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Jane Goodwin | March 29, 2013
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Happy Easter – Enjoy Your Pineapple Habanero Ham!

There’s nothing like a nice big baked ham for Easter dinner, is there? And if you think you’ve had some tasty ham before, just you wait until this year. Texas Pepper Jelly’s Pineapple Habanero Ham is the most awesomely delicious ham you and your family have ever tasted in all your lives, now and forever.

It’s easy, too. Super easy.

Just buy a big baked ham, a can of pineapple rings, and some Texas Pepper Jelly’s Pineapple Habanero.

Line a big sided baking pan with aluminum foil. Place the ham (be sure to get all the plastic wrap off it!) in the pan on the foil. Brush the ham all over with pepper jelly, and start sticking the pineapple rings all over it with toothpicks. Fasten a cherry in the middle of each pineapple ring if your family likes cherries. If you’ve got some pepper jelly left over, spoon it onto the top of the ham. (It’ll melt and trickle down all through the pineapple rings and make your ham even MORE delicious!) (Use Cherry Jalapeno -or Cherry Habanero – if you put cherries on your ham.)

Put the ham in a cold oven and set it to 350. Your ham is already baked, so all you’re really doing is heating it up and “setting” the glaze. Bake the ham about 15 minutes per pound, so you’ll have to do a little math. :)

When the ham is done, remove it from the oven and, while it’s still on the foil in the pan, pour a little more pepper jelly over it. Let it “set” for about 20 minutes, then remove and put on a platter. Slice. Serve. Step back. If you’re counting on leftovers so you can make a sandwich tomorrow, you’d better steal a few slices, put them in a baggie, and hide them behind the ketchup bottle in your fridge.

This ham is delicious. Absolutely delicious. And isn’t it easy? I told you it was easy.

Happy Easter from Texas Pepper Jelly!

Category: Easter ideas, Spicy main dishes, Super Easy Party Recipes, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas Holiday Recipes, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Tips, TPJ Company dinners | Tags: easter egg, Easter Ham, Easter Pineapple Habanero Ham, happy easter, pineapple rings, Texas Pepper Jelly
Jane Goodwin | March 1, 2013
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Pineapple Sweet Fire Potato Salad

Whatever the weather outside, there's nothing like some good potato salad inside. Inside the house, and inside the stomach!

Texas Pepper Jelly has posted several awesome potato salad recipes, but this one, which uses Pineapple Sweet Fire Pickles, is my favorite so far. Potato salad is supposed to have a little kick to it; well, ours has a BIG kick to it! Big kick - bit hit!

Ingredients:

4 large potatoes, peeled and cubed, boiled
4 large potatoes skin-on and cubed, boiled
1/2 cup diced green pepper
1/2 cup diced red pepper
1/4 cup pimento
1/2 cup diced onion
2 boiled eggs, diced
1/2 cup Pineapple Sweet Fire pickles, diced
2 tablespoons yellow mustard
1 cup mayonnaise or Miracle Whip (I use Miracle Whip)
dash salt
dash pepper
dash paprika

What to do:

In a large bowl, mix all of the above ingredients except the paprika thoroughly. Be careful that you don’t mash the boiled potatoes. The skin on the unpeeled potatoes will probably slip off; this is okay. Just mix it in along with everything else.

Put the thoroughly mixed ingredients in a nice serving bowl, if you’re eating soon, or in a Tupperware-type bowl with a sealing lid, if you’re making your potato salad well ahead of time. Sprinkle the paprika over the top of the salad, cover, and refrigerate. Try to get the salad good and cold before you serve it; I usually make it a day ahead so the flavors and textures have time and opportunity to blend well.

Our Pineapple Sweet Fire Potato Salad is the perfect accompaniment to some good BBQ or grilled chicken or pork, and of course the best grilled meat will be covered with Texas Pepper Jelly’s Rib Candy or rubs.

Add to these some baked beans and maybe some corn (on the cob, in season) and you’ve got my all-time favorite meal of all time.

