Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Johnny Cash Ain't Got Nothin' On The Pickle

You may remember the Man In Black singing,
"I've been everywhere, man. I've breathed the mountain air, man.
Of travel I've had my share, man" 
Yeah.. you get the idea... our fav... 

"I've been to

Boston, Charleston, Dayton, Louisiana,
Washington, Houston, Kingston, Texarkana,
Monterrey, Faraday, Santa Fe, Tallapoosa,
Glen Rock, Black Rock, Little Rock, Oskaloosa,
Tennessee, Hennessey, Chicopee, Spirit Lake,
Grand Lake, Devils Lake, Crater Lake, for Pete's sake."...
and it goes on...

Well... here's our new pickle song...
let us know what 
you think...

We' want to be everywhere, man...
in a pickle's in the mountain air, man.
We're coming into our own, man...
We're in...
Fort Worth, Lincoln, Dallas, Hiawatha...
Loveland, Fredericksburg, Kearney, Lubbock...
Prescott, Lafayette, Fayetteville, Petoskey...
Corpus Christi, Spring, Edmond, Broussard...
Bexley, Minden, Edmond, Arlington...
Carnesville, Chicago, Darien, Mansfield...
even Euless, and Baton Rouge for Pete's sake!!

We're getting there pickle peeps... you can now purchase our Original pickles at the following locations and always visit us at inapicklefoods.com for online purchases...

Kay's Hallmark Shop/4828 Camp Bowie, Fort Worth, TX  76107

Rodak's 2520 West Pafford, Street, Fort Worth, TX 76110


Hillis and Company 230 N 7th Street, Lincoln, NE  68508
Yo Pop Etc...  14472 Midway Road, Dallas,  TX  75244
Main Street Flower Shop  713 Oregon St, Hiawatha, KS  66434
Almosta 343 4th Street, Loveland, CO  80537
Fredericksburg General Store 143 Main St., Fredericksburg, TX  78624
Shopping Tripps  2210 Central Avenue, Kearney, NE  68847
KK's Craft & Gift Mall  4909 Amherst, Lubbock, TX  79416
Prescott TrueValue 846 Miller Valley Road, Prescott, AZ  86301
The Purple Poppy 2850 Arapahoe #108, Lafayette, CO  80026
Classical Designs 2820 E. Millenium Drive, Fayetteville, AR  72703
Amish Barn  200 Main Street, Spring, TX  77373
Liquid Town 5009 Saratoga, Corpus Christi, TX  78413
Woods Floral and Gourmet 1279 W. Danforth, Edmond, OK  73003
Baton Rouge General  3401 Oak Villa Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA  70814
Loye's Pharmacy & Gifts  814 Homer Road, Minden, LA  71055
Vivian's Decor and Gifts  1209 Albertson Parkway Ste. G, Broussard, LA  70518







Sunday, January 30, 2011

ZestFest 2011

What a weekend!  We made hundreds of new pickle friends at the 2011 Zest Fest in Irving, Texas!

If you don't know about Zest Fest you should!  It's a festival held in Irving in January that brings together the spiciest exhibitors and products from around the country.  Food enthusiasts showed up in droves to sample and buy bold and flavorful food and our Original made a great impact.

Karen couldn't put out the samples fast enough, and James couldn't hand out our jars quick enough... needless to say... it was a sizzling weekend for pickles and other goodies!

How hot do you think our pickles are?  Well, some folks think they're hot but many folks down 'em with a smile and chase 'em with another pickle... But really if you wanted to measure our "spicy" in our Original on the Scoville Heat Scale we're about a 2,500 on the heat scale... that's just above poblano many thousands below serrano and about 38,000 away from cayenne... just to give you an idea... we are low on the "hottie" scale but high on the "tasty" scale...
and obviously we have quite a few folks who agree with us... next week we'll let you know what cities our Original is being sold in and of course you can always buy our splendiferous chip online at inapicklefoods.com.

Friday, January 21, 2011

Fancy Foods Show FANTASTIC




Scomo's on the wharf




What a fantastic trip to San Francisco for the Fancy Food Show. We were located in the New Brands section and WOW did we have a great time. 











Our pickles were well received!  
In golf terms, James puts it as a hole in one!  The rush of a hole in one was totally there!  

 


The Food Channel interviewed us... Woo Hoo! We don't want to appear snobby here... but 
to drop just a few names... Williams Sonoma, Food & Wine, and Central Market are our new best buds! 



 


AND there's a sweet restaurant in the wine country of California that loved our pickles!  Click on this link to check out Wine & Roses Hotel, Restaurant and Spa.  Our original may soon make a home there.  

