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Jane Goodwin | April 19, 2013

You Need A Texas Pepper Jelly T-Shirt!

Texas Pepper Jelly has the perfect t-shirt for your summer grilling – our awesome shirts come in all sizes from Large to 5X, and in three bright colors: pink, red, and sport grey!

Most licensed t-shirts are expensive, but Texas Pepper Jelly’s t-shirts are only $15.00, and they’re made of 100% pre-shrunk cotton. Throw them into the dryer – they’ll be the same size when they come back out! We accept several payment types, including PayPal!

Our t-shirts are so popular that sometimes a particular size/color combo is out of stock, but if you get that message, please try again in a few days. We WANT you to have one of our awesome T-shirts, and we’ll have your size later, if we don’t have it right now.

Mine is pink.

I wear it whenever we grill out in the summer, and I’ve already worn it twice this spring. This weekend it’s going to freeze again, but where I live, the seasons change every five minutes, and in a few days it’ll be warm again.

My Texas Pepper Jelly shirt is my favorite t-shirt, and just seeing it makes me think of the awesome products I’ve stocked my pantry with in preparation for official grilling-out season.

I’ve got several flavors of pepper jelly, two jars of Loco Cheese Dip, three bottles of Rib Candy, and a jar of Pineapple Sweet Fire Pickles, so far, and I’m not done ordering yet. Besides, I can’t keep any of Texas Pepper Jelly’s products IN my pantry for more than a few days, because my family is crazy about them and when everybody’s home, things mysteriously disappear.

P.S. Those Pineapple Sweet Fire Pickles are really good. They’re also on sale right now.

P.P.S. Did I mention that those pickles are really good? Holy cow, SO GOOD!

P.P.P.S. The Loco Cheese Dip is on sale, too. I might need to order some more of that right now – my son is here and I spotted him eating something an hour or so ago, and I suspect that he found my Loco Cheese Dip. . .

Category: Loco Cheese Dip, Pineapple Sweet Fire, Spicy condiments, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Rib Candy, TPJ Rubs and Spices, TPJ Sauces and Salsas, TPJ T-shirt | Tags: 5X t-shirt, awesome pickles, bright t-shirts, colored t-shirts, grilling season, Loco Cheese Dip, on sale, perfect t-shirt, Pineapple Sweet Fire Pickles, products on sale, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Pepper Jelly T-shirts, Texas Rib Candy

Jane Goodwin | August 18, 2012

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Texas Crockpot Apple Butter

It’s still really hot outside, and firing up the oven will just make your house fight with Mother Nature, so your crockpot is still a hot summer’s best kitchen friend!

This recipe for Texas Crockpot Apple Butter is super easy and SUPER DELICIOUS, and your family will love it.

I always begin this process right before bedtime. There’s nothing like dreaming while wonderful aromas waft all through the house. . . .

Ingredients:

1 dozen apples, peeled, cored, cubed
1/4 Cup Water
1/4 cup Apple Habanero Rib Candy
1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon All Spice

What to do:

Toss all of the above into your crockpot, mix well, put the lid on it, set it on “low,” and go to bed.

When you get up in the morning, give it a stir and replace the lid, but put a spoon under the lid so it’s vented JUST A LITTLE BIT. Go on to work.

When you get home, remove the lid and give it another stir. It’s still quite lumpy, but that’s how my kids like it best. My husband, however, wants apple butter to be smooth and lump-less, like, you know, butter. So for him, I either whisk away the lumps or, if the lumps are stubborn (it depends on the kind of apples you used!) I pour it into the blender.

It’s now ready to eat, and you’ll have to slap hands away from it or they’ll be scooping it right out of the jars you’ve poured it into. Freeze some of it and put the rest in the refrigerator, if you can pry it out of your family’s hands.

This is fantastic fresh homemade apple butter with a Texas kick to it. You’ll not find anything like this in a store. Fortunately, it’s easy to make!

