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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.

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.

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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.)

If you haven’t already signed up to receive Texas Pepper Jelly’s newsletter, I strongly advise you to do so.  You’ll get not only advice, information, and recipes; you’ll also get discount codes and freebies!

Here’s the newest newsletter, straight from the pen of Texas Pepper Jelly’s CEO, Craig Sharry:

Stop.  Before you read this newsletter, take a minute and send this to 10 of your friends or family members.  They will be glad that you did. You will be glad that you did.  Everyone will be happy. (Seriously, do as he says!!!)

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.   Recently I had a few free minutes and was flipping the TV channels when I saw something that got my attention. It was one of those food channel shows where they talk all about new products and such.  This particular show was talking about the “new” rage of sweet and spice mixed together.  So I decided to give it a shot to see what all the fuss was about.   The truth is other than maybe some new products the “new rage” is nothing new.  Heck all they had to do was ask any of our customers and they could have found out sweet and heat has been around awhile.  Here at Texas Pepper Jelly we have been working on the sweet heat concept for about 5 years.  So whats all the fuss about?   I can tell you this it was interesting to see some of the new products on the market such as spicy cookies and ice cream with hot pepper flavoring inside, but if anyone has been listening we have been talking about this kind of stuff for years.  I can remember when we first started that one of our customers ordered a lot of Apple Jalapeno.  I finally asked them where is all that Apple Jalapeno going?  The answer was simple.  Their 6 year old granddaughter was putting it on ice cream.  Now if a 6 year old knows our product is good every body should be giving it a try.

Over the years we have heard of a lot of uses for our jellies.  Let me give you just a few examples.  It has been used on cookies, ice cream, hot dogs, hamburgers, pizza, biscuits, sandwiches, peanut butter, chocolate, chili, ribs, chicken, cake, pretzels, chips, cream cheese, egg rolls, chicken nuggets, iced drinks, lasagna, pot roast, soups, spam, pasta salad, sausage, pizza rolls, cheese sticks, and many, many more items.  It sounds like to me you are only limited by your imagination.  So if you are a regular customer you already know what others do not.  If you have never tried our product what are you waiting for?

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I know you’re probably curious about now but it really is the most amazing product you can purchase for adding zest and flavor to your food.  And here at Texas Pepper Jelly we have made it even easier for you to find recipes to use our products.  It’s as easy as going to our blog and looking at all the recipes that have been posted just over the last few months.  We have some pretty amazing recipes that are both quick and easy to make.  So take a minute and check it out.  It’s as easy as clicking Texas Pepper Jelly Blog.

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Every newsletter I try to give you a recipe that is tasty and easy to make.  This month is no exception.  Try the recipe below and impress all of your friends.      Summer time is here and nothing tastes better in the summer than a refreshing cool side dish.  This month’s recipe is our Texas Slaw.  Try this one.  It’s quick, easy and affordable.   Ingredients:

• 1 head cabbage
• 1 large onion
• 1 red pepper
• 1 green pepper
• 2 large carrots
• 1 stalk celery
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup Pineapple Habanero Pepper Jelly
• 1 tsp salt

What to do:

Shred the vegetables (tip: It’s easier if they are cold.  Not frozen, just cold.)

In a large bowl, mix the shredded veggies with all the other ingredients.  Toss lightly but thoroughly.
Refrigerate for about 2 hours before serving.   Do not plan on having any leftovers!

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I told you that you would love it.  After all everyone  loves a cool refreshing side dish in the hot summer time. One of  the many great things about Texas Pepper Jelly is just how many different ways you can use it. Another thing that you will love is our newsletter.  Tell your friends about it.  Tell them it’s free.  Then they can get their own copy every month.

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Plus, anyone who subscribes today, will immediately be sent a free sample of our Country Sweet Texas Heat cookbook. These exclusive recipes will have your friends and family wanting you to cook all of their meals. (Do it now; this cookbook is AMAZING!)

Don’t forget you can also order from Texas Pepper Jelly and have us ship it to your favorite friend or relative.  It is honestly the best gift you can give.  Let’s face it;  people love to eat, and good food makes everyone happy.  So if you give Texas Pepper Jelly as a gift you’re making someone very happy.

Bonus Time!

Bonus Time is something we offer to our newsletter customers for subscribing.  This month we are going to offer the old fashioned, always reliable, money saving, 10% discount. (I told you he gave out discounts in the newsletter!) This is one offer that gets everybody’s attention.  It’s simple to use and the added bonus is the more you spend the more you save.

Newsletter Special:

10% Discount off your subtotal

Coupon Code – Discount

Do not forget to type the coupon code word in the coupon code box to save 10%.  But act fast.  This discount expires in 5 days.  Yep that’s right, only 5 days to take advantage of our 10% discount.

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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

Texas Pepper Jelly is giving some great stuff away for free again!

If you click that link above, it will take you to the page where you can sign up for THREE free e-cookbooks:   Country Sweet Texas Heat, 101 Recipes in a Flash, and South of the Border Mexican recipes. Thats over 300 pages of recipes. And all you have to do is sign up.

