Kids Corner – Homemade Peanut Butter

Making your own peanut butter (or other nut butter) is easier than you may think, and so healthy for your body.

You’ll Need:
1 cup Roasted Unsalted Peanuts, shelled (or other nut of choice)
1 tsp Oil of Choice

Notes: We purchased a small bag of roasted peanuts and had plenty for snacking and our peanut butter. Be sure to have all helpers wash their hands before shelling and save their snacking until the end.

1. Shell your nuts. (This may take a while, so plan on recruiting help and enjoy some great conversation.)
2. Place nuts and oil in a food processor or blender.
3. Grind until desired texture is reached.
4. Store in refrigerator and use as needed.

Additional Notes: If you wish to thin your peanut butter, you can add more oil while grinding/blending.

Cucumber Peanut Salad Recipe

Very soon cucumbers will likely be a staple in our HGO boxes.  In fact, we got some fantastic cucumbers this week from our local farm in Trenton.

By now you probably know I am a big fan of Heidi’s Cookbooks 101, the blog where you can find delicious ways to use whole grains.  Here is a stellar recipe from Heidi Swanson to help you use all those cucumbers: Cucumber Peanut Salad.

Even though I haven’t had a chance to make it, it looks SO good I couldn’t resist sharing.  If you make it, be sure to comment on this post and let us know if you liked it.  Who would have guessed that cucumbers and peanuts would be a good match?