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Jane Goodwin | September 5, 2012

Wine-and-Habanero Pepper Jelly? Yes, Please.

. . . but hurry, because these are limited-time products!

Texas Pepper Jelly has several new products, available for a VERY limited time only, that you simply MUST try!

Our newest products are Chardonnay Habanero, White Zinfandel Habanero, and
Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Habanero. These three distinct full-bodied wines with three different flavors have been blended with just the right amount of Habanero peppers, and the result is fantastic.

These new Texas Pepper Jelly wine-and-habanero blends are excellent in almost any recipe. Spread some on toast in the morning. Use some as a dressing for your lunchtime salad. Make a fresh fruit salad for dinner dessert and offer your family or guests some wine and habanero pepper jelly to mix with it.

All of our flavors make wonderful gifts, but our newest line of wine and habanero pepper jellies is a wonderful, flavorful, CLASSY gift!

Why not order some Chardonnay Habanero, White Zinfandel Habanero or
Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Habanero. Better still, why not order all three? Order a batch for yourself as well; it’ll be hard to give these away unless you’ve got some stashed for yourself!

This is a limited-time special product, so order fast.

Jane Goodwin | March 14, 2011

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Monday Munchies: Pi Day Means Texas Pepper Jelly!

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My husband is a math teacher, and tomorrow is Pi Day. Today, by the time this posts, in fact. On Pi Day, his calculus students like to have a pitch-in; they all bring pies and my husband brings my homemade bread and some butter, honey, and jelly.

What bread and jam have to do with Pi Day, I have no idea. But it’s tradition now, and you can’t buck tradition!

What we HAVE changed about this tradition is the type of jam he brings, along with the homemade bread. Every since we discovered Texas Pepper Jelly, that’s what Tim brings to school on Pi Day. It’s been a HUGE hit, too.

His students are crazy about Texas Pepper Jelly. I have to pack several different kinds, and none has ever come back home. This is both awesome and disappointing: it’s awesome because it’s proof that pretty much everybody is nuts about Texas Pepper Jelly, and it’s disappointing because the day after Pi Day, we have no pepper jelly to eat up here at home.

I’ll just order some more. Texas Pepper Jelly has really fast delivery.

And, the homemade bread is all done, wrapped up, and hidden away in the guest room behind a closed door. What’s that? You think that’s an odd place to keep bread?

Not if you have two voracious cats who love bread and who can slash open even a thick freezer bag to get at it, it’s not. Ask me how I learned this. Go ahead. Ask.

I assume you’ve figured it out, huh.

(Sometimes I store bread in the oven, but I can’t tonight because the oven is still hot from all the baking. The plastic freezer bags would melt.)

So. My husband’s Pi Day homemade bread and TPJ are ready for him to take to school today. Each year it’s a different group, but word does get around.

I think it’s wonderful. Happy Pi Day to you all.

Category: Monday Munchies, News Flash!, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Tips, TPJ Snacks |

Jane Goodwin | February 27, 2011

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Craig Sharry: 2011 Grand BBQ Champion!

On Saturday night, after three days, over 221,000 barbecue lovers, over 400 cookin’ teams, and some of the most awesome aromas ever smelled anywhere on the planet, Houston’s Reliant Park Livestock Show and Rodeo World’s Championship BBQ contest came to a delicious end, with our own Texas Pepper Jelly’s CEO Craid Sharry as the Grand BBQ Champion!

We here at Texas Pepper Jelly aren’t a bit surprised that Craig won out over all the other BBQ experts; we know that Craig can out-cook any chef anywhere. In fact, we wish some of those fancy TV chefs would challenge him; we KNOW he could bring them to their knees with his fantastic pepper jellies and Rib Candies.

Speaking of Craig’s pepper jellies and Rib Candies, Easter is coming up a lot sooner than most of us might think, and if you’re planning to bake a ham for your Easter dinner, you’d better get your pepper jelly ordered pretty soon.

