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A Feast of Fridays: Spicy Strawberry Pie

Craig Sharry | August 13, 2010
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feastoffridays It might be Friday the 13th, but this is actually your lucky day! Today, you’re learning how to make Spicy Strawberry Pie – and it’s absolutely delicious. Period.

It’s also simple to make – and I’ve said many times here that often, the best and tastiest dishes are also the easiest to throw together.

Spicy Strawberry Pie is so easy, you don’t even need a conventional list of ingredients and directions. All you have to do is mix together about four cups of sliced strawberries with a cup of Texas Strawberry Jalapeno Pepper Jelly and spoon it into a fully baked pie shell. Dollop your slice with some whipped cream, if you like whipped cream, and dive in.

It’s even better if you refrigerate it overnight.

Mmmmm, awesomely good.

Category: Feast of Fridays, Spicy desserts, Super Easy Party Recipes, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas Pepper Jelly, TPJ Recipes, TPJ Snacks |

What’s Cookin’ Wednesday: TEXAS RIB CANDY!!!!

Craig Sharry | August 11, 2010
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ribcandysm This is Texas Pepper Jelly’s newest product, Texas Rib Candy, and it’s so good it’s almost impossible to describe.

It goes with almost everything. Anything and everything. Brush it on chicken or ribs, right before you take them up on a platter and serve them, or at any time during the grilling process. Use it with stir-fry. Use it as a dip. Use it in your crockpot.

It’s excellent as a salad dressing, too.

Texas Rib Candy comes in three flavors: Apple Habanero, Apple Cherry Habanero and Mango Habanero. The possibilities are endless!

The only problem I’ve ever had with Texas Rib Candy is that my husband doesn’t want to share it with anyone. I always have to search for it behind something else in the refrigerator.

Seriously, Texas Rib Candy is like an addictive drug. Once you try it, you can’t ever get enough of it.

P.S. As I write this post, my husband is sitting at the table dipping raw vegetables in Texas Rib Candy. He says it’s awesome.

I can’t take his word for it, though. I MUST try it for myself.

Mmmmmmm. . . . . he’s right.

Category: Slow cooker delights, slow-cooker meals, Spicy breakfasts, Spicy desserts, Spicy drinks, Spicy main dishes, Spicy salads, Spicy side dishes, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas grilling sauces, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Rib Candy, Texas Tips, TPJ Appetizers, TPJ Company dinners, TPJ Rubs and Spices, TPJ Sauces and Salsas, TPJ Snacks, What's Cookin' Wednesday |

Monday Munchies: Spicy Squash Rings

Craig Sharry | August 9, 2010
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mondaymunchiesSpicy Squash Rings is a fantastic side dish, but it’s also a great appetizer if you’ve got company.  It’s also easy as can be to make, and attractive to look at as well.

Ingredients:

2 acorn squashes

1 cup Texas Pepper Jelly, any variety

What to do:

Cut the squash crosswise into 1-inch-thick slices.  Discard the seeds.  Arrange in a single layer in a shallow baking pan.  Sprinkle lightly with salt if you wish.  Cover and bake in a 350 oven for about 40 minutes.

Remove from oven and pour pepper jelly over the squash rings. Return to oven for another 15 minutes or until squash is completely tender.

Acorn squash is also delicious with Texas Rib Candy instead of the pepper jelly.  Depending on which condiment you choose, you’ve got a completely different dish!

Category: Monday Munchies, Spicy side dishes, Super Easy Party Recipes, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Rib Candy, Texas Tips, TPJ Appetizers, TPJ Recipes |

A Feast of Fridays: Spicy Stuffed Peppers

Craig Sharry | August 6, 2010
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feastoffridaysThis is an awesomely good dish.  It’s so attractive, in fact, that it’s good for a company meal as well as for a family dinner.  It’s also a vegetarian dinner.

Ingredients:

3 green peppers

3 red peppers

3 yellow peppers

Texas Pepper Jelly, several different kinds

diced carrots

peas

diced apples

raisins

Pretty much any leftover vegetables from your ‘fridge

What to do:

Cut off the tops of the peppers and clean them out.  Keep the “caps.”