Category: Feast of Fridays, grilling, Pineapple Sweet Fire, Spicy main dishes, Spicy salads, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Pepper Jelly on Pinterest, Texas Pepper Jelly on Twitter, Texas Rib Candy, Texas Tips, TPJ Recipes, TPJ Rubs and Spices, TPJ Sauces and Salsas, Uncategorized | Tags: baked beans, corn on the cob, goes out like a lion, in season, March comes in like a lamb, perfect meal, perfect potato salad, snow, spicy salad, Texas Pepper Jelly bbq, Texas Pepper Jelly rubs, Texas Pineapple Sweet Fire Pickles, Texas Pineapple Sweet Fire Potato Salad
Jane Goodwin | December 30, 2012
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Texas New Year’s Feast: Hoppin’ John & Skippin’ Jenny, Festive Style

Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Rib Candy, New Year's hoppin john For those of us who live in the South, Hoppin’ John is a traditional New Year’s Day repast. For those of you who live in the North, you’ve got a real treat in store!

The origin of Hoppin’ John for New Year’s Day has many scholars arguing. Most agree that the southern laves liked to make and eat it in memory of Africa, where dishes made of beans and rice or other grains were easy to get and popular. Others say that Hoppin’ John became popular because it is so easy and economical to make, as well as delicious to eat. I’m betting that it’s really a combination of these and other things.

All we really need to know is that Hoppin’ John, complete with its folklore ( black-eyed peas for luck, etc.) IS easy to make, inexpensive, and really, really tasty. This crockpot version makes a simple recipe even easier!

Ingredients:

4 cans black-eyed peas, thoroughly drained and rinsed and drained again
4 cups chicken or turkey broth
1 package smoked sausage mini-links
1 can diced tomatoes
1/2 cup Texas Pepper Jelly’s Pomegranate Cranberry Habanero Rib Candy
1 cup finely chopped onion
1 bunch collard greens, rinsed, drained, and chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon bacon grease
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup dried cranberries (craisins)
2 cups cooked quinoa, brown rice, or really any grain your family likes

What to do:

Put the drained black-eyed peas, broth, and sausage in your crockpot. Stir in all the other ingredients (except the grains) and stir thoroughly. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours. I usually fill the crockpot before bedtime and let it cook all night, for lunch. For dinner, fill the slow cooker early in the morning and let it cook all day.

Serve over your grains of choice. I like to use brown rice, but my husband likes quinoa.

Happy New Year from Texas Pepper Jelly!

P.S. If there’s any left over and you serve it for supper the next day, it’s not Hoppin’ John any more. Leftover, it’s Skippin’ Jenny.

Category: crockpot meals, New Year's recipes, Pinterest, Slow cooker delights, slow-cooker meals, Spicy main dishes, Super Easy Party Recipes, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Rib Candy, TPJ Recipes, Twitter | Tags: craisins, crockpot meals, holiday meals, Hoppin' John, New Year's traditional dinner, quinoa, rice, Skippin' Jenny, slaves, slow cooker suppers, southern meals, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Rib Candy
Jane Goodwin | December 5, 2012
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Spicy Texas Lasagna and Christmas

Texas Pepper Jelly spicy lasagna Lasagna is one of my husband’s favorite meals, and Texas Pepper Jelly’s lasagna is the best of any and all lasagnas you’ve ever had or ever will have. No exaggeration. We know you like our cheesy chicken lasagna, but you’ll add our Spicy Texas lasagna to your favorites, too.

Ingredients:

lasagna noodles, uncooked
2 cans spaghetti sauce
one cup sliced fresh mushrooms
one cup diced green pepper
1/2 cup diced red pepper
2 large onions, diced
2 cups shredded swiss cheese
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
any other tag ends of shredded cheese you’ve got, leftover in the fridge
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1/2 cup cooked and well-drained ground beef
1/2 cup cooked and well-drained sausage
1/4 cup finely shredded pineapple, well drained
1/2 cup Texas Pineapple Habanero Rib Candy

What to do:

In a large, deep lasagna baking dish, spray thoroughly with canola or olive oil. line the bottom with uncooked noodles.

On top of the noodles place half of each ingredient in whatever order your family prefers, with the cheeses on top. Put more uncooked noodles on top of the cheese, and build again.

On the very top, put more uncooked noodles. Top with sauces and cheese.

Bake at 325 for approximately an hour, checking several times to make sure the cheese doesn’t burn. When the noodles are soft, the lasagna is done.

Serve with a nice tossed salad, and you’ve got paradise in a plate.

Texas peppr jelly Christmas logoAfter dinner, come back online and start thinking about Christmas gifts for people you especially love. Texas Pepper Jelly has several gift boxes that are tops.

Git ‘er done. Your last day to order, if you want it by Christmas, is December 18.

