Pickle plots

We are thinking that there needs to be a plan for pickle purchasing... Like, you know, planning your in a pickle foods stops especially in north Texas where the temps have been extremely high (we don't want our pickle peeps scorching out there, gasping for sweet tea, as their parched lips beg for more sassy in a pickle goodness! Yesterday we were soaking in the sunshine at BRIT Botanical Research Institute of Texas bringing it to our local crowd in Fort Worth! And for the next several days we are bringing it to the Dallas Gourmet Market ( yeah that's you wholesaler guys) and no parched lips its 100 % AC! Next week we will see y'all at the White Rock Local Market/Greenspot in Dallas. We are bringing it !!! Local, small batches of goodness... And did we mention extreme tasty jams and pickles... Yeah uh! Power on PICKLE-PEEPS!

Happy Trails!

     We headlined this post with Happy because we truly are blessed and happy to have met so many great folks along this in a pickle journey.   

photo courtesy jill johnson

     As we kick off a new year of Farmer's Markets this month, with what has grown to be one of our fav -  White Rock Local Market, we reflect back on our beginnings and how we started - we can't even begin to tell you how sad we are to know that one of our biggest supporters is not around... 

photo courtesy jill johnson

We lost one of our Westies - Mac, or THE MAC ATTACK as we so fondly called him... last month.   




Although, we mourn - we also know that a part of him will always be with us and that HAPPY is one of those feelings that he helped write in our minds... and going forth there will always be Happy Trails ... 

     So to all of our pickle peeps, our friends, our business partners, those of you who might feel like their in a pickle today ... just know that we wish you Happy Trails this year, and hope that our paths may cross and that our happiness may bring you good feelings as well.

photo courtesy jill johnson

     Look for us at WRLM, 9150 Garland Rd., Dallas TX 75218, Saturday, March 2 from 8am - 1pm ... and the Carrollton Gourmet Food Truck Event "Food Truckin For A Cure"   from 4pm to 9pm... and don't forget April 26-28, the 3-day Austin Food and Wine Festival ... we'll be there!  Happy Trails!

Korean's In A Pickle

Our Original sweet and spicy pickles traveled across the pond to Korea last month with our friend Matt Schroeder.  Matt's an accomplished connoisseur of sweet and spicy and can't get enough of our Originals!

Hyeeun Yoo and Sunah Noh our newest pickle peeps were at lunch with Matt and his wife Sheri at a Korean chicken restaurant when they pulled out the chopsticks... and the pickles!  Koreans are known for spicy underlings from kimchi to veggies... and our sweet and spicy gems fit right in!

Thanks! Matt for sending us this snapshot.

Hyeenun Yoo, Sunah Noh, Matt Schroeder with in a pickle Originals

We're going global but we can still be found at our favorite haunts...
check us out at the White Rock Lake Local Everything Market this weekend.
If you need our product delivered call Greenling in the Dallas-Fort Worth area or order our artisan jams and pickles online at inapicklefoods.com

 When you are in a pickle - whether it's in Fort Worth, Texas or Seoul, Korea ... just remember ... Life's greatest moments are sure to happen!

Rain, Baseball, and New Friends Too!

Well the rain put the Texas Rangers in a pickle this weekend - when the deluge postponed their game with the A's and put them into a double split on Sunday.  

The wet stuff was definitely a game changer for a lot of events this weekend in the Fort Worth-Dallas area...the White Rock Local Market, as well at Saint Michael's Market was rained out... but look for us next time... Hey, you know though... we are all about being in a pickle ... because we know what to do if one is in a pickle... think smart, drink smart ... and eat in a pickle foods' products ... ahhh... life's greatest moments truly do start when you're in a pickle...

We did have a great time on Sunday at a new venue in Dallas called the Knox Strass Urban Market.  The neighborhood folk at Knox (Karen gives a shout out!!!) is really changing it up a bit with a European Flair.  We sold pickles and our artisan jams along side a bier garten, music and art... we made some new friends ... those we can now count as Knox Pickle Peeps...





And we can't forget our new pickle peeps down south in Meridian and Clifton at the Red Caboose Winery and vineyard... 

yep they were grape stompin' in September when we took our sweet and spicy Originals down. 


AND what a combo when you throw a little in a pickle artisan jam down on a cracker add a bit of chevre... top that off with an award winning Cab featured at Red Caboose and your in the money... babyyyyy!  Woo Hoo!  

  

New friends, new pickle peeps and life's greatest moments that's a great way to kick off our fall!  So don't get in a pickle unless you're in it with us... knee deep and pickle proud!

...Don't forget, the holidays are creepin' up fast... make your list and check it twice... we've got Peach Cinnamon Jam, Apple Bourbon Cinnamon Jam, Whole Fig Preserves and lots more to stuff your stockings !

Happy Birthday

 


Wow!  It's hard for us to believe that it has been three years since we sold our first pickle!  What a journey we've taken and what a lot of great people we've met along the way! 


 From the first pickle jar of our Original Sweet & Spicy pickles to our newest artisan batch of Rum Peaches and Cream jam... 

 
it's been an incredible road full of ups and downs, fun times and truly in a pickle moments!  