Category: Slow cooker delights, Spicy condiments, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Rib Candy, Texas Tips | Tags: apple butter, Apple Habanero Rib Candy, apples, crockpot, family, hot weather, Mother Nature, recipes, Rib Candy, slow cooker, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Rib Candy

Jane Goodwin | July 15, 2012

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Texas Pepper Jelly on the Table Every Night

In summer, we tend to use more condiments than in winter. Whether it’s because summer makes us long for chips and dips, or various and sundry marinades for meats and anything from the grill, or because many condiments are perceived as “cooling,” I’m not sure. Pick a reason!

On almost every supper table in hot weather, my husband and kids want a variety of what they call “dippings and coatings.” The condiments take up more room than the food! They want ketchup and mustard. They want mayonnaise. They want peanut butter. They want onion dips, and most of all, they want pepper jelly.

“It goes with everything, even the dessert, Mom!” is the usual comment.

Right now, we’re out of pepper jelly, and you should have heard the whining tonight!

Well, actually, no, you shouldn’t have. It wasn’t a pretty sight, nor was it a pleasant sound.

But I’m ordering more Texas Pepper Jelly tomorrow. My husband says there’s no use firing up the grill if there’s no Texas Pepper Jelly.

He’s right, you know.

Category: grilling, Spicy condiments, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas Pepper Jelly | Tags: grilling, out of pepper jelly, pepper jelly, Spicy condiments, spicy suppers, summer grilling, summer suppers, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Pepper Jelly condiments, Texas Tips

Jane Goodwin | May 26, 2012

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Spicy Texas Doughnut Muffins

Oh, this recipe is SO SIMPLE, and yet you and your family are going to be crazy about it! I predict a routine family favorite for the rest of your natural lives!

Ingredients:

1 roll of refrigerator biscuits – I use the extremely inexpensive kind.
Texas Pepper Jelly of your choice
butter spray

What to do:

Preheat your oven to 400.

Use the butter spray on your muffin tin. Be generous.

Now, crack open the roll of biscuits and “pull” a hole in the middle of each one. Make it look like a doughnut.

Put the “doughnuts” in the muffin tin. Spoon a dollop (to your own taste!) of Texas Pepper Jelly in the middle. Don’t cover up the pepper jelly.

Bake at 400 degrees for 8 minutes, and then continue to check progress. When the biscuits are nicely browned to your family’s taste (everybody’s different when it comes to biscuits) remove and serve warm. Do NOT serve straight from the oven because jelly boils and is still hot even when the bread part is just warm. The dough will have risen and engulfed the pepper jelly, and once you’re cooled these down just a bit, every bite will be infused with pepper jelly.

My family doesn’t use any condiments with these; the pepper jelly is enough for them. My sister spread a little butter on hers when she joined us. These Spicy Texas Doughnut Muffins are great for breakfast or snack or any time, really.

Did I mention how easy this recipe is? I’m sure you noticed, but hey. EASY RECIPE!

And so, so amazingly delicious!

Category: Monday Munchies, Spicy breakfasts, Spicy condiments, Super Easy Party Recipes, Texas breakfast recipes, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Tips, TPJ Recipes | Tags: pepper jelly, refrigerator biscuit dough, spicy breakfast, spicy doughnuts, spicy muffins, Spicy Texas Doughnut Muffins, Texas Pepper Jelly

Jane Goodwin | April 30, 2012

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Texas Strawberry Rhubarb Chutney

Chutney is actually a kind of condiment, intended to be served with meat, cheese, or some other non-dessert-type food. Texas Pepper Jelly’s Strawberry Rhubarb Chutney is so good, you’ll make it again and again. It’s delicious any time of year, but with hot weather fast approaching, having a lovely cold chutney to spread or dip with other summer foods makes lunch a memorable experience.

Texas Strawberry Rhubarb Chutney is easy to make, too! Here’s how.

Ingredients:

2/3 cups sugar (I use Splenda)
1/2 cup vinegar, any kind
1/3 cup raisins, brown or golden (I like to use both!)
1 large finely chopped onion
1 tablespoon ground ginger
4 tablespoons Texas Pepper Jelly’s Strawberry Jalapeno or Strawberry Habanero, depending on how hot your family’s tastes are
Small pinch of ground cloves
1 pound of rhubarb, chopped fine
1/2 cup of strawberries, chopped fine

What to do:

Mix everything except the rhubarb and strawberries in a medium saucepan, on medium heat, and heat to boiling. Boiled 3-6 minutes, or until the mixture becomes syrupy. Add the rhubarb and strawberries, and stir thoroughly.

