If you love chicken, then you have to try Braum’s NEW Chicken Dinners! The Chicken Strip Dinner comes with four deliciously seasoned 100% all white chicken breast strips, and the Chicken Fried Steak Dinner is served nice and cripsy. Both come with golden crinkle cut french fries, tangy coleslaw, our creamy country gravy and our new Braum’s Dipping Sauce that packs a bold, southwest kick. Oh, and don’t forget the dinner roll (baked fresh in our bakery)! Great for lunch or dinner!

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Your neighborhood Braum’s is making some of the most delicious shakes and malts this holiday season. Choose from Braum’s seasonal Holiday ice cream flavors like Pumpkin, Egg Nog, Peppermint, Hot Chocolate, Peppermint Chocolate Chip and Gingerbread. You’ll taste the holidays in every sip! And they’re only available for a limited time. Try one today.

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After fighting through rush hour traffic, no one wants to fight the grocery store madness, The Braum’s Fresh Market makes it easy to get the groceries you need to make a great meal for your family, without the hassle of an overcrowded grocery store aisle.

Here are three easy dinners you can enjoy on a busy weeknight from the great selection in our Fresh Market.

Pot roast

Nothing could be simpler than picking up an eye of round, an onion and some potatoes, piling it all in the slow cooker, and arriving home the next day to a fork-tender roast to rival Grandma’s. How do you master this meal? Brown your meat in a large skillet before putting it in the slow cooker, and don’t be afraid to amp up your spices. Cooking on low heat for many hours will deliver an unbeatably tender roast and a delicious jus.

Add some of Braum’s freshly baked dinner rolls and butter from the Braum’s dairy herd, and it’s the recipe for a winning dinner.

Mellisa Swigart at Mom Luck has a great recipe for tender pot roast.

Breakfast for dinner

You know that Braum’s sells top-quality dairy products, but did you know we also have fresh eggs, biscuits, bacon, and waffle makings?

It’s simple to dart into your nearest Fresh Market and come away with everything you need to make breakfast for dinner.

Looking for the ways to spice up your egg preparation? The American Egg Board offers an online cooking guide all about the ways you can make eggs. Pair one of the delicious preparations with a side of bacon, freshly-baked buttermilk biscuits or a Braum’s frozen waffle, and dinner is ready in a matter of minutes.

Grown up grilled cheese

As far as easy comfort foods go, not much beats the warmth of toasty bread paired with gooey melted cheese. As grown ups, though, we can step up our grilled cheese game, and make a hearty, filling meal on two slices of bread.

Start with slices of our oven roasted turkey or brown sugar ham, and gently brown them on both sides in a pan. Remove the meat, melt a pat of butter in the pan, and lay down a slice of one of Braum’s artisan-style breads. While it’s browning, layer on a slice of Meunster cheese and your choice of fresh tomato or avocado slices. Top it off with your meat, a slice of cheddar cheese, and another slice of bread. Layering your bread and cheese together will help keep the sandwich together.

When the bottom layer is sufficiently brown, carefully flip the whole stack over and brown the reverse side. Slice your sandwich in half, and you have all of the comfort of a classic grilled cheese, with flavor a grown up palette can enjoy.

We know weeknights are busy. These are easy meals you can make quickly, or have ready when you get home. For those extra-busy nights, though, we also offer a complete line of “Meals in Minutes” – entrées and side dishes in our freezer section that can be pulled out, warmed, and ready to go.

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From the earliest moments of recorded history, humans have been seeking out cool treats for relief from the heat of sun, mixing honey and fruit with snow or ice. Sometime in the 16^th century, the dessert we know as ice cream was discovered in England, France, and Italy. Presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were both known to have loved ice cream, and regularly enjoyed it in their homes. Today, Americans consume nearly 50 pints apiece, every year.

Just what is ice cream?

Great ice cream begins with great milk and great cream. These two ingredients are the backbone of genuine ice cream, and if they aren’t the very best, you’ll be able to taste it in the final product. To be ice cream – and not light ice cream or frozen yogurt – your dessert needs at least 10% milk fat. Ice cream with a chocolate base can be 8% milk fat, because the fat present in the chocolate will bring the total fat content into acceptable levels. Light ice cream, on the other hand, can only have around 6% milk fat to qualify. We source our milk and cream from our very own dairy herd, which means the dairy in our ice cream has the shortest possible trip from the field to where it’s made into ice cream. That kind of freshness just can’t be beat.

