Texas Pepper Jelly wishes you and yours a very Merry Christmas.
May your homes be filled with spicy goodness, sweet dreams, delicious, nutritious dinners with family and friends, good times, and wonder around every corner.
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Still Time To Order Christmas Gifts from Texas Pepper Jelly!
Christmas is just a little over a week away, but there’s still time to order from Texas Pepper Jelly and get your package before the big day!
In fact, you’ve got until December 19 to place your order and get it in time for the big day. Texas Pepper Jelly has so many unique gift ideas and choices – your present will be the hit of the day! Anybody can choose to give shirts and socks, but it takes a creative gift-giver to think of something really special to give friends and family.
At Texas Pepper Jelly, you will find many flavors and several sizes of pepper jelly, our fantastic flying-off-the-shelves Craig’s BBQ sauce, several flavors of Texas Rib Candy and Texas Bird Bath, Texas Pepper Jelly’s famous and flavorful BBQ injections, our superb Messermeister knives (truly a cook’s dream come true!) and our colorful baseball hats and t-shirts.
Texas Pepper Jelly also has gift sets of almost all of our products, from pepper jelly to knives.
Remember that when you order a gift package from Texas Pepper Jelly, YOU choose the flavors you want. Each gift pack is individual, personalized by you.
Get your orders in by December 19, 2013 and you’ll get your order before Christmas! That’s Thursday, y’all. Get on it!
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Texas Style Spicy Skillet Sloppy Joes!
Don’t think for a minute that Texas Style Sloppy Joes are what you were given for lunch back in sixth grade! Texas Pepper Jelly’s sloppy joes are a real meal: hot, delicious, and nourishing! On these cold winter nights, there’s nothing like a good, hot, flavorful sloppy joe on your plate, maybe with some green beans and spicy Texas-style potato salad!
Of course, we’ve got our famous zesty Texas-style Crockpot Sloppy Joes, which are awesome to come home to after a long day at work, and now we’ve also got our delicious spicy skillet sloppy joes. Actually, these two recipes are interchangeable; either can be made in the slow cooker OR the skillet. Pick one, depending on your schedule!
Here’s how we make our spicy skillet sloppy joes:
Ingredients:
2 pounds ground beef
1 large onion, finely diced
1 green pepper, finely diced
1 red pepper, finely diced
1 yellow pepper, finely diced
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 cup pineapple, finely shredded
1 cup Pineapple Habanero Pepper Jelly
1/2 cup ketchup
1/4 cup Craig’s BBQ Sauce
Dash salt
Dash pepper
What to do:
In a large skillet, cook the ground beef. Break it up as finely as you can, and drain as thoroughly as you can.
Add all the other ingredients to the cooked and drained ground beef. Mix thoroughly, and simmer for about ten minutes, stirring occasionally. Cover, and simmer as low as your stove will go for another ten minutes.
Set out the green beans and the potato salad. Heat the buns in your microwave. Put the plates and forks on the table, call your family, and stand back.
I leave the skillet on the stovetop; it’s too big and too hot to put on the table. Just let your family help themselves out of the skillet on the stove. Or, if you’re fancier than I am, put the meat in a serving bowl. Your call. 🙂
If, by chance – and it’s a very slim chance – there’s any sloppy joe left over, put it in Tupperware and store it in the refrigerator. It’s even better the next day, reheated in your microwave. Unless you make a whole lot, however, don’t count on leftovers. This stuff is delicious.
Be thinking about your Christmas gifts for friends and family, too. There’s still time to order for Christmas delivery! Texas Pepper Jelly has lots of wonderful and unique ideas for holiday gift-giving!
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Holiday Gift Suggestion from Texas Pepper Jelly: 3-piece Messermeister Knife Set
Holiday gift idea: how about a set of fantastic kitchen knives from Messermeister? Texas Pepper Jelly is proud to carry Messermeister knives, for they are the best in the trade.
This set consists of three razor-sharp kitchen utility knives of three different sizes. The riveted handles aren’t just for show – these knives are strong, sturdy, and feel great in your hand. With a sharp, sturdy knife that feels just right, you can go about your kitchen business like a professional! When your kitchen knife is right, there are fewer accidents!