This month is special because it's our birthday month and wouldn't you know we are in good company... it would have been Julia Child's 100th birthday month.  Well, in a pickle foods is a long way from boeuf bourguignon but while we were thinking of Julia, and all her delightful inspirations, we thought about how Julia may have used our products.  May we suggest that her BEEF may benefit by substituting that tomato paste with in a pickles' Tomato Jam... and Julia's Egg Burritos?  Well, substitute that pepper sauce with our diced Original Sweet & Spicy Pickles... and Julia's Cherry Clafouti ... yep... in a pickle foods Blueberry Lime Jam instead of the cherries...
 

So here's a little salute to the larger than life, popular TV chef and author... ahhh... if Julia was still around we bet she would agree... life's greatest moments start in a  pickle!

And... another momentous occasion... the USDA has declared August 5 - 12 as National Farmers Market Week, in order to raise awareness of U.S.  markets... about 8, 000 of them... supporting local food systems and local entrepreneurs like us. 

Look for in a pickle at White Rock Local Market and St. Michael's FreshFarm Market.. you can order online, find us at your favorite little shop and if we are not there... ask for us... we'll be the ones with a party hat on in August!                    

Just call us the partyin' pickle peeps!    Happy Birthday to us... Happy Birthday to us... 

What's Cookin'?

We've been busy whipping up some delicious artisan jams in the kitchen this week. Peach Cinnamon... Peach Chocolate... Blueberry lime... Strawberry vanilla.... SPLENDIFEROUS!

 

You can catch us at White Rock Local Market this Saturday, or wholesalers - at the Dallas Gourmet Market... and starting June 30 in Dallas at Saint Michael and All Angels north parking lot from 8am until 12pm. The Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church is located at 8011 Douglas in Dallas.  in a pickle foods will be there the first and third weekend of each month... come on out and try our pickles and artisan seasonal jams and you will discover our secret... life's greatest moments start in a pickle!

in a pickle welcomes summer with this delightfully refreshing salad...


Spinach, Berry and Brie Salad

baby spinach leaves
15 snow peas (blanched)
brie cheese (cut into wedges)
1/2 cup of blueberries
black pepper
in a pickle italian dressing




iap dressing
2 TBLS of iap peach cinnamon jam
olive oil
champagne vinegar to taste 
sea salt and cracked black pepper
Whip the ingredients together and drizzle over the salad



Combine all ingredients,  and drizzle with iap dressing.  Serve this with nice crusty bread!

in a pickle sweet & spicy sightings

Many of you have asked where our in a pickle fancy food trailer will be this week and through Memorial Day... Pickle Peeps will be able to find us at Cowtown Chow Down beginning Friday, May 25 through Memorial Day and we'll also be at one of our favs on Saturday, White Rock Local Market in Dallas.

AND  JAM ALERT... there's a limited supply of our peach and cinnamon jam so get it while you can at Bolsa - we have a delivery on Saturday!!!








Splendiferous artisan jams you can count on this weekend until they are gone are:  

Sweet & Spicy Tomato;                                       

Orangey Fig;     

Apple Bourbon Cinnamon; 

Strawberry Vanilla.  

What are you in a pickle for?  Let us know!

 



And come on out to Cowtown Chow Down this weekend and stop by and say, "Hey..." 


 

We'll be cooking up some in a pickle  Devilish Egg Salad... and SPLENDIFEROUS SANDWICHES... how 'bout our grilled and toasted pickle Pimento Cheese, or our perfecto PB&Jam, or in a pickle's Chow Down Chicken Salad... that's what we're talking about... can you say INCREDIBLE?  Pair your sandwich with some slaw that will make you want to sit up and say SERIOUSLY?  You can order our sassy, sweet & spicy pickles on the side as well, and don't forget to wash it down with HOLY KAMBUCHA's Blood Orange and Green Apple Ginger... It's naturally GREAT! 

We got  you covered this holiday weekend... make it a pickle perfect one and don't forget...

 

Life's greatest moments     start                              

in a pickle!

Pickle Peeps Contribute

Oooh Boy!  We've got a recipe here! Brian Clark, a pickle peep and friend... cooked up a little pulled pork, threw in some in a pickle sweet & spicy's and some other incredible ingredients and made these splendiferous burritos... Try 'em... We think you might like 'em!

Brian's Sweet & Spicy Burritos   

Fresh homemade tortillas

queso

pulled pork

baked beans with bacon and brown sugar

in a pickle sweet & spicy Original

in a pickle Tomato Jam

Start with fresh homemade tortillas.  Add a smudge of queso.  Pile three tablespoons of the following mix:  pulled pork; baked beans; in a pickle sweet & spicy Originals; tomato jam.  Roll into tight little burritos and enjoy!

The Fort Worth Food Park may soon have some company... there seems to be plans for the Cowtown Chow Down at 1100 N. Main St. ... We're checking it out here at in a pickle... love the idea of opportunities to roll with the Fancy Foodie in a pickle Truck.   

AND local Farmer's Markets are just around the corner... We'll see you on March 10 at White Rock Local Market for a little sweet and spicy time...  until then... have a burrito or call James at 817.584.5835 to try our pickles and jams!