After milk and cream, sweeteners are added to the mix, along with any flavorings the base needs. From the delicious simplicity of vanilla to the sky blue birthday cake, all of our quality ice creams start with this mix of cream, ice cream, and flavorings.

Chill out

You know that our gourmet ice cream starts with the very best ingredients. But those ingredients transform into something magical when you start mixing them up and cool them down. Two important steps happen before these ingredients make the leap to ice cream—pasteurization and homogenization. The mix is pasteurized according to government regulations in order to kill any bacteria. It’s homogenized to create the smallest possible fat molecules in your ice cream – a key ingredient in creating creamy, smooth ice cream.

Then, it’s off to the freezer, where spinning blades introduce air into the ingredients as they’re cooling. This keeps your ice cream from being a rock-hard brick when you open it up.

The fun stuff

Once the ice cream has cooled to a semi-solid state, it’s time to add in all the tasty goodies, or “inclusions.” Those are the bits of peppermint candy in our peppermint ice cream, the chocolate chunks in our Cappuccino Chunky Chocolate, or the peach ribbons, almonds, and lady fingers in our Premium Amaretto Peach Charlotte. Because the ice cream has hardened enough to be stiff, it can hold all of these extra ingredients, without them collecting in the bottom of their container.

Once the inclusions have been added, the ice cream is ready to be packed in containers we make on-site. Those containers then make their way to a freezer the length of a football field, held at -20 degrees. This process hardens the ice cream to its final consistency, and it’s ready to be shipped to your local store.

We don’t just make our ice cream, though. We make the baked goods which go inside our ice cream, and we proudly bake the cones the ice cream is served in. Those cones are mixed up, pressed, cooked, and formed right in our bakery. Some go to our stores for serving at our Braum’s Fountain, and the rest are packaged for our Fresh Market, where our customers can take home a box for their own ice cream.

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The holidays are filled with tradition and one of the most popular is Braum’s Premium Egg Nog available now in all Braum’s stores. Braum’s Egg Nog is real old-fashioned egg nog – not an imitation drink – made with fresh milk and cream, pure cane sugar, and a special blend of spices! Enjoy a glass of this smooth and creamy holiday beverage sprinkled with nutmeg, as a creamer in your coffee, or as an ingredient in your favorite holiday recipes. Available in half gallons in Braum’s Fresh Market. Now through January.

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Family, food, friends, parties, the list goes on and on. So, during this busy time of the year we try to help make keeping food on the table easy!  We’ve created a Holiday Recipe Guide featuring delicious, easy-to-make recipes that will impress your guests and reduce your holiday stress! This year we have everything from an Egg Nog Breakfast Bake to a Grilled Turkey and Brie Sandwich (made with leftovers from Thanksgiving dinner)! Shop our Fresh Market and pick up your free Holiday Recipe Guide today, or flip through it here.

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If pumpkin spice indicates the beginning of fall, eggnog ushers in the start of the Christmas season. Recipes for the eggy, custardy drink abound, and it can be found as a component of hundreds more. Eggnog waffles, eggnog lattes, eggnog ice cream – it’s almost impossible to celebrate the holidays without eggnog in some form.

Like so many long-standing favorites, it’s not clear where eggnog came from, why it’s called eggnog, or even what ingredients were in the first recipes.

History of Eggnog

What culinary historians do know is that in medieval Europe, it was common to find drinks made of warm milk and alcohol, a mixture known as posset. It’s thought that eggnog is a descendent of this early beverage.

Early eggnog almost always included alcohol, and in the newly-formed American colonies, the drink grew to popularity as a heady mix of milk and/or cream, eggs, and rum. Often topped with cinnamon or nutmeg, the drink’s warm spices made it popular in the cold winter months. George Washington himself was known to have written a popular recipe for the beverage.

By the 1800s, eggnog could be found at nearly every holiday party, and regional varieties began to take shape – bourbon replaced rum in the South, for example.

Modern manufacturing relieved home cooks of the long period of beating and mixing required to make eggnog at home, and modern drinkers of the beverage  were able to take to their local store to grab a carton or bottle.