All three knives are only $45.00. What a perfect Christmas gift idea! Why not buy a set for everyone on your list, and another for yourself!
Remember, good kitchen knives are a cook’s best friend. A good sharp knife makes kitchen tasks safer and easier.
The holidays are here, starting this week. Why not order your Messermeister knives now, and beat the rush?
You can read more about Texas Pepper Jelly’s awesome Messermeister knives right here, and when you’re ready to order, you can do that right HERE.
It’s Time To Order for the Holidays!
It’s time to be thinking about the holidays, friends, and what could be a better or more unique gift than something from Texas Pepper Jelly? We have several really nice gift packages; our 6 jar 2oz sampler pack is ON SALE right now – you’ll save eight bucks with each one, so why not order several?
If you want larger jars, our 5 jar 5oz is available, too!
Both of the above sampler packs come in a bamboo star-shaped basket – it’s really quite a lovely basket, and you’ll find uses for it when the pepper jelly is long gone, and believe me, it won’t take very long for the pepper jelly to BE gone! (The bamboo star basket looks great on the wall!)
Texas Pepper Jelly also has a round wicker basket containing 6 2oz jars of pepper jelly, and, of course, our popular round Texas tin, which is appropriate any time, just just holiday time, filled with 6 1.5oz jars of pepper jelly.
Remember, at Texas Pepper Jelly, YOU choose what kind of product you want in your gift package; you can fill your tin or baskets with all the same flavors, or choose all different flavors. Other businesses tell you what you can have in your sampler; Texas Pepper Jelly fills your basket with whatever flavors you ask for.
Major holidays are coming up fast; order now! While you’re on our website, why not sign up for some swag? We’ve got some awesome hats and shirts!
Oh, and by the way. . . are you following us on Facebook? We’d love it if you did!
We’re on Twitter, too!
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Especially for the Holidays: Cranberry Habanero Pepper Jelly!
Order your seasonal, limited-edition Cranberry Habanero pepper jelly right here!
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Texas Style Crockpot Pineapple Habanero Chicken
There are variations of this recipe all over the internet (must be the change in the weather!) but we think our version is the best. It’s not just because our recipe uses our products, either; it’s because our recipe is the BEST!
So many people don’t take advantage of their slow cookers – this is a big mistake, especially if you’re a busy person. Your crockpot can be more than a timesaver; it can be a lifesaver. Seriously.
Here’s how to make our Pineapple Habanero Crockpot Chicken:
Ingredients:
4 chicken breasts, boned and skinless
1 cup Pineapple Habanero Pepper Jelly\
1/2 cup Pineapple Habanero Rib Candy
1 cup finely diced tomatoes (fresh or canned – I’ve used both)
1 cup shredded pineapple
1 cup finely diced onions
1 cup finely diced celery
1/2 cup shredded carrots (FRESH)
Sour cream, to taste
What to do:
Arrange the chicken breasts in your crockpot, and spread the shredded pineapple over the chicken. Pour the rib candy over the pineapple.
Mix the remaining ingredients (except the sour cream) in a large bowl and pour mixture over the chicken/pineapple. Pour 3/4 cup plain water over it all, put the lid on the slow cooker, set it on “low,” and go to bed or to work. In about 6 hours, break the chicken into pieces and mix it all thoroughly. Serve on a platter.
Step back. Watch your hands; those forks will be moving FAST.
I serve this with green beans and tossed salad. It’s delicious any time, but especially so on a cold rainy night.
P.S. Thanksgiving is just around the corner! It’s time to order your holiday dinner supplies!
Texas-Style Lasagna!
We’re having Texas-Style Lasagna for dinner tonight, and I wanted y’all to see what was under the top layer of lasagna noodles, sauce, peppers, and cheese. All those things are under what you see here, and all those things are over what you see here.
Texas-Style Lasagna is really easy to make. There are many factors going into that statement, but perhaps the main one is that you don’t have to boil the lasagna pasta before you put it in the pan.