Once you’re baked a pepper jelly coated ham, you’ll never go back to the old ways.

Category: BBQ, Craig Sharry, Monday Munchies, News Flash!, Spicy main dishes, Super Easy Party Recipes, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas grilling sauces, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Rib Candy, Texas Tips, TPJ Company dinners, TPJ Recipes, Twitter |

Jane Goodwin | February 6, 2011

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Superbowl Special: Spicy Sloppy Joes

While the game is at its peak (like right this minute!) take a little time to tiptoe to the kitchen and throw together some Spicy Sloppy Joes for your Superbowl Couch Guests! It’s so easy and only takes a few minutes, even if you’re starting with raw hamburger!

Ingredients:

2 pounds hamburger, and you need to cook it up if you haven’t already
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup Texas Rib Candy
1/8 cup shredded onion
1/8 cup shredded green pepper
1 tbsp. chili powder
Dash salt, if you must
Dash pepper

What to do:

Drain the ground beef well, and then add all the other ingredients to the pan the stir. Let ingredients cook together for a few minutes, and then pile it onto buns.

If you put it on hamburger buns, you can call it Spanish Hamburger, and if you pile it on hot dog buns, on the hot dot, you can call it a Coney.

Now, back to the game!

Category: News Flash!, Spicy main dishes, Spicy sandwiches, Super Easy Party Recipes, Superbowl Food, Ten Minute Meals, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Rib Candy, Texas Tips, TPJ Recipes, TPJ Sauces and Salsas, TPJ Snacks | Tags: Superbowl Food, Superbowl special, Superbowl spicy sloppy joes, Texas Pepper Jelly

Jane Goodwin | December 6, 2010

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Christmas in Texas: Spicy Sangria Punch!

There’s nothing like a big punchbowl full of sparkling red sangria to give a holiday air to the room!

I’ve posted before about adding various pepper jellies to your punch bowl to “spice up” the punch. Today, however, I’m passing along a tip I got from my kids. Don’t worry; they’re over 21!

Fill your punch bowl with soft red wine, and cut up several different kinds of citrus fruits, apples, grapes, and pretty much any fruit except bananas. Use bananas, even, if you want to.

Then, spoon out the entire contents of a 5-oz jar of Texas Pepper Jelly into the wine, and mix well with a whisk. Don’t include the floating fruit in this process. Add some cranberry juice and as much sparkling water as you want, and some frozen dollops of Cranberry Habanero pepper jelly, and stand back.

Be sure you’ve got enough cups. Everybody in the house will want a second helping.

P.S. Keep out of reach of children.

Category: Christmas in Texas, Drink up!, Monday Munchies, News Flash!, Spicy drinks, Super Easy Party Recipes, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Tips |

Jane Goodwin | November 1, 2010

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A Message From Craig: Time To Think About Christmas!

Dear Texas Pepper Jelly Fans,

Summer is over and the kids are back in school If you’re like me, you’re always amazed at how fast the summer goes by. The up side is that the weather is still beautiful, and there is still plenty of time to get all of your holiday shopping done early.

I know what you’re thinking. Thanksgiving is still a month away, and here he is talking about Christmas. You’re correct, but if I do not start early, Christmas will be here and gone before we know it. So planning early only makes sense.

Texas Pepper Jelly has tried to make your gift giving as easy as possible. On our web site is a link to our Gift Packages. There we offer several gift tins that you yourself have filled with the flavors of your choice. That is about as easy as it get

Also for the holiday season, Texas Pepper Jelly has brought back for a limited time our famous Strawberry Rhubarb Habanero jelly. This unique flavor has always been a favorite for the holiday season, and it goes fast, so be sure to order yours now. It might be another year before you see it again

If this is your first time ordering, I’d like to extend my sincerest thanks for trying our product. I must clue you in on something that the rest of us already know, though. Texas Pepper Jelly is some of the finest pepper jelly around. You will be surprised at how many uses that our product has. With over a dozen flavors to choose from, you might even want to consider our mixed case: available in three jar sizes, it’s the best way to make sure you have plenty of flavors on hand.

