over two of the tortillas. Place thinly sliced bananas over the peanut butter.

Cover each tortilla with peanut butter with another tortilla and heat in a skillet until warm on both sides.

Cut both quesadillas into quarters and serve hot.

Peanut Butter and Black Bean Chicken

Serving Size: 5

Ingredients

2 tablespoons peanut oil

2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts

4 cloves garlic, minced

1 cup onions, finely chopped

3/4cup bell peppers, or one large bell pepper

1 can (15 oz.) black beans

1/2 a can of water

4 tablespoons peanut butter

Salt & pepper to taste

Preparation

Pound the chicken to desired thickness. Season the chicken with salt and pepper.

Using a large frying pan at medium heat, sauté the chicken in the oil for about 15 minutes or until chicken is brown on both sides and a fork can be inserted with ease.

Remove the chicken from the skillet and using that same oil, sauté the garlic, onion, and bell pepper, until light brown. Stir occasionally for several more minutes.

Add the black bean soup, water and the peanut butter. Mix well, creating a sauce. Correct the salt and pepper to taste and add the chicken to the pan.

Bring to a boil and then cover the pan and simmer for 10 minutes.

Note: Dish can be served with brown rice or mashed potatoes.

The Huffington Post and The New York Daily News published two articles today about National Peanut Butter Day with a few recipes and facts about peanut butter. So make sure to check out their articles.

If you are looking for additional recipes, please check out the National Peanut Board’s recipe page on our Website.

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Jan

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Events, Recipes

Tagged: chicken, chicken soup, contest, curry, national soup month, peanuts, pilgrim's pride, Recipes, soup, thai food

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Jewel

National Soup Month Calls for a Great Recipe

In honor of January being National Soup Month, we’re sharing a recipe for Bombay Curry Chicken and Peanut Soup with Fresh Thai Basil.

Pilgrim’s Pride Chicken hosted its annual “flavors around the world” cooking contest at the end of December. The contest asked home cooks to submit their original chicken recipes. Angela Spengler’s Bombay Curry Chicken and Peanut Soup came in first place.

Angela Spengler’s Bombay Curry Chicken and Peanut Soup with Fresh Thai Basil

Ingredients:
1/2 lb boneless chicken breasts cut into 1/2″ pieces
4-1/2 cups chicken broth
2 Tbsp Thai red curry paste
1 Tbsp peeled fresh ginger, grated
1-1/2 cups coconut milk
1/2 cup white onion, diced
1 Tbsp fish sauce
1/2 cup prepared long grain white rice
1/4 cup chopped peanuts
1/4 cup scallions, thinly sliced
1/4 cup fresh Thai basil (or regular basil), chopped

Directions:
In a medium saucepan, combine the broth, curry paste and ginger. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

Pour broth into a bowl and set aside.

Pour 1/3 cup of the coconut milk to the saucepan and bring to a boil.

Add onion and reduce heat to medium high. Cook, stirring constantly, until the liquid has evaporated (about 4 minutes).

Add the chicken and onion. Sauté until chicken is no longer pink, approximately 6 minutes.

Add the broth, fish sauce, remainder of the coconut milk, rice and the peanuts. Cook, stirring as needed, until the soup is hot (about 4 minutes).

Divide soup into 6 bowls. Sprinkle soup with scallions and Thai basil. Serve.

Please check out our recipe page on our Website for additional recipe ideas.

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Jan

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Tagged: baking, china, chinese new year, cookies, peanuts, Rasa Malaysia, Recipes

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Lauren

Celebrate Chinese New Year with Lucky Peanut Cookies

Peanut cookies are a Chinese New Year tradition. Photo: Rasa Malaysia

The Chinese New Year starts next Monday and peanuts, a staple in Chinese culture and cuisine, are an important part of the celebration

Peanut Cookies play a major role in the Chinese New Year. The Chinese believe that peanuts symbolize longevity. The traditional cookie looks similar to the American peanut butter cookie, just smaller. And, instead of peanut butter, the Chinese cookie is made with ground peanuts, peanut oil and topped with a peanut on top.

Chinese American blogger Rasa Malaysia shared her recipe for Peanut Cookies in a recent post. Her recipe is simple and perfect for anyone looking to celebrate the Chinese New Year in America.