What’s in Eggnog

The basic recipe for eggnog has not changed in a century. Beat egg yolks and sugar together with nutmeg, and then slowly mix this mixture into a pitcher of milk and cream. Historical versions of the drink may well require alcohol, but many modern drinkers take the beverage without any booze at all.

Concerns about food safety led eggnog to fall out of favor somewhat. For home cooks, the easy solution is to make eggnog with pasteurized eggs. Commercial preparations, including our own genuine eggnog, are pasteurized for safety and can be consumed without worry.

Serving Eggnog

Typically, eggnog is served cold, though it’s not uncommon in some areas to find the drink served warm (especially when fortified with rum or bourbon).

We recommend serving it in a chilled punch bowl, ladling up individual servings as necessary, and topping each with a generous grating of nutmeg. For a holiday dinner party, try serving it up in carafes down the center of a long table, or at individual tables.

Recipes with Eggnog

Straight eggnog can be added to coffee and hot chocolate for a warm, spicy kick, but other recipes are also well suited to using the drink as an ingredient. Because eggnog is, in essence, a drinkable custard (a mix of dairy and egg), similarly based recipes can often incorporate eggnog’s signature flavor with ease.

Here are a few ways you can use any leftover ‘nog you might have.

Eggnog Pancakes – Crème de la Crumb

Eggnog Cheesecake – Chowhound

Eggnog French Toast with Gingerbread Syrup – Sugar & Soul

Eggnog Cheesecake

Love it or hate – and there seems to be very little middle ground – eggnog is a signature of the holidays. We’re proud to make and serve genuine, delicious, creamy eggnog, and our famous eggnog ice cream. Come by and grab a holiday treat.

Photo credit: Isaac Wedin

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On the western edge of the Braum’s landscape sits Amarillo, Texas, home to five Braum’s stores. The largest city in the Texas Panhandle, Amarillo was originally called Oneida when it was founded in the late 1880s. The town grew to prominence as a hub of the cattle trade, and remains a stronghold of the meatpacking industry.

As a stop on Interstate 40, Amarillo offers residents and guests alike plenty of entertainment, whether you’re moving into the area or just making a pit stop on a cross-country trek.

Here are some must-see places in the area:

Cadillac Ranch

Erected in 1974, Cadillac Ranch is an art installation by the group Ant Farm, who planted 10 Cadillac automobiles nose-first in the west Texas dirt. Funded by the eccentric businessman Stanley Marsh 3, is decorated – and redecorated – by graffiti artists passing by. The unique installation is a must-see sight on the south access road of the highway, east of the exit for Arnot Road.

American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum

The American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum, an education arm of the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), exists to preserve the legacy of the famed American Quarter Horse. The quarter horse, long associated with cowboy life and ranch work, was in danger of extinction before becoming an iconic symbol of the American West.

The AQHA museum is a repository of artwork, stories, and artifacts celebrating the role the breed played in winning the West. Exhibits include bronze statues, an educational gallery and a theater.

Kwahadi Museum of the American Indian

The Kwahadi Museum of the American Indian celebrates the culture and lifestyles of the Pueblo and Plains peoples. The museum’s halls feature paintings, carvings, and artifacts from the tribes of the area.

Each summer, the Kwahadi brings to life the pageantry and spectacle of the Kwahadi dancers, a youth performance squad which features stories, songs, and dances. This award-winning troupe performs all summer long at the museum, as well as at select times during the fall and winter.

Amarillo Botanical Gardens

The high plains of Texas aren’t exactly renowned for their amenability to growing things. The Amarillo Garden Club, first organized in 1929, sought to change that. Over the course of the next 25 years, the club expanded and new clubs were formed. With the advent of the Garden Center in 1954, the clubs had a common home, and they worked collectively to fill the space with plant life. By 2007, this garden center had transformed into the Amarillo Botanical Gardens.

The Amarillo Botanical Gardens hosts educational programs for gardeners and school children, and offers facility rentals for private events.

Palo Duro Canyon

While not in the city proper, no visit to Amarillo is complete without a trip to Palo Duro State Canyon State Park. Second in size only to the Grand Canyon, Palo Duro Canyon is located just a few miles south of Amarillo, toward Canyon, Texas. Spanish explorers made their way into the canyon in 1541, and the canyon has been continuously inhabited by native tribes from the area. The canyon is well-regarded for its geological formations, and each summer hosts the musical performance Texas.