Mix together everything else and fill each pepper almost to the top.  Replace the “caps.”

I always make several different mixtures, using different kinds of pepper jelly.

Placed re-capped and filled peppers in a shallow baking dish and bake, uncovered, in a 350 oven for about 30 minutes.  Remove and check to make sure vegetables are done.  If they are, remove from oven and serve immediately.  If vegetables are not quite done, let the peppers bake for another ten minutes.

Pour some more pepper jelly on them and you’ve got a meal.  A nutritious, delicious meal.

Category: Feast of Fridays, Spicy main dishes, Super Easy Party Recipes, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Tips, TPJ Recipes |

What’s Cookin’ Wednesday: Texas Mashed Potatoes

Craig Sharry | August 4, 2010
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whatscookinwednesdayI keep reminding y’all that often the simplest things are the best of all.  Well, here’s another reminder/hint along those lines.

Any time you’re serving mashed potatoes and think you’d like to kick ’em up a notch, just whip some Texas Pepper Jelly into them.

I’ve done this with almost every kind of pepper jelly, and it turns plain old bland mashed potatoes into a zesty addition to any mean.

You can do this with mashed potatoes from a box, or from scratch.  Just add the pepper jelly during the “whipping” process.

Or, you can use the pepper jelly in place of gravy.

Either way, pepper jelly will turn a very ordinary side dish into something absolutely EXTRAordinary.

Category: Spicy side dishes, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Tips, TPJ Recipes, What's Cookin' Wednesday |

Monday Munchies: Spicy Peachy Sweet Potato Bake

Craig Sharry | August 2, 2010
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mondaymunchiesWe’ve got a basket of fresh peaches and tomorrow night we’re having Spicy Peachy Sweet Potato Bake for supper.  Tim and the kids can hardly wait!

Ingredients:

6 medium sweet potatoes, cooked

1/3 cup broken cashews

3 large peaches, peeled and sliced thin

2 cups Peach Habanero pepper jelly

2 tablespoons butter

What to do:

Peel the potatoes and slice them into thick pieces.  In a buttered baking dish, start layering all of the above ingredients. Dot with butter.  (Retain about a half cup of pepper jelly)

Bake, covered, in a 350 oven for about 30 minutes.  Uncover, and bake about 10 minutes longer.  Remove, and spoon remaining pepper jelly over the potatoes.

My son likes to sprinkle brown sugar over his portion, as well.

Don’t count on any leftovers.  This dish is so good, it’s like dessert.

Category: Monday Munchies, Spicy main dishes, Super Easy Party Recipes, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Tips, TPJ Recipes |

A Feast of Fridays: Rib Candy Mushrooms!

Craig Sharry | July 30, 2010
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feastoffridaysShiitaki mushrooms are so yummy good, however you fix them, but this recipe turns those huge thick slices into deliciousness beyond any comprehension!  Oh, and once again, it’s those simple, easy-to-make foods that are so often the best.

Ingredients:

As many thick slices of shiitaki mushroom as you have hungry guests, plus a few extras.

1 bottle of Texas Rib Candy

What to do:

Fire up the grill, and slap down the mushroom slices.  Heat thoroughly; char a little if you like ’em that way.  Just before removing from heat, brush on the Rib Candy.

It’s really all the condiment you’ll need.

Serve.  Eat.  Smile.  Repeat.

Texas Rib Candy can’t be beat.

Category: BBQ, Feast of Fridays, Spicy main dishes, Super Easy Party Recipes, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas grilling sauces, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Rib Candy, Texas Samplers, Texas Tips, TPJ Company dinners, TPJ Recipes, TPJ Sauces and Salsas |

What’s Cookin’ Wednesday: Cool & Spicy Summer Salad

Craig Sharry | July 28, 2010
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whatscookinwednesdayThere are many variations of this Cool & Spicy Summer Salad, and each one is as delicious and easy as the one before.

This is one of those salads that’s even better the next day.

