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!

Patriotic Pickles

Have you ever wondered what a patriotic pickle would taste like? Well, you're probably thinking... not... and you probably aren't alone... But we here at in a pickle are always coming up with pickle thoughts especially since we are in the kitchen 24-7!

You know...
Patriotism is a cultural attachment to ones homeland and we're pretty attached to the little green gems that got us started , in fact we LOVE our little sweet and spicy gems... Just like we like our little jammy gems as well.... And you too can enjoy our fare of pickles, jams and jellies during your patriotic celebrations or just at down home parties! Every little event turns into a splendiferous one with in a pickle sliders or apple bourbon pie made with iap jam... It makes your mouth zing and sing and soon you'll realize that life's greatest moments happen when your in a pickle!

You can pickle that!

Have a hankering for some pickles, okra or a pickled beet? Join Karen and friends from 9:30 to noon on June 22 at White Rock Lake Market and learn how to pickle your favorites! Students will leave with their own preserves and pickled veggies! The class is $50 or $40 for WRLM members.

Thanks to all he came out last week to NorthPark Dallas for Williams Sonoma's artisan market. Karen was sampling some of our jams and pickles - it was yummy! Check our blog periodically to find out when we do this again.

Our days have been busy in the kitchen stirring our pot to create what our peeps have come to expect: nature's best flavors, handmade in small batches AND whenever it's possible ... local produce- sustainably grown!

Come see us in Dallas this weekend at WRLM/Greenspot and St. Michael's Market...
Our pick for the week... How it all started... Our Original Sweet and Spicy Pickles.

Fort Worth Farmer's Market

Wow! The BRIT FORT WORTH FARMER'S MARKET was a delight!

So nice to be in our back yard even Angus enjoyed hangin!

Peep Pack Caddy

The Main Dog

We shared our newest in a pickle PEEP PACK... it's

a caddy for four jars of jam... or mix and match pickles and jams... and there's multi uses for the PEEP PACK too ... like a condiment caddy for those outdoor soirees, ...or put some of your fav spring bulbs in the caddy (we put tulips in ours)... or take your empty in a pickle jars and drop in your favorite votive candle  - slide them into the caddy and now your kickin it with in a pickle... Need a magazine caddy or a mail caddy? - The PEEP PACK is soooo versatile... and who would have thought you could get so much bang for your buck! 

We're lovin' our new PEEP PACKs cause they keep on keepin on, even after your last jar of pickle power is gone (don't forget you can get more pickle goodness on the web or at our many scheduled appearances)... We'll be back at the BRIT next month and we hope to see you Peeps out there... drop by and say "HEY" in Austin, or Dallas...it's Market time and we're on the road spreading our sweet and spicy delights...

Zinging at the BRIT

Jams



Pickles

Life's greatest moments start in a pickle!

FORT WORTH FOODIES UNITE

As the jams, jellies and pickles pop out of our kitchen... we are totally excited about our newest venue ... WE WILL BE IN FORT WORTH at the newly announced BRIT(The Botanical Research Institute of Texas) FARMER'S MARKET... YES!!! CAN'T WAIT!...Every first Saturday of the month we will be back in the Fort!  Pickle Peeps we're there!  10 am - 2 pm  and the inaugural market is April 6 ... SO MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND COME ON OUT!  From sweet and spicy to all things nicey ... we got it!  Try our Strawberry Vanilla Jam ... or our signature Original Sweet and Spicy Pickles - your gonna love 'em.

March brought us to the Salado Wine Festival - what a fun time, and so many new pickle peeps!  We're lovin' it!

March 30 we will be in Grand Prairie at the GPFM (Grand Prairie Farmer's Market... got it?) and April 12 mosey on down to Ballinger, Texas where you will find us at the Petticoats on the Prairie!

It's Spring pickle peeps and we are bursting into the season with seductive sweetness in the form of our artisanal fruit jams and our crowd-pleasing pickles!

Stop by and say, "HI" and try our foodie wares ... because life's greatest moments start in a pickle!

We've Brought in the Big Guns

     It's hot in our kitchen these days - we're making product fast and furiously in preparation for the holiday season.  There's much to do...
     AND, although we are managing to keep up, James thought it was time to bring in the big guns... so, he made a few pleas and sure enough... Momma Pat has arrived!  Nothin' like havin' a little help from your momma!
     So you might be wondering what Momma Pat's presence will do for YOU???  Well, pickle peeps... her valuable splendiferous advice accompanied with a little lovin' that only a momma can do will make everything just right at in a pickle AND you'll be able to go online at inapicklefoods.com, or catch us at our local upcoming venues and grab some great handmade jams and pickles for holiday gifts and parties.... Thanks Momma Pat!