In and around the state park are a number of attractions. The Palo Duro Riding Stables offers horseback riding, camping, and hiking.  Adventure seekers can streak across the sky above the canyon on the ziplines at the Palo Duro Adventure Park.

Before you head out of town, visit any five of the area Braum’s stores for  a refreshing limeade, cool shake, or a hearty burger and fries.

1900 S. Grand St.

801 E. Amarillo Blvd.

1700 S. Western

4629 S. Western

7401 SW 34^th Ave.

Photo courtesy CGP Grey (www.cgpgrey.com)

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If you’ve been to our farm, you know that we’re not just an ice cream maker. We’re a real working dairy, and while we make some of the best ice cream and milk in the world, we don’t spend as much of our time talking about the other outstanding dairy products we make. Now is a great time to celebrate  dairy’s savory star – butter.

Here are 10 things you can’t make – and enjoy – without butter.

1. Popovers

Popovers, the fancier cousin to the humble pancake, are a buttery, eggy way to start the day.  These light and fluffy  treats are not only a delight because of their form, but also because their ingredients are so readily available – flour, eggs, salt and butter. While dedicated popover pans do exist, they can just as easily be made in a regular muffin tin. The key is whipping the eggs to a frothy lightness. Air bubbles are key to making the rolls “pop over” the sides of the tin.

Popover recipes:

How to Make Popovers – The Kitchn

Popovers – Saveur

Popovers with Strawberry Butter – Just One Cookbook

Popovers – Food52

Popovers – The Meaning of Pie

Jeff’s Incredible Popovers – Edible Tulsa

 2. Cookies

Sugar cookies, butter cookies, classic chocolate chip – cookie recipes always seem to start with “cream together butter and sugar”. These two ingredients are critical to making traditional (and delicious) cookies. Why do we cream the butter and sugar together? It helps incorporate the sugar evenly and the air that gets mixed in makes your cookies less dense.

Sugar cookie recipes:

Rolled Sugar Cookie Recipe – Oklahoma City Moms Blog

Sugar Cookies – Cookin’ Cowgirl

Sugar Cookies – Lizy B Bakes

The Basics of Sugar Cookies – Bee in our Bonnet

 3. Shrimp Scampi

Butter is one of the defining flavors of a good shrimp (or chicken!) scampi. Paired with garlic and lemon, the buttery shrimp is at once rich and light, savory and just a bit sweet. Easy to make, scampi is a quick meal that can be served over pasta or rice, or eaten on its own.

Shrimp scampi recipes:

The Basics of Shrimp Scampi – ChowHound

16-Minute Meal: Shrimp Scampi – The Pioneer Woman

Brown Butter Garlic Shrimp – Add a Pinch

4. Cinnamon Rolls

Cinnamon rolls come with a double dose of butter – butter in the dough, and butter in the glaze. These sugary, cinnamon-y delights are a staple of southern breakfasts.Cinnamon roll recipes:

 Skillet Cinnamon Rolls – Edible Tulsa

Eggnog Cinnamon Rolls – Modern Pilgrim

5. Pie

Pie dough is simple on its face – combine four ingredients (flour, salt, water, and your choice of fat) and bake. Bakers disagree, though, on which fat is best for pie crusts. Lard, shortening, and oil all join butter on the short list of available fats. Butter, though, reigns supreme for flaky, flavorful crusts. Other fats can give you flaky, but none can deliver the flavor of butter.

The crust isn’t the only place butter shines though. Custard-based pies often include butter as a rich complement to their egg-heavy insides.

Pie recipes:

Pecan Pie Recipe – Edible Oklahoma City

Chocolate Pecan Pie Recipe – David Lebovitz

Buttermilk Pie Recipe – Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures

Buttermilk Pie – Homesick Texan

6. Croissants

Like piecrusts, the secret to flaky, delicious croissants is incorporating layers of butter in the dough. This gives croissants both their signature flake and their buttery flavor.

Croissant Recipes:

Croissants – Laura in the Kitchen

Homemade Croissants – The Baker Chick

 7. Roux

Roux forms the basis of three of the classical “mother sauces” of French cooking, which is a fancy way of saying a lot of the sauces we like to eat get their start with this mix of flour and butter cooked together. In the Midwest, roux plays an important role in the making of cream gravy, perfect for pouring over biscuits or chicken fried steak (the state meal of Oklahoma).