After stirring a few minutes, add a VERY small pinch of salt.

Continue stirring – carefully, because rhubarb can be very fragile – for about 5 minutes.

Pour into your serving dish and cover tightly. Let it stay in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours, or overnight.

Serve with your ham, cheese, veggies, bread, crackers, etc. Don’t count on any leftovers.

Category: Monday Munchies, Spicy condiments, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas Pepper Jelly, TPJ Recipes | Tags: chutney, rhubarb chutney, Spicy condiments, strawberry chutney, Texas Pepper Jelly

Jane Goodwin | February 21, 2012

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How About Some Homemade Texas BBQ Sauce!

We all know that there is nothing as good as barbecued meat, and we also know that no bottled sauce is as good as homemade sauce! Barbecue sauce, that is!

Ingredients:

1 cup ketchup or tomato sauce
1 cup of Texas Pepper Jelly’s Apple Habanero Rib Candy
1 cup water
6 teaspoons brown sugar
6 tablespoons white granulated sugar
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
Juice of one large lemon
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup apple juice
2 teaspoons corn syrup

What to do:

Dump everything into a large saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Don’t leave it!

Cover and simmer on as low a setting as possible for two hours or so, until it thickens. Keep it in the refrigerator.

Use it on ribs, chicken, pork, beef. . . anything that goes well with barbecue sauce.

Um, that would be pretty much anything, right?

This sauce is also fabulous in your baked bean recipe. And to dip your chicken nuggets into.

Etc.

It will stay fresh in your ‘fridge for a week, but don’t count on it lasting that long.

P.S. If you don’t have time to stand over the stove, just dump all the ingredients in your crockpot and let it simmer in there all day. It’ll be ready for your grill when you get home from work and start supper.

Category: BBQ, grilling, Slow cooker delights, Spicy condiments, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas grilling sauces, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Rib Candy, Texas Tips, TPJ Recipes, TPJ Sauces and Salsas, What's Cookin' Wednesday | Tags: barbecued ribs, bbq ribs, crockpot bbq sauce, Texas barbecue sauce, Texas BBQ sauce, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Rib Candy

Jane Goodwin | December 19, 2011

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Christmas in Texas: Like A Bowlful of Jelly

Santa, according to the poem, had a belly that shook like a bowlful of jelly when he laughed. Whenever I hear or read that, it’s not regular jelly that comes to my mind any more.

It’s Texas Pepper Jelly.

My family have gotten into the habit of using pepper jelly on something at almost every meal now. So, I’ve gotten into the habit of putting a bowlful of pepper jelly on the table for all three meals.

I’ve caught them all licking the spoon, too.

We put pepper jelly in coffee, sangria, tea, cocoa, and water. We freeze pepper jelly in ice cube trays and drop ‘em in lemonade and punch. We put pepper jelly on mashed potatoes, and toast, and biscuits. We use pepper jelly in baked beans, and salads of all kinds. We marinade chicken, and pork, and fish in pepper jelly. Pepper jelly has replaced butter on our table. My kids put pepper jelly on pancakes and waffles and French toast. My husband makes a peanut butter-and-pepper jelly sandwich when he gets home from school. We stir it into soup. We use it instead of salad dressing. We spread it on most sandwiches.

Really, I can’t think of a single pepper jelly “experiment” that flopped. The stuff is just so good.

About that sangria with pepper jelly. . . . I highly recommend that one. I mean, it’s fruit, right?

Be sure you set out a bowlful of pepper jelly on your holiday table. Santa’s watching you.

Category: Christmas in Texas, holiday gifts, Monday Munchies, Spicy breakfasts, Spicy condiments, Spicy desserts, Spicy drinks, Spicy leftovers, Spicy main dishes, Spicy salads, Spicy sandwiches, Spicy side dishes, Spicy soups |

Jane Goodwin | December 12, 2011

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Brand New & Spicy Good, & Just in Time For Christmas!

Just in time for Christmas, Texas Pepper Jelly wants to introduce you to our newest products: Candied Jalapenos, Pineapple Sweet Fire, and Loco Cheese Dip!