Ingredients:

1 package bow-tie pasta, cooked and cooled

1/2 cup crumbled Feta cheese

1 cup fresh raspberries

1 cup Raspberry Habanero pepper jelly

What to do:

Mix all the ingredients into the pasta.  Sprinkle a few raspberries on top, cover securely and put in the refrigerator.  It’s delicious now and will be even better in a few hours!

We consider this to be a main dish on those stiflingly hot summer nights.  It’s also a great snack, a super side dish, and a really, really excellent supper for guests.

More variations to come.

Also to come?  Texas Rib Candy news.  There’s a reason it’s called Rib CANDY.

Category: Spicy main dishes, Spicy salads, Spicy side dishes, Super Easy Party Recipes, Ten Minute Meals, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Rib Candy, Texas Samplers, TPJ Company dinners, TPJ Recipes, TPJ Snacks, What's Cookin' Wednesday |

Monday Munchies: Texas Rolled Chicken

Craig Sharry | July 26, 2010
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mondaymunchiesThis is one of the most versatile recipes you’ll ever find.  The finished product is different every time, depending on your choice of “filler,” and any of the end results are fit for a company dinner, as well as for your family.

Ingredients:

4 boneless chicken breasts

2 tablespoons chopped green onion

1 jar any Texas Pepper Jelly product (pepper jelly, Rib Candy,  or grilling sauce)

What to do:

Put the chicken breasts on your cutting board and beat them flat with your kitchen mallet.  (If you don’t have a kitchen mallet, cover the chicken with plastic wrap and beat them with a hammer.)

On each flattened piece of chicken, spread Texas Pepper Jelly and sprinkle with onions.

Roll up the chicken and insert a toothpick (or several) to hold the shape.

Bake the rolled chicken in a baking dish (not a cookie sheet) in a 400 degree oven for about 15 minutes.

Serve with more Texas Pepper Jelly.

Category: Monday Munchies, Spicy main dishes, Super Easy Party Recipes, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas grilling sauces, Texas Pepper Jelly, Texas Rib Candy, Texas Tips, TPJ Company dinners, TPJ Recipes, TPJ Sauces and Salsas |

Texas Crockpot Meals: Spicy Brown Rice Casserole

Craig Sharry | July 23, 2010
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crockpotpepperjellyCrockpot suppers are so nice when the weather is hot and humid, as this summer’s weather has been for weeks now.  Turning on the stove, and especially the oven, will force your home’s air conditioner to work way too hard, and usually there’s no way it can compete with an oven.  Your slow cooker, however, adds no heat at all to the temperature of your home.  Plus, crockpot meals are so easy, and so nice to come home to.  You just throw it all together, put the lid on the cooker, turn the dial to low, and go to work.  When you get home hours later, your dinner is ready.  Brown Rice Casserole is nutritious and filling, and even better the next day!

Ingredients:

1 large onion, chopped

1 sweet red pepper, chopped

2 garlic cloves, minced

2 cups crushed tomatoes (fresh or canned)

3/4 cup brown rice

1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 small jalapeno, chopped

1 1/2 cup water

12 ounces of sausage, cut into half-moons (can be left out if you want a vegetarian supper)  (You can use any kind of meat; my kids like this with chicken) (My husband likes it best with sausage, though)

1/2 cup Texas Pepper Jelly, any flavor (Rib Candy or any of the grilling sauces are also good)

1/4 cup chopped cilantro

6 tablespoons sour cream

Shredded cheddar cheese (if your family likes a lot of cheese)

What to do:

Stir together the onions, peppers, garlic, tomatoes, rice, chili powder, oregano, jalapeno, sausage, pepper jelly, and water in your slow cooker.  Cover and cook on low for about 5 hours.

Remove lid and stir in the cilantro.  Serve with sour cream and cheddar cheese.

My son isn’t a cilantro fan, so I take out his servings before I add it.

Category: crockpot meals, Feast of Fridays, Slow cooker delights, slow-cooker meals, Spicy main dishes, Texas Cookin' Tips, Texas Pepper Jelly, TPJ Recipes |
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