Roux Recipes:

Herbed Baked Chicken with Cream Gravy – Restless Chipotle

Restaurant Style Southern White Gravy Recipe – Uncle Jerry’s Kitchen

Creamed Spinach – The Pioneer Woman

8. Hollandaise Sauce

Speaking of sauces, breakfasts across the country would be incomplete without the butter-laden Hollandaise sauce that makes Eggs Benedict what it is. Hollandaise is a mixture of egg yolks and butter, creamy and tart from the inclusion of lemon juice. It’s delicious on Eggs Benedict, but equally delightful on steamed vegetables. Sauce Béarnaise, a common sauce added to steaks, is derived from Hollandaise.

Hollandaise sauce recipes:

Baked Eggs Napoleon With Hollandaise Sauce – Simply Gloria

Mustard Greens and Hollandaise Stack – The Meaning of Pie

9. Toffee

Toffee, butter toffee, butter crunch. By any name, this sweet treat is the perfect blend of savory butter and sweet sugar.

Toffee Recipes:

Salted Dark Chocolate Almond Toffee – Sally’s Baking Addiction

Toffee Butter Icebox Cookies – Mom on Time Out

10. Roasted chicken

Basting chicken with butter, or rubbing it with butter and herbs before roasting, yields a crispy skin full of flavor. Thoroughly drying the skin before adding the butter will help the chicken brown.

Roasted chicken recipes:

Butter Roasted Chicken – Never Enough Thyme

Perfect One Hour Whole Roasted Chicken – Little Spice Jar

Honey Orange Roasted Chicken – A Spicy Perspective

It appears everything is better with butter, and great butter comes from great milk produced by cows with a clean diet. In short, great butter comes from Braum’s.  You can stop by your local Braum’s Fresh Market and grab a pound today to start making all these delicious, buttery treats.

Popovers courtesy normanack | CC BY

French Croissant courtesy Paul Rysz | CC BY

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They may not have won the Powerball Jackpot, but the New Year is off to a great start for three Braum’s employees! And, it’s all thanks to a partnership between Braum’s and Dr Pepper.

Braum’s is proud to congratulate Yong Soon Saw of Norman, OK, Michelle Casso of Canyon, TX and Torri Rillema of Oklahoma City, OK for winning a $1,000 employee tuition award. Braum’s hosted a text to win contest in conjunction with Dr Pepper to award three $1,000 employee tuition prizes. The contest took place from October 1^st to November 30^th, 2015.

Braum’s Manager Misty Dunbar, District Manager Brian Ross and Regional Area Manager Luis Galvez presented employee Yong Soon Saw with a $1,000 check earlier this month at the Braum’s off of Robinson and Porter in Norman. The prize can be used to go towards the cost of Saw’s tuition and other educational expenses at The University of Oklahoma.

“I am so thankful that I was able to win this tuition award,” said Saw, who transferred from Malaysia to attend school at The University of Oklahoma in Norman. “I am working really hard to cover all my living expenses so that my family does not have to send money to me while I am here attending school,” he said. “The monetary exchange rate between here and Malaysia is extremely high, which is why I am so happy that this award will help cut down on the cost of school.”

Saw attended college in Malaysia for two years before transferring to Oklahoma to study finance. He works at the Braum’s off of Robinson and Porter in Norman to cover his cost of living, but during the year and a half that he has been there it has become more like his home away from home.

“Saw is one of my best workers,” said Braum’s Manager Misty Dunbar. “He is always a joy to be around and his work ethic just can’t be beat!”

Hard work and dedication was used to describe all the Braum’s employee winners including Casso.

Braum’s Management Team Members, Carl Faddis and Travis Soper, presented employee Michelle Casso with a $1,000 check just two days before Christmas. The prize can be used to go towards the cost of her tuition and other educational expenses at West Texas A&M University. Her brother, Dan Casso, along her mother and father, Becky and Carlos Casso, were there to watch as she accepted her prize.

“Thank you Braum’s and Dr Pepper for this wonderful opportunity to help further my education,” said Casso. “I am surrounded by inspiring people; from my professors, to my family, to my coworkers, and to my friends. They’re all hard working people who produce quality work and care about bettering not only themselves, but also bettering the community.”