It was a great show, thank you Fancy Food Show we made a lot of new pickle friends!  

And this weekend we are booking orders and making more wholesale buds.. kiss... kiss... we're all decked out in the gourmet section of the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market where we share a booth with our friend Leslie of Luscombe Farm fame.  Her jalapeno pepper jelly OMG it's incredible!  










in a pickle is making pickle strides into the world... won't you come along? 

Follow our blog as we journey into places we've never gone before... you can also follow us on twitter! Pickles and beyond!!!!

Thursday, January 13, 2011

A SPLENDIFEROUS NEW YEAR!

Hello to all our Pickle Peeps out there... we are wrapping up our preparations for the Fancy Food Show in San Francisco.  San Francisco here we come!  We're not sure what the Golden Gate City will think of our sassy pickles but we know one thing for certain - we are about to give the whole country a little taste of Splendiferous!

Our pickle professionals have been designing, printing, and putting together everything for our national debut.  How can we go wrong with publicity when you've got buttons that read I like 'em HOT and Pickle Perfect Love Affair???   But the real test will be our Original's taste...   
Oh Baby!  Pucker up and bring 'em on!

We're out there with the big boys...  global brands like Ben & Jerry's, Vitamin Water, Mrs. Fields, Dove Bars and Perrier were launched at The Fancy Food Show... why not in a pickle ...  yeah... why not??? 

We're also gearing up for the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market starting next week, you'll be able to find us in the gourmet section! 

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Pickle Peeps Rock!

Well, we've buttoned it all up!  Yep, we've finished our major button project, we're gearing up for the Winter Fancy Food Show... San Francisco here we come. 

During the holidays we had some mighty fun times with family and friends and several of our pickle peeps even took time to drop us a line.

Here's a response from Chuck Beegle in Virginia.  Chuck writes, "Thank you for the Splendiferously different sweet-spicy pickles.  I love your marketing label.  Pickles have to be included in my sandwiches!"

Well, Chuck pickles have to be included in our sandwiches too!  Here's a recipe for an old-fashioned egg sandwich with our in a pickle Original.

Two thin slices of Ciabatta Bread, toasted
Two eggs, gently whisked with a splash of soy
1 tablespoon of chopped in a pickle Original sweet and spicy pickles
1 slice of red onion
mayo (fat-free)
Gouda 

Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in omlette pan,
pour egg mixture into pan, let solidify and turn,
sprinkle gouda on top and remove from pan

Make sandwich with Ciabatta, adding mayo, pickles and onions...

Enjoy!

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Pickle Buttons... New Year's Eve and Splendiferous Martini's

     We pickled buttons all the way through Christmas and should be done before the new year!  Our buttons will travel with us to the The Fancy Food Show in San Francisco in January... and later we should have them available for our pickle peeps!  Here is a samplin' of our Splendiferous buttons, let us know what kinda pickle motto you prefer:  a simple pickle chip... I like'em HOT... in a Pickle... sweet & spicy... Pickle Perfect Love Affair...




We are winding down a great year... and looking forward to everything sweet and spicy in 2011.



     


Here's a perfect in a pickle martini recipe found on our website... it could become a New Year's tradition around here... let us know what you think.
Happy New Year!!!




IN A PICKLE SPLENDIFEROUS MARTINI


  • 8 ounces vodka ~ Tito’s Vodka preferred
  • ½ teaspoon dry vermouth
  • 2 tablespoons in a pickle pickle juice, chilled in a pickle pickles and peppers, to garnish and EAT
  • ice
  • Cocktail shaker
  • 2 martini glasses
  • First Put vodka, vermouth, and in a pickle pickle juice in a cocktail shaker.
  • Next Add ice to about halfway up the cocktail shaker.
  • Then Shake well and strain into 2 martini glasses.
  • Last Garnish with in a pickle pickles and peppers . 
  • Cheers!

Monday, December 20, 2010

JINGLE PICKLES

(to the tune of Jingle Bells)

Dashing through Fort Worth,
In a black Ford F-3-50...
making free deliveries,
laughing all the way...
The in a pickle sign,
shouts out our colors bright...
what fun it is to deliver pickles
to our favorite pickle sites!


Jingle pickles, jingle pickles... jingle all the way!
Splendiferous are the pickles we sell...
Our Original we think is great! Hey!


Jingle pickles, jingle pickles... jingle all the way!
Little gems of sweet & spice,
our Original makes your day!
AND
A great little stocking stuffer too!


ORDER NOW!




Merry Christmas from our family to yours!!!


Karen & James
in a pickle foods