My son and his friends are Texas Habanero Salsa fans, BIG TIME!

Any one of them can demolish an entire 10-oz jar in one sitting.  The only thing that makes them stop is when they run out of tortilla chips.

I don’t blame them, though.  No store-bought salsa can begin to compare with the absolutely delicious Texas Habanero salsa.  It kicks; it zings; it makes your taste buds sing!

And what are the words to the song your taste buds are singing?  Simple

Your taste buds are singing “MORE!  We want MORE!”

Seriously, that’s what they’re singing.  Honest.

This is one of those recipes that’s so simple, it doesn’t seem possible that it could be so delicious!

My son and his cousin were here the other night, and they got hungry.  They’re always hungry, but that’s another story!

Since both young men are crazy about Texas Pepper Jelly, they decided that Texas Pepper Jelly was exactly what they both wanted.  Unfortunately, because I am not the most domestic mom in the world, there were no crackers anywhere to be found in this house.

The boys were hungry for more than just crackers and pepper jelly, though.  They wanted a MEAL.

So they got down the brown rice and cooked some.  Then, they poured Pineapple Habanero pepper jelly over it, and chowed down.  They finished off the entire jar of pepper jelly!

That was it.  That was ALL.  They poured a jar of Texas Pepper Jelly on their brown rice and devoured it.  To make doubly sure it was a hit, I asked them what they thought of it.

“AWESOME!”  was the response I got.

We’re having it for supper tomorrow night.  I’m adding some chicken to the equation, but it’s still going to be one of the simplest meals ever.

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You heard it here first!  Texas Pepper Jelly has always offered jars in small, large, and extra-large, and now we are also offering MEDIUM!

That’s right; you can now order your favorite Texas Pepper Jelly flavors in a 4 oz. jar – bigger than the small 1.5 oz jar, but smaller than our 10 oz jar, and a LOT smaller than our awesome gallon buckets!

The price is good, too; our small jars are $2.57, our new medium jars are only $5.57, our large jars are $7.77, and our extra-large bucket ‘o pepper jelly is $78.78.

Click on over to the Texas Pepper Jelly website and order some now!  They’re all absolutely DELICIOUS!

Keep checking this blog; we’ve got several new things a’cooking here at Texas Pepper Jelly, and you’ll read about them here FIRST!

Cheese balls of all kinds and shapes are always popular at a party or get-together of any kind, and this Berry Medley Cheese Log is the best I’ve ever tasted!

Ingredients:

5 ounces of blue cheese, room temperature

2 ounces of shredded Gouda cheese

8 ounces of cream cheese, softened

10 ounces of sharp processed cheese food

1 Tbs. of Feta cheese

1 tsp. garlic salt

1/4 cup finely chopped onion

One 1.5-ounce jar of Berry Medley Pepper Jelly

1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions:

In a large bowl, combine all of the cheeses, the garlic salt, onion, and the Berry Medley Pepper Jelly.  Mix well.  Cover bowl tightly with Saran Wrap and put it in the refrigerator for a few hours, or overnight.

When mixture is firm, shape it, with your well-washed hands, into a log.  Roll the log in the chopped nuts.

Put the cheese log on a pretty tray, and surround it with assorted crackers. 

Put the tray out for your guests and stand back.  You might get trampled in the mad rush that will surely follow!

(Any of the Texas Pepper jelly flavors will work with this recipe; I just like the Berry Medley mixed with the various cheeses, best.)

(You can, of course, shape this into a ball instead of a log, but I think it’s easier to scoop it up with crackers if it’s shaped like a log.)

This is the Messermeister cheese/tomato knife. It comes in three colors: black, red, and blue.  I like the red knife best.  There is something in my head that thinks a red knife will cut a red tomato better.  I know, I know. 

We also use this knife to slice hard cheese.  It’s razor-sharp, lightweight, and makes it easy as can be to get a nice smooth slice of even the hardest cheese.

I am extremely particular about my kitchen knives; they must be RAZOR-SHARP, and lightweight, and strong, strong, strong.  Messermeister knives fill my bill perfectly.

Messermeister cutlery isn’t expensive, either.  The cheese/tomato knife is only $21.99, and worth every penny.  You can’t buy a knife this good in a store.  Not for that price.

My husband almost always has a brick of hard cheese going, and he’s crazy about the Messermeister cheese/tomato knife.

Messermeister knives go right in the dishwasher, too.  Just be careful loading and unloading it, because these knives are SHARP!!!  I love them.

Texas Pepper jelly will be introducing something new and awesome soon, but I can’t tell you what it is, yet.  Can’t even give you any hints.  Nope, not a one.

That being said, I’ll just tell you what we had for supper tonight.