Remember, you can always find recipes and suggestions for our Rib Candy and Pepper Jellies on our blog.

Also feel free to drop us an email or call if you have any questions or suggestions about any of our products. We love to hear about YOUR recipes and uses of our products, too!

Until Next Time,

Craig Sharry

Category: Christmas in Texas, Craig Sharry, holiday gifts, Monday Munchies, News Flash!, perfect gift, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Rib Candy, Texas Samplers, Texas Tips, TPJ Customer service, TPJ Gifts, TPJ Newsletter, TPJ Recipes, TPJ Sampler Tins |

Jane Goodwin | September 1, 2010

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What’s Cookin’ Wednesday: Grilled Chicken with Rib Candy

We’re having grilled chicken tonight, and we’re using the rest of our bottle of Texas Rib Candy on it. This won’t be the first time we’ve used Rib Candy on chicken, either. So far, we’ve used Rib Candy on several kinds of meat, but my family seems to like it best on pork ribs and chicken.

It was after reading the review of Texas Rib Candy on Shylah’s blog that inspired me to grill some chicken again tonight. The pictures and descriptions on Shylah’s blog made me so hungry for grilled Rib Candy chicken again! She wrote that she almost licked the stuff off the basting brush. I confess that I actually did, although I did manage to wait until after I was finished basting the chicken. Germs? I was past caring.

The chicken is thawing as I write, and tonight after work we’ll fire up the grill and put the chicken on. I hid what’s left of our last bottle of Rib Candy behind some leftovers in the refrigerator so the kids wouldn’t find it and use it on lunch meat – shut up; it’s awesome on lunch meat! – and I just finished making Spicy Potato Salad to go with the grilled chicken.

Oh, and how will I cut up the chicken before slapping it on the grill? With my awesome Messermeister poultry shears, that’s how.

Come on over; we’ve got enough chicken and potato salad for a crowd. Isn’t that how the best cookouts are?

Category: BBQ, Messermeister cutlery, News Flash!, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas grilling sauces, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Rib Candy, Texas Tips, TPJ Recipes, TPJ Sauces and Salsas, Uncategorized, What's Cookin' Wednesday |

Jane Goodwin | August 20, 2010

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Texas Rib Candy – With or Without the Peppers!

I’m really excited about Texas Pepper Jelly’s newest product, Texas Rib Candy! And now I’m even MORE excited because Texas Rib Candy gives you more choices than ever: now you can get it with the fabulous peppers, or without!

Here’s a note from Texas Pepper Jelly’s awesome big boss, Craig Sharry:

Here at Texas Pepper Jelly we are always trying to think of something new for our customers. A couple of months ago we introduced our new Texas Rib Candy. The response was huge. Honestly, I knew it was good but I never imagined the type of success that we have seen already from this product.

Our initial plan was to create a product that was not just good on ribs, but a product that was “great” on ribs. We also wanted to make a product that everyone would enjoy. So far it looks we accomplished everything we set out to do. Except one thing. How do reach customers who do not like hot and spicy items? The answer … NO Peppers!

That”s right, no peppers. Texas Rib Candy is now available in both regular Habanero flavors and No Pepper flavors as well. Nothing but the sweet. How about that? This stuff is absolutely amazing. It is fantastic as a meat glaze or an additive in bbq sauce, but now with no peppers it is the perfect dessert topping. If your not into desserts, try it as a drink mixer. I mean come on, what doesn’t benefit from a little sweet spread around on it. You have got to try some of this today and find out what you have been missing.

PS … I almost forgot. Texas Rib Candy also comes in three fantastic flavors. Apple , Apple Cherry and Mango. And you can get with or without peppers. Be sure to try one of each!