Besides your three awesome free e-cookbooks, you’ll also get Texas Pepper Jelly’s free monthly newsletter, full to the brim of tips, hints, coupons, deals, discounts, and fantastic recipes.

Then, when you are ready to order something, you’ll get a 10% discount off your first order!

After you sign up, will receive an email with a link to download the free recipe eBooks and instructions on how to save 10% off your first order.

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Listen up!  You’ve got four more days to order, if you want to receive your gift items before Christmas!  Yes, Thursday of this week is the last day.

Don’t get me wrong: you can order from Texas Pepper Jelly ANY TIME, but if you want to receive your order before Christmas, you’ll have to get busy and do your ordering within the next few days.

That’s December 17th!  After that, we can’t guarantee that your order will arrive in time for Christmas.

Here is the big boss Craig Sharry himself, with some information about the Texas Pepper Jelly newsletter, holiday deliveries, and gift pack selection:

Our newsletter signup is quick and easy. And it’s FREE! Do your friends and family a favor, pass this newsletter along so they can sign up today. Did I mention it’s FREE ?

I hate the to be the one to break the bad news, but somebody has to be the bad guy.  December 17 is the deadline for Texas Pepper Jelly to be able to ship your orders in time for Christmas.  I know, I know, you have so much shopping left to do.  It hardly seems fair, but in order for us to package your orders with all of our wonderful products then get them to USPS so that they can be delivered on time for Christmas means we have to have a deadline.  Oh and don’t forget.  Select USPS Priority.  This time of year shipping Parcel Post can delay the timely arrival of your packages.  So order now and ship USPS Priority.  Then you can rest easy knowing your gift will arrive in time.

Also remember that Texas Pepper Jelly is the place to do all of your Christmas shopping.  With a great selection of jellies to choose from how can you go wrong.  You can order individual flavors or save money and order a complete case.  Maybe you want something more than just a jar of jelly to give as a gift.  That is real easy just go to our Gift Pack page and choose from several collectible tins or our very popular sampler basket.  What we do different is let you choose the flavors for your gift pack.  WOW!  Most places just want to sell you what they want you to have.  We want to sell you what you want and that makes Texas P epper Jelly your one stop online for all of your Christmas shopping.

A great thing about Texas Pepper Jelly is that it is quick and easy to use.. Another thing that is quick and easy is our newsletter sign up. Tell your friends about it. Tell them it’s free. Then they can get their own copy every month. Plus, anyone who subscribes today, will immediately be sent a free sample of our Country Sweet Texas Heat cookbook. These exclusive recipes will have your friends and family wanting you to cook all of their meals.

Be sure to watch for next month’s newsletter. There is a good chance we will be introducing another new product. I hate to talk about it too much so be sure to watch for your copy next month.

As always thank you for shopping at Texas Pepper Jelly.

Until next time,

Craig Sharry

Those of you who don’t subscribe to our newsletter yet:  What are you waiting for?  It’s absolutely chock-FULL of fabulous advice, hints, deals, discounts, coupons, news, and recipes!  And it’s absolutely free!

Here’s some of this week’s newsletter from Texas Pepper Jelly’s big boss himself:  Craig Sharry:

Our newsletter signup is quick and easy. And it’s FREE! Do your friends and family a favor, pass this newsletter along so they can sign up today. Did I mention it’s FREE ?

A great thing about Texas Pepper Jelly is that it is quick and easy to use. Another thing that is quick and easy is our newsletter sign up. Tell your friends about it. Tell them it’s free. Then they can get their own copy every month.

Plus, anyone who subscribes today, will immediately be sent a free sample of our Country Sweet Texas Heat cookbook. These exclusive recipes will have your friends and family wanting you to cook all of their meals.

Be sure to watch for next month’s newsletter. There is a good chance we will be introducing another new product. I hate to talk about it too much so be sure to watch for your copy next month.

As always thank you for shopping at Texas Pepper Jelly.

Until next month,

Craig Sharry

Tomorrow is Black Friday at most stores; lines started forming even before midnight!  People set their alarm clocks for 3 a.m., so they could bundle up and stand in long, cold lines for hours and hours, trying to score that perfect, unique, and desired gift for someone.

Texas Pepper Jelly has a better idea!  In fact, this idea comes straight from the big boss himself: Craig Sharry, and it’s a really, really GOOD idea!  Here, directly from the Texas Pepper Jelly website, is Craig’s message:

Tomorrow is Black Friday.  According to most retail reports it is the biggest shopping day of the year.  It is a time that you can save a lot of money thanks to the large discounts that are offered.  The trick to this is you have to be willing to brave the massive crowds to take advantage on most specials that are offered.  Along with that you have to fight traffic, spend more on fuel and run to a dozen different stores looking for that special gift for someone.

Texas Pepper Jelly takes you away from all of that.  Just shop from home where it is comfortable.  You can have that second cup of coffee, wear your slippers and rest easy knowing that you have found the perfect gift for the person that is so hard to buy for.