Category: Christmas in Texas, holiday gifts, Spicy main dishes, Super Easy Party Recipes, Superbowl Food, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Tips, TPJ Recipes, TPJ Sampler Tins, What's Cookin' Wednesday | Tags: beef lasagna, chicken lasagna, Christmas, gift packages, gift tins, spicy texas lasagna
Jane Goodwin | November 21, 2012
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Thanksgiving Tip: Texas Pepper Jelly Glazed Ham

Happy Thanksgiving, Texas Pepper Jelly Not everybody has turkey for Thanksgiving dinner, you know. Some people prefer to bake a ham, instead of or along with that turkey.

Instead of brushing brown sugar over your ham before you put it in the oven, try glazing it with Texas Pepper Jelly’s Pineapple Habanero instead. Then toothpick your pineapple rings all over it, put it in glazed pepper jelly ham, Texas Pepper Jelly hamthe oven, and let the pepper jelly work its magic on your ham.

The pepper jelly will caramelize and soak into the ham, flavoring it as a ham on your holiday table has never been flavored before. After this, though, we’re willing to bet that you’ll use our pineapple habanero pepper jelly every time you bake a ham.

Your family, friends, and guests will rave over your Texas-baked ham.

Category: Spicy main dishes, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas Holiday Recipes, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Thanksgiving, Texas Tips | Tags: glazed ham, pineapple habanero ham, spicy glazed ham, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Thanksgiving, Texas-style ham
Jane Goodwin | November 16, 2012
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Thanksgiving Tips from Texas Pepper Jelly

Happy Thanksgiving, Texas Pepper Jelly In just a few days, it will be Thanksgiving day! We’re sure you’ve been going over your tried-and-true recipes and buying the ingredients.

We hope you’re including some Texas Pepper Jelly products for your Thanksgiving table!

My frozen turkey is thawing in the refrigerator, and the Texas Bird Bath for marinating is in the pantry.

And in my refrigerator, in the drawer at the bottom, there are four packages of cream cheese, because what get-together is complete without cream cheese covered with pepper jelly, on a tray, surrounded by all kinds of crackers?

I cut the cream cheese into seasonal shapes before I pour the pepper jelly over it. That’s just because I’m awesome.

Pepper Jelly and a holiday meal: what a fabulous combination!

Category: Spicy main dishes, Super Easy Party Recipes, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas Holiday Recipes, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Tips, TPJ Recipes | Tags: cream cheese and pepper jelly, Texas Bird Bath, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Pepper Jelly holiday hints, Texas Thanksgiving
Jane Goodwin | November 5, 2012
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Texas Bird Bath: Best Turkey Marinade EVER!

For Thanksgiving this year, we here at Texas Pepper Jelly have a suggestion: why not marinate your turkey with Texas Bird Bath this year? We baked a turkey over the weekend and used Texas Bird Bath as a marinade, put the whole thing in a bag, and baked it. The kids are still talking about it. There was only enough turkey left to make a few sandwiches, which we put a little more Bird Bath on and heated in the microwave. I am not exaggerating when I tell you that this was one of THE most successful cooking experiments I’ve ever done.

In a few weeks, the whole extended family will be here for Thanksgiving, and I’m cooking their turkey with Texas Bird Bath, too.

I’m telling you – my kids and my husband were fighting over the turkey SKIN, Texas Bird Bath, pepper jelly, baked turkey, turkey skinand usually we just peel that off and throw it away. With Texas Bird Bath, it turned out so shiny golden brown, and it smelled soooooo good, and it tasted even better.

Category: Spicy main dishes, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Pepper Jelly on Pinterest, Texas Thanksgiving, Texas Tips, TPJ Company dinners, TPJ Recipes, TPJ Sauces and Salsas | Tags: baked turkey, spicy marinade, Texas Bird Bath, Texas Pepper Jelly, Thanksgiving, turkey, turkey sandwiches, turkey skin
Jane Goodwin | October 15, 2012
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Spicy Supreme Meatloaf of the Gods

Monday Munchies, spicy recipes, Texas Pepper Jelly Meatloaf lovers, rejoice, for the weather is starting to chill and it’s fast becoming perfect meatloaf time!