Category: BBQ, Craig Sharry, eCookbook, Feast of Fridays, News Flash!, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas grilling sauces, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Rib Candy, Texas Tips, TPJ Sauces and Salsas |

Jane Goodwin | August 16, 2010

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Texas Tips, Facebook, and Twitter

First of all, if you haven’t signed up for our awesome newsletter yet, get over to the Texas Pepper Jelly website and sign up! We’re offering all kinds of freebies and bonuses if you sign up now – ecookbooks, discounts, and more!

Then, if you’ve got a Facebook account, we’d love it if you friended Texas Pepper Jelly. We’re only just getting started on Facebook, but it won’t be long before you’ll find some great information there, as well as here on our blog.

Then, if you’re on Twitter, we’d be oh-so-honored if you would follow us there as well! On Twitter, we are @TexasRibCandy , and thank you in advance!

As far as recipes go, it’s been too hot to cook today, so we’ve been snacking on cream cheese and Pineapple Habanero Pepper Jelly pretty much all day. The kids are here, and the four of us have, over the course of an entire day, gone through two boxes of Ritz crackers, an entire stalk of celery, and all the carrots that were in the vegetable bin. And we’re all smiling.

Category: eCookbook, Monday Munchies, News Flash!, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Rib Candy, Texas Tips, TPJ Appetizers, TPJ Newsletter, TPJ Recipes, TPJ Snacks, Twitter |

Jane Goodwin | June 23, 2010

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Texas Tip: Rib Candy!

Texas Pepper Jelly is proud to announce a new product, and it’s so awesomely good I’m going to let the big boss himself, Craig Sharry, tell you about it:

Hello Texas Pepper Jelly fans. I hope this newsletter finds everyone happy and doing well. Charlynn and I are doing fine and looking forward to a busy summer.

After months of testing I am happy to announce our newest Texas Pepper Jelly product. Now available: Texas Rib Candy. This new product is fantastic. It is the easiest thing I have used on ribs in a long time. Not only is it easy, it is a winner as well. Every time I have used it during competition I have placed, and that, my friends, is what it is all about. I love it, judges love it and I know you will love it as well. It as easy to use as opening the bottle and pouring. It really is that simple.

Our initial plan was to create a product that was not just good on ribs, but a product that was “great” on ribs. Well we did that. This product makes any kind of rib a winner. You can use it on spare ribs, baby backs or country style. All you need to do is pour it on the rib the last 15 minutes of cooking time. If you want a more robust flavor add it your ribs when you wrap them in foil. Then add again the last 15 minutes, and then sit back and watch those ribs disappear. Your friends and family will think you slaved hours to make something this good.

The best thing is, our plan provided a bonus we never thought about. Texas Rib Candy is great on everything. This stuff makes chicken rock. Pork Butt just loves it. And don’t forget to try it on ice cream. The best part is you can just open and pour. Honestly, that’s about as easy as it gets.

So here’s the deal. July 4th is just around the corner. Order your Texas Rib Candy today and be the hit of the summer BBQ party. Amaze your friends. Impress your family. Be the hit on your block with your bbq ribs. But you must order now to ensure delivery before the holiday.

Order Now!

As always, it has been a pleasure to serve you our customers. I hope you enjoy our newsletter and if you have not tried our product, what are you waiting for? Trust me, you’re going to love it!

Until next time,

Craig Sharry

PS … I almost forgot. Texas Rib Candy also comes in three fantastic flavors. Apple Habanero, Apple Cherry Habanero and Mango Habanero. Be sure to try one of each!

(by the way: if you subscribe to the Texas Pepper Jelly newsletter, you’ll notice that Craig has divulged his secret, award-winning rib recipe for you. Craig wins big time every year with his rib recipes, so if you sign up for the newsletter and use that recipe, your family and guests will never stop talking about how good your ribs were. Ever.)

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Craig Sharry: 2011 Grand BBQ Champion!

Superbowl Special: Spicy Sloppy Joes

Christmas in Texas: Spicy Sangria Punch!

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