     

  Here's a current list of what's in stock... 

apple bourbon cinnamon........

lemon fig preserves..........  

orangy fig jam...... peach cinnamon jam........ lemon pear vanilla....... cranberry orange jam........ sweet and spicy tomato jam........ spicy satsuma lemon marmalade..... AND sweet & spicy  PICKLES...

     



Look for us this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2 and 3 at the 34th annualHappy Hollydays Bazaar in Dallas at 3920 Caruth on the Hyer Elementary School Grounds.

Bare Naked Pickles

Bare Naked before the Label

James has been busy in the kitchen for the last several weeks.  

Here's a shot of our signature B&B (bread and butter) pickles laid out and ready for their label... 



if you take a closer look
you'll see the really special way
our cukes are reaching out to you... see??? SEE??? It's almost if they were shouting out "Take a bite"... "Take a bite" sorry... I just can't help but get excited when we are in the kitchen making product.

Inspecting the bounty

Here's Mr. Richards performing a quality inspection of in a pickle's cinnamon peach jam.  He's got a tough job:  to perform a quality inspection when those peaches are singing "Taste me.. Taste me!"  

in a pickle Cinnamon Peach Jam

 








Our combo of peaches, cinnamon and hazelnut liqueur bring the taste of Momma's peach cobbler right out of the jar to you.






From our sweet and spicy tomato jam, a classic that brings together tomatoes and savory spices that gives a grilled burger a dynamite finish

in a pickle Sweet & Spicy Tomato Jam

 



..to our bare naked Bread and Butter's, you can bet in a pickle foods 

 
is gearing up
 

 

to blow the lid off your foodie favs.  

And you pickle peeps can count on it being a great moment!

Because we all know... life's greatest moments start ... in  a pickle!

OPENING DAY... COWTOWN CHOW DOWN

Cowtown Chow Down opens today with the ribbon cutting ceremony at 10 am and after that ... drum roll puleese.... Foodies... drum roll puleese!!!  Come on out and get a bite, listen to some live entertainment, sit under an outdoor canopy and surf with free wi-fi, bring a friend and CHOW DOWN!

in a pickle's fancy food trailer will be there along with many others... What are you in a pickle for???  We'll have brisket with our fab tomato jam... or need a bit of Cajun - try James' Jambalaya... feeling some hummus... try Sitto's hummus and top it off with Hashawa... Karen's grandmothers' speciality:  ground meat mixed with onions, lemon, nuts and cinnamon...yummy! 
Whatever you are in a pickle for... we've probably got it or will get it!  Let us know and visit us at our new food park home...
Cowtown Chow Down, 1100 N. Main in Fort Worth between downtown and the Stockyards.

Drop in and say, "Hey" and order some splendiferous delights!

in a pickle COUNTDOWN to CHOW DOWN

We are counting down until May 17th when we will have our fancy food trailer at the Cowtown Chow Down opening in Fort Worth!  Woo Hoo!

But before we get the pickle before the cart... Happy Mother's Day!!!  in a pickle will be at the White Rock Local Market this weekend where it's an Everything Market!  You can find all kinds of delights... and be sure and stop by and say, "Hey" we'll have our artisan jams and sweet and spicy pickles!  Pick up a few for Mom... cause one jar won't do it (you know Dad will be all up in it) - stock up and wish your Mom a happy day with in a pickle wares!  

And now onto our countdown... James is painstakingly working on the menu for the upcoming weeks and you can count on something incredibly Cajun, and some splendiferous sandwiches... let's just say,  you've not tasted pimento cheese until you've tasted in a pickle style pimento cheese... it's not what yo' momma served... it's a little spicy, a little sweet and James has got it down... baby!  Sorry, we just get a little excited about our in a pickle pimento cheese! And wait til you try our PB & jam, sandwiches - they'll knock your socks off.   He's planning on some other delights too... and we would be remiss if we didn't kick off opening week at the Chow Down WITHOUT Brisket... shoot Fort Worth wouldn't be the same without some COW!... It's gonna be good!  So make sure you giddy up right on down to Cowtown Chow Down at 1100 N. Main St.  halfway between downtown Fort Worth and the Stockyards where you'll want to feast on whatever you're in a pickle for whether it's Louisiana, Lebanese (we're talking Karen's family recipes) or Texan.....  right out of the shoot in a pickle will bring you some awesome hummus topped with Sitto's (Karen's grandmother) recipe for HASHWA, a Lebanese  dish to die for... slap some of that on a pita and you're guaranteed to be back for more!  So make a date... May 17th, Cowtown Chow Down and COME HUNGRY!