That’s what I said. You don’t boil the pasta before putting it into the pan. You put the rock-hard lasagna pasta in the pan right out of the package. You don’t need to buy that pricey ready-for-the-pan pasta, either. Just buy the cheap pasta and don’t boil it. This step right here saves you a ton of time and aggravation!
So, here’s what you’ll need to do.
Ingredients:
1/2 pound ground beef, cooked, well-drained, and chopped into tiny pieces
1/2 pound ground sausage, cooked, well-drained, and chopped into tiny pieces
2 24oz cans of pasta/spaghetti sauce
1 cup Pomegranate Cranberry Rib Candy
1/2 cup powdered garlic
1/2 pound sliced Swiss cheese (or shredded; I feel like I can measure the slices better. Personal quirk.)
1 green pepper, diced
1 red pepper, diced
1 yellow pepper, diced
2 large onions, diced
10 mushrooms, sliced
What to do:
Line the bottom of a rectangular baking pan with lasagna pasta. Cover with pasta sauce mixed with Rib Candy, sprinkle thickly with garlic powder. Cover with ground beef and sausage. Sprinkle peppers all over the meat. Cover peppers with cheese. Cover cheese with another layer of uncooked lasagna pasta and all but about a half cup of the mixed Rib Candy and pasta sauce. Sprinkle liberally with garlic powder. Cover with the rest of the meat. Spread the remaining peppers over the meat. Cover the peppers with the rest of the cheese. Cover the cheese with the remaining mixed sauces. If you have any peppers or mushrooms left, spread ’em over the top. Sometimes I cover it all with any leftover cheeses I might have in the refrigerator, and sometimes I don’t. Your call.
Put the Texas-Style Lasagna in your oven and set it to 325. Put your timer to a full hour. It won’t take but a few minutes for your entire house to start smelling like the best, most expensive Italian restaurant in the universe.
While you’re waiting, mix up a nice salad and maybe prepare some breadsticks.
Your family won’t need to be called to dinner. They’ll be ready the second they hear you open the oven door.
In the unlikely event that you have leftovers, they freeze really well. You can also use a hot pepper or two if you want.
This recipe is delicious vegetarian-style, too. My husband prefers the meaty version, is all. Sometimes I make it half and half.
Got some autumn bounty from your garden? This recipe is perfect for using it!
P.S. ALL the Rib Candy flavors work!
Craig’s BBQ Sauce: Order Fast While It’s Still On Sale!
Craig’s BBQ Sauce, Texas Pepper Jelly’s newest product, is sweeping the nation, blowing judges away at barbecue contests, and it comes as no surprise. Craig’s BBQ Sauce is the most delicious, versatile barbecue sauce you’ll find anywhere, whether you search the grocery shelves for store bought sauce, or you’re waiting for your mom to call you to her table to sample her home-made sauce.
Not to put down your mom’s barbecue sauce, but her concoction can’t hold a candle to Craig’s BBQ Sauce.
To sweeten the deal even more, Craig’s BBQ Sauce is still on sale, so order NOW and you’ll get a real bargain!
We go through tons of barbecue sauce here, but nothing has ever made an impression like Craig’s BBQ Sauce made at our table. My family can go through an entire bottle for one meal! The meat is cooked in it. It’s poured over the meat after it’s done. The meat is served with a bottle standing by. The kids (I include my husband with that noun) pour Craig’s BBQ Sauce on their plates and dip everything from the carrots to the breadsticks in it.
There is something so uniquely Texas about Craig’s BBQ Sauce, and everyone in Texas and all the rest of the states will beg you to stock up so no meal will be without it.
We’re having pork tenderloin “coins” tomorrow. The tenderloin is already cut up and in the crockpot, swimming in barbecue sauce and onions. The meat will cook slowly all night, filling the entire house with an aroma that will make the neighbors come out onto their porches and sniff the air.
In the morning, I’ll drain the crockpot, put the meat back in, pour more Craig’s BBQ Sauce all over it, and let it cook a few more hours. When I serve it tomorrow night, it will be so tender we’ll have to use the big soup dipper to remove it.
Don’t you wish you were having supper with us?