Boneless country-style pork ribs were on sale this week, so I bought three pounds, cut them apart, and threw them in the crockpot with a sliced onion and some BBQ sauce.  My family is divided on the subject of BBQ sauce, but I was the cook so I used the kind I like.

Those ribs cooked all day, and the house still smells great.  I wish we could find a BBQ sauce that everyone in the house liked, though.  It would make things a lot easier, for we are all crazy for BBQ and I make it at least twice a week, using one kind of meat or another.  I put several different kinds of sauce on the table.

I put BBQ sauce in my baked beans, too.  BBQ sauce and Texas Tropical Habanero pepper jelly.  And is there anything that makes a meatloaf taste as good as when you put some BBQ sauce in it?  And ON it?

Yes, Texas Pepper Jelly will be introducing a new product very soon now.  No, I won’t tell you what it is.

Not directly, anyway. 

• Sometimes, it takes an ingredient that most people would consider “odd” to turn a dish from something ordinary into something FANTASTIC!

Try this Pineapple Jello Salad at your next get-together.  It’s not your grandmothers Jello Salad, that’s for sure!

You’ll need:

One large package of lime Jello-O, or two small packages

2 1/2 cups VERY hot water

1 12-oz can of crushed pineapple, mostly drained

1/4 cup Pineapple Habanero Texas Pepper Jelly

1 cup Miracle Whip or mayonnaise  ( I like it with Miracle Whip better, but you might be different!)

2 cups cottage cheese (small or large curd, which you like best.  I like the small curd better.)

Dissolve the lime Jell-O in the hot water.   Chill until PARTLY set.

Mix the Jello and all the other ingredients in a large bowl.  Pour into a mold or casserole dish and chill until firm.

“Frost” with Cool-Whip or whipped cream, if desired.  Serve proudly.  Don’t count on any leftovers.

Valentine’s Day is Saturday.  That’s THIS COMING SATURDAY, in case any of you have lost track of time and still don’t have a gift for your beloved.

Why give an ordinary gift, though, when you can give something different, something EXTRAordinary, something that’s genuinely HOT?!

Might I suggest:  Fix a romantic candlelight dinner for two, with soft music and flowers in a vase, and a small gift-wrapped sparkly something by his/her plate?  For the main course, how about chicken breasts a la Pineapple Habanero pepper jelly?  Marinate the chicken in the pepper jelly, and however you choose to prepare it, brush more pepper jelly over it several times as it cooks.  If you use your crockpost, just let the chicken marinate AS it cooks, smothered in pepper jelly.

The warm feeling that you both will feel as you enjoy your meal together will be even warmer than you planned.  Pineapple Habanero pepper jelly is some pretty hot stuff, and hot stuff can lead to hot stuff. 

I order Pineapple Habanero pepper jelly all the time.  The big Texas Pepper Jelly boss himself can attest to that fact.   Sure, my entire family loves it; in fact, my daughter pretty much cleaned us out of pepper jelly last night when she was here.  Something about preparing a “hot meal” for “someone.”  I didn’t ask for details.  There are some things Mommy just doesn’t need to know.

Besides, Mommy is planning a “hot meal” herself, using Pineapple Habanero pepper jelly, and she and Daddy are looking forward to it.  A lot.

Texas Pepper Jelly ships out quickly and arrives in just a few days, too.  You’ve still got time if you order now.

Happy Valentine’s Day, in advance, by the way.

Forgive me if I giggle.

For Valentine’s Day, you’ll want to give a gift that’s hot, and sweet, and warms the cockles of the heart.  That’s a perfect description of Texas Pepper Jelly!

But which kind would your sweetheart like best?  The answer to that might be: the one he/she gets to CHOOSE.  Give him/her a Texas Pepper Jelly gift certificate, and have some Pepper Jelly both before and after the meal; you know, to warm things up a bit.

Gift certificates are always a wonderful present to give someone; you get to choose the ‘category’ but the recipient gets to choose the ’specifics!’

Texas Pepper Jelly now has gift certificates! YES, you can now give the gift of choice to those you love, with a Texas Pepper Jelly gift certificate.

You can purchase your certificate in either $25, $50, $75 or $100 amounts. Our certificates do not have an expiration date. After your purchase we will mail you an actual certificate. All you will have to do is enter the gift certificate number during checkout. If the complete amount is not used, that’s ok. Our fancy shopping cart keeps up with what you spend and any remaining balance can be used on future purchases.

Believe me: once you’ve tasted Texas Pepper Jelly, there will be many future purchases.  Just ask my husband!

Don’t be nervous about shopping online, either. Remember: Texas Pepper Jelly has buySafe!

If your Valentine’s Day devouring of Texas Pepper Jelly produces some family-friendly pictures, we’d love to show them here on our blog.  You can send your pics to:  Jane@onebyonemedia.com.  Who knows, YOU might be the next Texas Pepper Jelly star!