Rollin' With in a pickle

in a pickle fancy food trailer

Our fancy food trailer is movin' and a shakin' ... stare at her.... can't you see her moves??  No???  Well, come check her out up close and personal - she'll be decked out in all her glory at Fort Worth's newest Foodie Truck/Trailer Park on Main Street... soon!!!!

Cowtown Chow Down Food Park

 The Cowtown Chow Down  is putting in all the accoutrements that a fine Foodie Park needs... and coming in April we'll be there along with other Food Trucks and Trailers to serve up some incredible, splendiferous FOOD!  We're thinking that James may cook up some Louisana Boudin, there might also be some Lebanese favs too.  We're salivating just thinking about it!  We'll let you know what we're cooking as we get closer to move-in date.

in a pickle will be serving up some sweet and spicy pickle chips and actually you'll be able to pick up all our line of pickles and jams this weekend at White Rock Local Market.  Rain or Shine!  It's Opening Day so stop by on Saturday from 8am until 1pm - the address is 702 N. Buckner Blvd, Dallas...  Karen will have Spicy Orange Lemon Marmalade until it runs out and of course all our other seasonal artisan jams.

Bolsa Mercado

We will also be at Bolsa Mercado in Dallas on Saturday sampling our jams from 1pm to 4pm and you can buy there too!  Stop by and say, "Hey" to James!  Proclaim your Pickle Proudness!

in a pickle foods

AND in our own backyard... a new market!  Dos Gringos Locos Market at 1015 University Drive in Fort Worth.  Opening Day is this Saturday from 9am until 1pm.  Danette's Urban Oasis will be there selling great products INCLUDING our line of pickles and jams.  So check it out and be and sure you tell Danette we sent ya... And that you're rollin' with in a pickle! 


 

Sweetness! Happy Valentine's

We were at a lovely party the other night and had a great little hors 'doeuvre... it was on a beautiful plate (presentation... presentation... presentation) and the plate was coated with cream cheese, a generous amount of caramel mixed with pecan halves was drizzled on top and slices of apples were generously arranged around the edges of the plate!  Very simple, quite good and it got us thinking... hmmm... here's one we haven't tried yet... but could be splendiferous (have you noticed we never get tired of that word).. How 'bout taking our Spicy Orange Lemon Marmalade and letting it dance with a medium Camembert and of course apple slices on the side... ummm... or taking our Apple Bourbon Cinnamon Jam slathering it over cream cheese and serving it up with water crackers or apple slices.  How's that for sweetness for the upcoming sweetest day of the year?... We're liking it... we may have to serve both!

You can buy our sweet jams, and all our other products this Valentine's Day for a sweet price of only $6.50 a jar... as you know if you've been reading this blog... our website is undergoing updates so give James a shout at 817.584.5835  to order right now... this deal is ONLY good through Valentine's Day!

It's a sweet time for us too!  In a pickle foods is now coming to you from Greenling a LOCAL delivery grocery service and... drum roll please...   Hello Fort Worth...Gourmet to go just got better!!!!  Feastivities, Inc. is now carrying in a pickle products... Lemony Pear Vanilla Bean... Apple Bourbon Cinnamon... Sweet and Spicy Tomato Jam... Spicy Orange Lemon Marmalade ...we're there!  Be sure and visit our new pickle peeps and tell them "Hey"!!!  
AND visit us Saturday, February 11th in Dallas at Bolsa Mercado from 11 to 3 we'll be packing the sweetness and you can sample it too!!!...

 

                          Happy Valentine's Day Ya'll!

Spreading The Love

We were spreading the in a pickle love last weekend at one of our newest locations!  In a pickle was in Dallas at Bolsa Mercado sharing our jams.  It was a great tasting and we were glad to see those that stopped by!