Our Candied Jalapenos are sweet and only moderately hot, and are so versatile I don’t even know how to begin describing them! They’re awesome as a dip, fabulous as a condiment, and will bring any sandwich to a whole new level!

Now, Bread & Butter Pickles are pretty darn good in and of themselves, but we’ve added peppers and pineapple, and turned them into Pineapple Sweet Fire. The combination of pickles and peppers will make your taste buds laugh out loud. Turn that ordinary cheeseburger into a spicy wonderland of flavor with Pineapple Sweet Fire.

Everybody loves cheese dip, of course, but until you’ve tasted Texas Pepper Jelly’s brand-new Loco Cheese Dip, you haven’t really had good cheese dip. Your chips and raw veggies turn into a gourmet delight when you dip them into Loco Cheese Dip!

Remember, you can order up until December 18 to get your packages before Christmas! While you’re choosing that perfect gift tin for all the people on your list that you love best, why not add a jar or two of Texas Pepper Jelly’s newest gastronomical delights?

You’ll be the most popular person at the reunion.

Category: Christmas in Texas, holiday gifts, Monday Munchies, perfect gift, Spicy condiments, Texas Christmas, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas Pepper Jelly, TPJ Gifts, TPJ Sampler Tins | Tags: best gift, brand new, bread and butter pickles, Candied Jalapenos, gift samplers, gift tins, Loco Cheese Dip, new products, newest products, perfect gift, PIneapple Sweet Fire, spicy sweet, Texas Christmas, Texas Pepper Jelly

Jane Goodwin | November 16, 2011

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Cranberry Habanero Jelly on your Thanksgiving Table

Brace yourselves – I’m saying it again: so often, it’s the simplest things that are the best! Or the tastiest, as the case may be. . . .

Our new Cranberry Habanero is so delicious, and so easy to add to other things! These days before Thanksgiving, I like to try things out on my family before putting them on the table and letting my ~~mother~~ extended family be the guinea pigs. Tonight, along with our Apple Habanero baked pork chops, I added a half cup of Cranberry Habanero to a can of cranberry jelly, put it in a clear glass bowl, and was elected Queen by my hungry family.

There wasn’t so much as a teaspoonful left over.

For Thanksgiving, I’m tripling this ~~simple~~ complicated recipe and telling my sisters I spent hours putting it together.

Don’t tell on me.

Category: Spicy condiments, Super Easy Party Recipes, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Thanksgiving, Texas Tips | Tags: Cranberry Habanero, cranberry jelly, easy recipes, holiday recipes, simple recipes, Spicy condiments, Thanksgiving table

Jane Goodwin | September 9, 2011

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Syrup? Not With Texas Pepper Jelly on the Table!

It’s been a long, difficult week, and the weekend couldn’t have come soon enough! We deserve a treat, so tomorrow morning, I’m making pancakes.

Not just any pancakes, though. We don’t use syrup any more, even on pancakes. Not even on waffles. Once we tried some Texas Pepper Jelly on our pancakes, syrup seems so dull. Yes, we’ve become such Texas Pepper Jelly fanatics here, that we’re even eating it for breakfast now!

And let me tell you: those pancakes are DELICIOUS! No syrup necessary with Texas Pepper Jelly on your pancakes. Nope. Syrup, your days here are not just numbered – they’re timed out. Over. Done. Zip. Zilch.

Now, plan on making pancakes tomorrow morning, and open a jar of Texas Pepper Jelly to put on them. Mmmmm, it’s AWESOME.

Any flavor is good – and if you’ve got some fresh fruit to mix with the pepper jelly, so much the better.

This is the weekend of Sept. 11, you know. Reminders of the horror will be all around us. We here at Texas Pepper Jelly want to add our wishes that nothing like this will ever happen here again.

God bless the America we were meant to be.

Category: Spicy breakfasts, Spicy condiments, Texas breakfast recipes, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Tips, TPJ Recipes | Tags: 9/11, America, God, pancakes, Spicy breakfasts, syrup, Texas Pepper Jelly

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How About Some Homemade Texas BBQ Sauce!

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