Casso is currently a junior at West Texas A&M University and is studying music education. She has been with Braum’s for four years.

The third winner was Torri Rillema. She has also been with the company for four years and said that they award came at the perfect time.

“Between the generous help from my family and this award, I will be able to get this semester paid for and remain debt free,” she said. “All of the hard work the last four years, at work and school, is definitely starting to pay off!”

She is currently a senior at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma studying Elementary Education.

This is the third year that Braum’s and Dr Pepper have been working together to award tuition prizes and it just continues to evolve.

Braum’s Manager Kris Seek presented employee Torri Rillema with a $1,000 check earlier this month. The prize can be used to go towards the cost of her tuition and other educational expenses at The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.

“We love being able to provide a contest that can help our employees with their higher education costs, and in turn, help fulfill their dreams,” said Drew Braum, President and CEO. “These three are extremely hard workers and great assets to the company. We wish them the best of luck in all their endeavors.”

The Dr Pepper tuition award can be used to cover college or post-secondary vocational institutional tuition, fees, books, supplies, equipment, related educational expenses or on-campus room and board. The tuition award can also be used to pay off student loans for eligible costs.

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Green Chile, A Taste of the Southwest:

Braum’s is excited to now offer a Green Chile Cheeseburger, Chicken Sandwich and Breakfast Burrito.

The Green Chile Cheeseburger is loaded with flavor. It has a 100% third pound beef patty, two slices of Pepper Jack Cheese rich green chile peppers, lettuce and tomato all on top of
a sesame seed bun baked fresh in our bakery.

The Green Chile Chicken is topped with the same ingredients, the only difference is that it comes with a grilled or crispy chicken breast.

Then there is the Green Chile Breakfast Burrito. It contains scrambled eggs, sausage, Pepper Jack Cheese, hash browns, tomatoes and green chile peppers.

Now, if you are not familiar with the New Mexico Hatch Valley Green Chile, then you are in for a tasty surprise!

These peppers are some of the most sought after, and some even venture to say the best tasting that you can get. So, why are they so good? The Hatch valley of New Mexico is at about 4000 feet. So during the summer the peppers are exposed to hot and cold temperatures. This fluctuation in temperature is what causes the chile peppers to have that unique “Taste of Hatch” flavor.

Plus, did you know that Chile peppers are an amazing source of vitamin A, B, and C. One fresh medium sized green chile pod has as much Vitamin C as six oranges.

They are also high in fiber, phytonutrients and even the Capsaicin, the chemical that puts the hoot in your holler, is good for you. Capsaicin is being researched for its preventive effects on cancer at several major universities.

As if you needed another reason to try the new burger, chicken sandwich or burrito out, hot chile peppers burn calories by triggering a thermodynamic burn in the body, which speeds up the metabolism–and that’s always a win…right?!

Head to your closest Braum’s to try one of these tasty creations today!

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Braum’s “4 Cheese Burger” is now a permanent menu item! Smooth American, spicy Pepperjack, mellow Provolone, and a generous sprinkling of Parmesan layered over a full third pound of 100% pure beef on a bun baked fresh in Braum’s own bakery.  Stop by your neighborhood Braum’s,  smile and say “cheese”!

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Guac & Whoa!  The California Burger is back, but this time indefinitely!  A delicious third pound of 100% pure beef topped with a generous dollop of tangy Guacamole.  Add a slice of of real American Cheese and fresh, sliced tomatoes.  Serve it on a fresh bun baked in Braum’s own bakery and you’ve got Braum’s California Burger!

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It’s time to Spring into your local neighborhood Braum’s to try our newest addition, the Chicken & Spinach Waldorf Salad.

You can get this fresh and delightful salad with grilled or crispy chicken atop a bed of fresh spinach, spring mix and iceberg lettuce. We also added sweet ripe strawberries, apples, raisins, roasted pecans and cheddar cheese. To finish it all off, we serve it with a sweet vinaigrette that has just the right flavor to balance out this spring salad.

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Are you a fan of all things cheesy and gooey? We are, too. April 12 is National Grilled Cheese Day, and we’ll be celebrating with our favorite variations of the classic grilled cheese sandwich. We visited our local Braum’s Fresh Market and scouted out the best ingredients to make our favorite recipes. If you’re interested in a one-stop shopping experience to help you celebrate National Grilled Cheese Day, Braum’s Fresh Market has you covered.