Our jams and pickles are marching on ... you can find us at Tommy Tamales in Grapevine,  Tis The Season Gift Shop in Hemphill, and our newest out-of-state pickle peeps are;  Whispering Meadows Vineyard & Winery in McAlester, Oklahoma and Tagawa Gardens in Centennial, Colorado.  And while we are on the subject of great places to get our pickles and jams... we want to give a shout out to Empire Baking Company in Dallas!

If you haven't tried some of our recent seasonal jams like Orangey Fig, Lemony Pear Vanilla Bean, Sweet and Spicy Tomato, and Apple Bourbon Cinnamon you can pick up a jar at Bolsa Mercado or ask for them at other locations that carry in a pickle products and of course if in doubt just call James at 817.584.5835 and order.

Now you may be wondering why you don't see any of our new products on our website but never fear pickle peeps we are in a pickle at the moment because our incredible seasonal products are multiplying about as fast as Karen can say Splendiferous!  Our website is up and running... but will be changing soon to reflect our new products, our in a find locations, our new look, and our famously fab in a pickle foodie trailer!

Have a great week... and remember life's greatest moments start in a pickle!

Great Places to Find in a PICKLE Products

We are updating our in a PICKLE vendor list ... those places across the country that you can find in a PICKLE products... and we want to share it with you...  

If you don't find your favorite shop on this list ask them to give James a call at 817.584.5835, and as always you can find us in 2012 online at inapicklefoods.com, around town in our Fancy in a PICKLE trailer or at your favorite Farmer's Market ... if YOU'RE in a PICKLE FOR in a PICKLE reach out to us and we'll be happy to help you!

Here's a list of in a PICKLE vendors at this writing...

ARIZONA

  Prescott – Prescott True Value

  Wilcox – Rustic Rooster

  Yuma – Basket Creations and More

ARKANSAS

  Fayetteville – Classic Designs

  Salem – Baker’s

COLORADO

  Lafayette – The Purple Poppy

  Loveland – Almosta Mercantile

GEORGIA

  Cordele – Stripling General Store

IOWA

   West Des Moines – Elements of Design

 

KANSAS

   Hiawatha – Main St. Flower Shop

   Lenexa -  Riverstone Goods

   Wichita -  Johnson’s Garden Center

LOUSIANA

   Baton Rouge – Baton Rouge General

   Minden – Loye’s Pharmacy and Gifts

   Broussard – Vivian’s Décor and Gifts

MISSISSIPPI

   Vicksburg – A Drop In The Basket

NEBRASKA

   Kearney – Shopping Tripps

   Lincoln – Hillis & Company

NORTH CAROLINA

   Raleigh – Beautiful Things

OKLAHOMA

   Edmond – Woods Floral and Gourmet

  

TEXAS

   Athens – Hearts Desire

   Chillicothe  - Valley Pecans

   Corpus Christi – Liquid Town

   Dallas – Celebration Market; Coffee Co.; Dallas Market Center; Empire Baking; 

   Jimmy’s Food Store; Yo Pop, Etc.

   Early – Sliger’s Produce

   Fort Worth – Danette’s UrbanOasis; Kay’s Hallmark Shop; Rodak’s Custom Coffee 

   and BBQ Grills;  Vending Nut Company

   Fredericksburg – Fredericksburg General Store

   Hutto – Sarah’s Texas Pantry

   Lubbock – KK’s Craft &Gift Mall

   McKinney – Hamm’s Custom MeatMarket

   McAllen – Barn White

   Ozona – Petals and Pearls

   Rockport – Lighthouse Liquors; Sassy

   Rowlett – Big Papa’s

   Santo – Gilbert Pecan Company

   Sherman – Bon Appetite Ya’ll

   Spring – Amish Barn

   Waxahachie – Boyce Feed Store

   Weatherford – The Copper Pumpkin

   Willow Park – Clear Fork Station

WASHINGTON

   Vashon Island – The Little House

 

A Little Bit of Pickle Pleasure for your New Year's

Ring in 2012 with good friends and in a pickle's splendiferous new attitude to some old favorites that includes our sweet & spicy pickle peppers!

Add luck to your year with a few lucky peas... raw black-eyed peas make a beautiful accent to any champagne glass... we put a few in the bottom of the glass and then pour a bit of the bubbly in for the first toast of the New Year!  We DON'T recommend adding these to your glass at the end of the night... 