Here at Texas Pepper Jelly we want  to get in on the Black Friday craze and give our customers the chance to save money just like the big stores.  For one day we will be offering a a 20% discount on every item that we sell.  All you have to do is use the coupon code word “black”.  It is that easy.  When you are ready to check out just type the word “black” in the coupon code box and you will receive a 20% discount off your order.  What a deal.  And you get to do it all from the comfort of your own home.

But remember, this is for one day only.  On Friday November 27, you can save 20% off on all of our merchandise.  So do not waste any more time.  Order your Christmas gifts today.

A great thing about Texas Pepper Jelly is that it is quick and easy to use.. Another thing that is quick and easy is our newsletter sign up. Tell your friends about it. Tell them it’s free. Then they can get their own copy every month. Plus, anyone who subscribes today, will immediately be sent a free sample of our Country Sweet Texas Heat cookbook. These exclusive recipes will have your friends and family wanting you to cook all of their meals.

Be sure to watch for next month’s newsletter. There is a good chance we will be introducing another new product. I hate to talk about it too much so be sure to watch for your copy next month.

As always thank you for shopping at Texas Pepper Jelly.

Until next month,

Craig Sharry

P.S.  Why not sign up for the Texas Pepper Jelly newsletter right now?  It’s full of great ideas, recipes, and information.

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When you’re feeding a crowd, few main dishes are as inexpensive and easy to prepare as turkey!

This year, why not do something a little different with your turkey?

Now, those of you who get our Texas Pepper Jelly newsletter (It’s easy to subscribe, and absolutely free!  Plus, if you act now, you’ll get a lot of extras, also free, with the newsletter.)  already know about our recipe for baked – or smoked – ham made with our rubs and our Texas Pepper Jelly.

So, this post won’t repeat that.  Instead, we’ll talk turkey. 

I know that many people like to put the turkey in a smoker, or deep-fry it, etc, but I like to bake mine in a regular oven, in a roasting bag.  The roasting bags keep the moisture IN the turkey, and you’ll end up with a genuinely delicious, moist main dish for your holiday table.

I like to keep it simple, too.  My turkey is stuffed with onion and apple slices. (Don’t peel the apples!)  The flavors sort of seep up through the turkey and make the whole bird taste absolutely wonderful.

Now, this next step is the one that will give your turkey a truly unique flavor this year: put your hand in a baggie and wipe Texas Pepper Jelly all over the turkey.  Put some INSIDE the turkey, too, with the onions and apples.  Use a lot.  I’m using Pineapple Habanero on mine, but any flavor of Texas Pepper Jelly will work.  Put your stuffed and covered turkey in the roasting bag, fasten the ends, put a few venting holes in the bag, put it in your oven, and go put the green beans on your stovetop.  My family likes green beans that have been simmering almost all day, with a piece or two of raw bacon, a diced onion, and a little salt.

When your turkey is done, remove it from the oven and let it “set” for about a half hour.  Then remove it from the bag, put some more pepper jelly on it, and get a volunteer to “pick it.”  That’s how we serve it in Indiana.  Mmm, delicious.

Today is Labor Day, so what could be better than a delicious, simple meal that doesn’t require much labor at all?  In fact, this sandwich filler is even better the NEXT day!

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups Texas Habanero Salsa or Texas Raspberry Chipotle Salsa (or mix both together!)

1/4 cup tomato sauce

3/4 cup Texas Pineapple Habanero Pepper Jelly

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon ground allspice

1/3 cup chopped onion

1 pound ground beef

2 eggs

1/2 cup bread crumbs – white or whole wheat or mixed together

Whatever kind of bread your family likes their sandwiches made with

What to do:

In a medium bowl, mix together the salsa, half of the tomato sauce, the pepper jelly, and the spices.

In a large bowl, mix together the beef, eggs, bread crumbs, the rest of the tomato sauce, and onion.

Form the meat mixture into 1-inch meatballs, and line large casserole dish with them.  Bake in 350 oven for about twenty minutes.  Remove dish from oven and pour salsa mixture over the meatballs.  Return dish to oven for about fifteen more minutes, or when meatballs are thoroughly done.

Remove from oven and let the pan “sit” for another fifteen minutes or so.

Put the meatball mixture on your bread or rolls, add a helping of Pineapple Habanero Potato Salad and some corn on the cob, and you’ve got a perfect Labor Day meal!

For an extra bonus, why not sign up for our ABSOLUTELY FREE newsletter and get our Country Sweet Texas Heat  Pepper Jelly eCookbook, also for free?

The first day of spring is a good time to tell our readers some great news, and to offer y’all some fantastic freebies!

First of all, you can now get almost any of our yummy Texas Pepper Jellies in both habanero and jalapeno!

AND, if you order this month and spend $25 or more, you get your choice of a free Messermeister Picnic Knife with Sheath (enter coupon code “Knife”) or a free Texas Pepper Jelly eCookbook (enter coupon code “Cookbook”)

You’ll also get a free eCookbook for signing up for our fantastic Texas Pepper Jelly newsletter! It’s full of recipes, ideas, news, and all kinds of interesting and useful information, free in your inbox!

What are you waiting for?  Your taste buds want you to order RIGHT NOW!