The Basics

Bread

The beautiful thing about grilled cheese sandwiches is that you can use your favorite type of bread. Love whole-grain? Grab a couple slices. A big fan of garlic bread? Mamma mia, how delicious! Our personal favorite for a classic sandwich is the Braum’s Buttermilk Bread, which is strong enough to handle any toppings you layer on, and toasts nicely in a skillet.

Butter

If you saw our “10 Things You Can’t Make Without Butter” post, you’ll know that we’re big fans of a fresh pat of butter. For a classic grilled cheese sandwich, using butter on your bread is the key to a crispy but not burnt crust. Before assembling your sandwich, coat the outside edges (that will touch the pan) of your bread with butter.

Cheese  

The magic of a grilled cheese sandwich happens here, of course. From your everyday cheddar to the specialty smoked Gouda, have fun with your sandwich and explore new options. We’ve picked out a few of our favorite recipes using different cheese variations, below.

Assembling your sandwich:

No matter what you put inside your sandwich, follow these basic directions for a yummy meal.

1. Preheat a medium-sized skillet to medium heat.
2. Place sandwich butter-side down on the pan, top with fillings and cover with remaining slice of bread.
3. Grill until lightly browned and flip over.
4. Cover pan with lid until cheese is melted, being careful not to burn the bread.

Bacon & Avocado Grilled Cheese

1. Cook bacon thoroughly and pat off grease with a paper towel.
2. Slice avocado thinly.
3. On bread, layer sharp cheddar cheese, avocado, bacon, and top with another layer of cheese.
4. Cook as usual.

Southwest Grilled Cheese

1. Prepare sandwich bread as usual and place, open-faced, into your pan.
2. Layer with Monterrey Cheddar cheese, salsa, black beans, corn, and another slice of cheese.
3. Cook as usual.

Mediterranean Grilled Cheese

1. Prepare sandwich bread as usual and place, open-faced, into your pan.
2. Layer with feta cheese, fresh basil leaves, black olives, and tomato slices. Optional: include fresh spinach, red onion, and/or fresh garlic.
3. Top with more cheese and remaining piece of bread.
4. Cook as usual.

Hawaiian Grilled Cheese

1. Prepare sandwich bread as usual and place, open-faced, into your pan.
2. Layer mozzarella cheese, pineapple slice, and Canadian bacon on top of bread. Cover with remaining piece of bread.
3. Cook as usual.

If you’re feeling hungry, stop by your nearby Fresh Market for all the supplies you need to create your own version of a classic grilled cheese sandwich. And let us know: what is your favorite grilled cheese recipe?

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We are celebrating Tuesdays with an awesome BOGO Special. Right now, if you buy one #3 Bacon Cheeseburger Combo you get the 2nd one FREE!

This deal runs Tuesdays from 5 p.m. to close at every store.

So quit scratching your head about what to make for dinner. Stop by your local neighborhood Braum’s and take advantage of this great deal!

And, if your not in the mood for a Bacon Cheeseburger, we have plenty of other options. Check out all of our other burgers and options here!

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You’ve cheered all season long, sporting your lightning bolts and orange and blue – and here it is: the playoffs. We’ve made it through the first round, but the best is yet to come. So what do you do when you want to bring all your favorite friends over to the house for a watch party? Don’t worry – we’ve compiled some of our favorite recipes and ideas for throwing the perfect Thunder playoff party.

Ice Cream Bar

The Flavors

Of course, we’re inclined to believe that no party is complete without a few scoops of your favorite flavor. But for a Thunder-themed party, keep it festive by serving our classic Orange Sherbet and our No. 1 best-selling flavor: Birthday Cake. If you don’t like these flavors paired together, serve them separately and let your guests make their own creations.

The Toppings

No ice cream bar is complete without a host of toppings. Create two separate lines, one with fruity, fresh toppings for the Orange Sherbet and one with the classic ice cream bar toppings for the Birthday Cake flavor.

Game-Time Snacks

When hosting a playoffs party, finger-food is the name of the game. Provide guests with snacks that are quick and easy to pile on a plate during commercial breaks. A few staples include fresh fruit and veggies trays, chips, nuts, pigs in a blanket, pizza bites, and dips. Below are three of our favorite recipes, but if you’re looking for more, we have recipes for our favorite drinks, desserts, and snacks here.