Peanut Cookies Recipe

Ingredients:
4 cups ground roasted peanuts
1 cup powdered sugar (icing sugar)
1 cup peanut oil
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons shortening
1 egg yolk, beaten slightly for egg wash

Method:
Mix the ground peanut, sugar, oil, shortening and flour together until well combined. Shaped into small balls. Use a fork or the palm of your hand to flatten it slightly. Brush the top with the egg wash and bake at 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) for 20 minutes or until brown. Remove from the oven and let cool.

Cook’s Note:
You can add a circle pattern to the top of the peanut cookies by pressing and flattening the peanut cookies with the cap of your toothpaste.

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Culinary, Peanuts in American Life

Tagged: America Eats Tavern, Baltimore, D.C., food, george washington carver, history, Montebello Kitchens, peanut soup, peanuts, Seattle Weekly, soup, South, Southern, Washington, Wit and Wisdom

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Jewel

Peanut Soup: Hot Meal to Haute Cuisine

Peanut soup in the US may have started in the South, but it's gained popularity all over the country.

Considered a southern delicacy in some parts of the country, peanut soup in America dates back to the early 1700’s. For decades, peanut connoisseurs have speculated about how this soup arrived and gained popularity in the United States. A recent article in the Seattle Weekly investigated the historical past behind peanut soup.

History shows that peanuts have been around since the Incan Empire. Peanuts are thought to have been brought to America by the Portuguese slave traders who served peanuts while they were in transit.

Hannah Raskin, columnist at the Seattle Weekly said, “… the slave diet would have included peanut soups, mushes and stews, perhaps styled after the tomato-based soups popular in central Africa or a Sudanese soup made with lamb bones, garlic and rice.”

However, it is still a mystery to how peanut soup became a popular dish at fine dining restaurants across the country. The first known recipe comes from an 1847 cookbook by a Sarah Rutledge, a housewife from South Carolina, who published a recipe for Ground Nut Soup. Her recipe includes a pint of oysters and peanuts ground with flour. After her book was published, several other variations of the soup appeared in newspapers and cookbooks.

In 1941, the National Peanut Council published a collection of peanut soup recipes from George Washington Carver. He is believed to have had the largest collection of peanut soup recipes during that time, including recipes for peanut bisque, peanut soups, a consommé, and purees.

Peanut soup became popular in American homes in the early twentieth century, as peanuts and peanut butter became available at grocery stores across the country.

Peanut soup is now served at several fine dining restaurants, America Eats Tavern in Washington D.C. and Wit and Wisdom in Baltimore both feature the soup on their menus. And recipes for a variety of peanut soups abound on websites like AllRecipes.com.

To make peanut soup at home, check out Montebello Kitchen’s Peanut Soup mix or try one of our recipes.

To learn more about peanuts and the history of peanuts, please visit our facts page.

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Jan

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Peanuts in American Life, Sightings

Tagged: 2012, General Mills, Kraft Foods, New Products, peanut butter, peanuts, Talenti

Written By:
Jewel

New Year New Products

The New Year is off to a great start for peanut fanatics. Several of your favorite brands are releasing new peanut products over the next few months.

Peanut butter lovers who are cozy by the fire will swoon over Talenti® Gelato’s newest addition to its high-end gelato line: Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup. The new flavor blends together Belgian milk chocolate gelato, a rich swirl of creamy peanut butter and mini chocolate peanut butter cups. The Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup is now available at Publix® and will gradually roll out at other stores across the U.S. by spring 2012.

General Mills® and Kraft Foods® will be unveiling several new products at the beginning of the New Year.

Peanut Butter lovers will love to start their day with General Mills® new Peanut Butter Whole-Grain Cheerios ®. This product is currently available at grocery stores across the country.

Later this month, General Mills® Nature Valley brand will release a new line of protein bars. Peanut Butter Lovers will enjoy the new Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Bar with Peanuts.

Kraft Foods® also plans unveil several new peanut butter products throughout the year. Expect to see two new products to its Snackwell’s line, Peanut Butter Pretzels and Peanut Butter Cereal Bars. Kraft will also add a new product to Planters line of new peanut butters, releasing a Natural Creamy Peanut Butter Spread later this year.

For more information on other new peanut products, please visit our new products page.

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