Speaking of perfect meatloaf. . . Texas Pepper Jelly has it. Seriously. Our meat loaf will challenge you mom’s meatloaf and WIN.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups chopped onion
1 tablespoon garlic powder
3 large eggs
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
1/4 cup Apple Habanero pepper jelly
1/4 cup finely chopped apple, or applesauce
1/4 cup diced green pepper
1 pound extra lean ground beef
1 pound sausage
1 1/2 cups bread crumbs or ground-up soda crackers
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup Apple Habanero Rib Candy
1/4 cup brown sugar
dash salt
dash black pepper
dash marjoram
1 tablespoon cider vinegar

What to do:

Preheat your oven to 350.

In a large mixing bowl, mix together the eggs, milk, mustard, apples, green pepper, and pepper jelly. Add the salt, pepper, and marjoram. Blend thoroughly. Add the meats, bread crumbs, milk, and onions. Use your hands to mix it up well.

In a small bowl, stir together the ketchup, Rib Candy, sugar, and vinegar.

Transfer the meat mixture to a large loaf pan. Brush the meat, all over, with the Rib Candy/ketchup/sugar/vinegar mixture. Use about half the marinade mixture.

Bake for about 45 minutes. Remove from oven and brush with more glaze. Return to oven and bake another 15 minutes. Remove from oven and brush with remaining glaze. Return to oven for approximately 10 more minutes, or however long it takes for that final glaze to “set.”

Let the meat loaf settle before slicing.

It’s so good. I want some RIGHT NOW.

Category: Monday Munchies, Spicy main dishes, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Rib Candy, Texas Tips, TPJ Company dinners, TPJ Recipes | Tags: better than your mom's meat loaf, chilly meatloaf weather, glazed meat loaf, meat loaf of the gods, perfect meat loaf, spicy meat loaf, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Rib Candy
Jane Goodwin | September 11, 2012
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Texas-Style Chicken Nuggets

spicy chicken, texas chicken nuggets Chicken nuggets are probably one of your children’s favorite foods, but our Texas-style Chicken Nuggets will be one of your entire family’s favorites!

Ingredients:

3/4 cup lemon juice (fresh, not that stuff that comes in the plastic lemon!)
1/3 cup water
1 1/2 tablespoon crushed dried rosemary
1 tablespoon garlic powder
2 teaspoons Texas Bird Bath
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
4 boneless chicken breasts, cubed
2 clices toasted mixed grain bread
1/2 cup chopped almonds, toasted (optional) (but they’re really good)
3 egg whites, beaten

What to do:

In a medium bowl, combine the lemon juice, water, rosemary, garlic, Texas Bird Bath, and Worcestershire sauce. Add the chicken to this marinade, make sure each piece is covered, cover tightly, and chill in the refrigerator overnight.

Toast the bread, and grind it to coarse crumbs. Stir in the almonds.

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

Lift the chicken from the marinade, roll in the eggs whites, and then roll in the crumb mixture. Make sure the chicken is completely coated.

Place the chicken on a greased cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes. Serve hot, although my kids love these nuggets cold, too.

Serve with various Texas Pepper Jellies for dipping.

If this is for a meal, this recipe serves 4. If you’re making this recipe as a snack, it will serve more.

Category: Spicy main dishes, Superbowl Food, Texas Bird Bath, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Tips, TPJ Appetizers, TPJ Recipes, TPJ Sauces and Salsas, Uncategorized, What's Cookin' Wednesday | Tags: children and chicken nuggets, children's favorites, easy appetizer, easy football food, easy suppers, Texas Bird Bath, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas style chicken nuggets
Jane Goodwin | August 22, 2012
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Texas Quiche

What's Cookin' Wednesday, Texas Pepper Jelly, spicy food Texas Quiche is easy, delicious, and maybe a little fattening. It’s great for a family supper or a company dinner.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups finely diced cooked ham
1 cup Loco Cheese Dip
1 1/2 cup heavy cream
3 beaten eggs
dash salt
dash pepper
dash nutmeg
1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell

What to do:

Preheat your oven to 350. Combine all of the above ingredients and pour into the unbaked pie shell. Bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, until golden brown on top and “set” in the center. The toothpick test works.

Let the quiche “set up” for 10 or so minutes before cutting into it.

This is an attractive as well as delicious dish.

Category: Loco Cheese Dip, Spicy main dishes, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Tips, TPJ Company dinners, TPJ Recipes, TPJ Sauces and Salsas, What's Cookin' Wednesday | Tags: company dinner, cream, eggs, family supper, ham, Loco Cheese Dip, pie shell, Texas Quiche, What's Cookin' Wednesday
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