Sausage (Basket) Balls with Dates and Nuts

Ingredients

• 1 lb. ground pork sausage
• 2 cups biscuit mix
• 8 oz. Braum’s Shredded Cheddar Cheese
• ½ cup pecans, chopped
• 8 oz. pitted dates, chopped

Instructions

1. Combine all ingredients and mix well.
2. Shape into 1½ inch balls.
3. Place on lightly greased baking sheet.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes or until browned.

Cowboy (Kings of the Court) Caviar

Ingredients

• 2 cans black-eyed peas, drained
• 1 can hominy, drained
• 8 oz. grape tomatoes, halved
• 4 green onions, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 medium green pepper, chopped
• 6-8 jalapeno slices, seeded and chopped
• ½ cup onion, chopped
• ½ cup parsley, chopped
• 8 oz. Italian salad dressing

Instructions

1. Mix all ingredients together and refrigerate several hours (best if overnight).
2. Drain before serving and serve with tortilla chips.

Hot Wing (Slam Dunk) Dip

Ingredients

• 8 oz. Braum’s Cream Cheese, softened
• 12 oz. Frank’s Red Hot Sauce*
• 20 oz. canned chicken, drained
• 16 oz. ranch dressing

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, mix together all ingredients.
2. Pour into 9×13 inch pan and bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
3. Serve with potato, corn, or tortilla chips.

Note

*Frank’s Red Hot Sauce is a registered trademark of Reckitt Benckiser, Inc.

The guests are arriving and the food is ready to go; now all you need to do is sport  your favorite player’s jersey and turn on the game! Drop by your local Fresh Market today for the ingredients you need to throw the perfect playoff party.

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To say that the Oklahoma City Thunder and their fans are excited heading into game five against the Spurs in the second round of playoffs, well, that would be an understatement.

More than 18,000 fans packed Chesapeake Energy Arena to cheer on the Thunder last Sunday night, when the team evened the series against the San Antonio in game four, defeating the Spurs 111-97. To top it off, nearly all of those fans were wearing shirts sponsored by Braum’s.

Braum’s is a regular season sponsor, so when the Thunder makes it to the playoffs, they love to show their support.

“Sponsoring playoff shirts allows us to engage with the Thunder fans and our local community,” said Amanda Beuchaw, public relations director for Braum’s.

Braum’s has sponsored playoff shirts for three seasons and towels for one season. The Thunder staff creates the unique shirt designs, often with a memorable slogan. In 2014, the Braum’s shirt said “We are Oklahoma.”

“Since coming to OKC in 2008, the Thunder organization has really been a vital part of the community,” Beuchaw said. “They have helped bring Oklahomans together more than ever before, which in essence can be summed up as ‘We are Oklahoma.’ Braum’s is proud to call this great state our home and be a part of the Thunder family.”

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Springfield, MO – The city of Springfield is getting a whole lot sweeter! Braum’s opened its 6th location in the city on Tuesday, May 3rd. The new store is at 3020 E. Sunshine. This is Braum’s 280th store in a five-state area.

The new building is almost 5,000 square feet of space with double-drive through windows and a dining room that can seat about 75 guests. This location is one of Braum’s more modern designs.
“There is a lot of anticipation for the doors to open at this store,” said Drew Braum, President and CEO of the company. “We hope that opening a 6th store in this area helps give everyone access to a local Braum’s so that they can enjoy everything our stores have to offer,” Braum said.
Braum’s features an old-fashioned ice cream fountain along with a grill area for breakfast, lunch and dinner. This new store also has a large Fresh Market area with more than 100 fresh meats, fruits, vegetables and fresh-from-the-farm dairy products.
About Braum’s
Bill and Mary Braum opened their first Braum’s store in 1968. The company is still family owned and operated. Braum’s has stores in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas with 14 stores in Missouri.

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Strawberries and blueberries and pineapple – oh my! It’s Braum’s Strawberry PoppySeed Chicken Salad. There’s also spinach, carrots, cabbage, and toasted almonds. Don’t forget the grilled or crispy chicken breast topped with with poppy seed dressing! All fresh and delicious for only $4.99. Try one today at your neighborhood Braum’s Ice Cream and Dairy Stores.

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