What's Up at IN A PICKLE?

Recently, we've been getting our pickles on at the Dallas Gourmet market.. tons of wholesalers and lots of nice folks out there.

But on a heartfelt note...

while we've been peddlin' the pickles... our buddy Angus got himself in a pickle ...but now he's all better and recovering. 

Look for us this Friday, (Opening Day for the Texas Rangers) April 1st in Arlington at the Arlington Farmers' Market at 215 E. Front Street.  We'll be selling our pickles and if you are a Ranger fan just drop on by before the game and we'll provide you with some splendiferous spark to get you all wound up for the game!

And Pickle Peeps you can also find us on April 9 at the White Rock Local Market.  On April 15 find yourself in a pickle in Arlington, and not with the tax folks...We'll try to make you feel better at tax time, by offering up some sweet and spicy cheer  at the Arlington Farmers' Market.

April 16th you'll find in a pickle at the Deep Ellum Outdoor Market in Dallas and at the Uptown trolley stop on the 16th and 17th.

"Bet you can't eat just one" nope... they weren't talking about our Original but it is an old slogan of Lays Potato Chips and that's where we will be on April 18th at the Frito Lay Headquarters in Plano.  AND on the 22nd these folks would "probably leave the light on for us"... we'll be at Accor the parent company of Motel 6 ... then we'll finish out April on the 23rd back at the White Rock Local Market.

If you miss us at the above events, check out our other venues online at inapicklefoods.com and you can always order online too!

Angus is taking well wishes... from our pickle peeps so drop him a line here... it will surely cheer him up in his recovery!

Pickle Perfect Shamrock Reubens

Happy St. Paddy's Day!  March is a time to do a little Irish jig, have a little Irish brew and serve up some in a pickle Pickle Perfect Shamrock Reubens.  Here at in a pickle we are celebrating the luck of the Irish with our own version of the famous Reuben.

in a pickle Perfect Shamrock Reubens

for four

8 slices of Rye bread 

1/2 LB of Corned Beef

8 slices of Baby Swiss

8 oz. Sour Kraut

6 TLBS. Thousand Island Dressing

1/4 cup of chopped Original pickles

2 TLBS. chopped Original peppers

Mix the dressing, pickles and peppers together.  Spread mixture on bread equally.  On four slices of bread place corned beef, cheese and sour kraut -finish with another round of cheese and the other slices of bread on top.  Grill equally on both sides allowing cheese to melt.

Ahh! And the top of the day to you!

In the Spirit of Mardi Gras

We couldn't let Fat Tuesday pass us by without a little doo-dad of a recipe to help all our pickle peeps get through the Lenten season.  You know the period before Easter where Christian's center on prayer, penance, fasting and self-denial. 

Here's a pickle dip recipe to try while you're working on the fasting and self-denial... it's low calorie, a little spicy to help you remember to not eat too much and just the right ingredients for a small get together...  Enjoy!



Lenten in a pickle dip

16 oz. low fat sour cream
8 oz. non-fat cream cheese (room temp)
1 garlic clove, minced
garlic salt to taste
1/4 cup of diced Original in a pickle
2 TBLS. of diced Original in a pickle peppers
pickle juice

Beat the sour cream and cream cheese along with the garlic.  Add pickle juice for desired consistency.  Add pickles and peppers.  Refrigerate 2 hours - overnight.  Serve with carrots, or baked chips!

Yummy!  And no guilty feelings required!

IT'S MORE THAN JUST A NAME

Okay Pickle Peeps, have you ever wondered what it would take to make some awesome, spicy/sweet pickles?  Well... Karen had been making her splendiferous chips since 1993, and we thought, "Shoot, we should share a little bit of heaven with everyone.  So we began our pickle journey in July of 2010 and we've never looked back.  

So, back to my original question... "Ever wondered what it would take to make some splendiferous pickles???"  I'm here to tell you it takes a lot!  It's one thing... to make the pickles but there's much more to in a pickle than the preparation... you've got the labeling, the printing, the packaging, the shipping... we're going to stop here for a moment and take a look at the in a pickle process - in particular - the James Express in action...

The pickle mobile loaded with packing boxes

Stuffed to the brim

Headed to the warehouse

 

After our pickles are prepared, jarred and labeled - we then prepare the jars to be packed... and ship them out to people like you... and by the way, if your in a pickle supply is low, just call James at 817.584.5835 and he'll get right on it!  Or always you can order online at inapicklefoods.com.

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

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.

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!!!!