Something you will want to try is our version of Black-eyed Pea Chowder... yummy!  AND to go with that chowder you may want to add some in a pickle pepper Focaccia.  Another fun idea is a twist on your favorite bloody Mary mix... Try ours with sweet & spicy pickle peppers.

Thanks again to all our pickle peeps for an incredible 2011... Here's to 2012 - may yours include happiness, peace and love...
from all of us at in a pickle foods!

Black-eyed Pea Chowder
1/2 lb bacon, diced
2 cups celery, chopped
2 cups in a pickle sweet & spicy pickle peppers, chopped
2 cups onion, chopped
1 (10 1/2 oz) can beef consomme
2 (16 oz) cans diced tomatoes
2 (16 oz) cans black-eyed peas

Saute bacon with celery, peppers and onion.  Add consomme, tomatoes and peas; slimmer 30 to 40 minutes.  Makes 6 to 8 servings.


in a pickle Pepper Focaccia
1 pkg. refrigerated pizza crust
1/4 cup Italian salad dressing
2 garlic cloves, pressed
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
1/2 cup in a pickle sweet & spicy pickle peppers, patted dry and chopped
1/2 cup sliced pitted ripe olives
1/4 cup grated fresh Parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp Italian seasoning


Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Unroll pizza crust lengthwise on lightly greased jelly roll pan.  Press indentations 1/2 apart into surface of dough.  In small bowl mix salad dressing and garlic; brush over dough.  Sprinkle with half of the mozzarella cheese.  Top with peppers and olives.  Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese and seasoning.  Makes 8 servings.



in a pickle bloody Mary mix
1 TBLS granulated garlic
1 TBLS finely ground black pepper
1 TBLS kosher salt
3 green onions, chopped
1/2 cup sweet & spicy pickle peppers, chopped
46 ounces V8 juice
2 TBLS siracha sauce or Asian garlic chili sauce

Puree all ingredients in a blender.  Use in your favorite bloody Mary recipe or just serve over ice  and garnish with a sweet & spicy pickle!

Happy Thanksgiving!

     We are settling in for a great Thanksgiving here at in a pickle foods!  James may throw on a Kahlua Turkey (that's a young turkey rubbed down with sea salt and pepper and slathered with Kahlua every 30 minutes until done) and there may be pumpkin pie or pecan pie... but one thing we know for sure the boys (Angus and Mac) will be with us AND we are sure to celebrate with friends and family.
     If you need a festive Thanksgiving appetizer to make and take try our 

in a pickle NUTTY CHEESE BALL ... 

1/4 cup softened reduced fat cream cheese (Neufchatel)

16 oz. shredded sharp cheddar cheese

3 TBL low fat mayo

3 TBL in a pickle Original, chopped

1 TBL in a pickle Original, brine

1 TBL in a pickle Original, peppers

pinch of sea salt

pinch of pepper

1 1/2 cups pecans, toasted and finely chopped

Toast pecan halves at 350 degrees, stirring once for  7 - 9 minutes let cool and chop

Process cream cheese, add cheddar cheese and all other ingredients into bow, mix well, cover and chill for 30 minutes.  Roll mixture into 1 inch balls and cover with chopped pecans.  

Splendiferous!


We are thankful for all our pickle peeps and the joy of the holiday season... from our home to yours...Happy Thanksgiving!

Fall is in the Air

Wow!  It's hard to believe that we will officially be entering the fall season this week.  The fall equinox is on September 23rd and although we've experienced a respite from the intense hot weather here in Texas... cool weather remains to be seen, our high temps are still in the 80s and sometimes 90s!  But the weather doesn't stop in a pickle foods... nope we are out and about sharing our seasonal products and sweet and spicy gems.


We just completed the Dallas Gourmet Market where we met some new pickle peeps like Danette from Danette's Urban Oasis in Fort Worth, she is carrying our products and if you are out west in Weatherford stop by the Marketfest on Saturday's from 8 am until 1 pm.  It's held at Clearfork Station located in Willow Park off of I-20..  Stop by and tell them we sent you...  

We will also be east of Fort Worth at the White Rock Local Market on Saturday, loads of fun out there this weekend...it's dog adoption day AND the Market is hosting Food Trucks like Yum Yum Truck, Trailer Cakes and Ssahm BBQ.  

Nope, we won't be selling out of our Fancy Gourmet Food Trailer... just YET ... BUT you can catch us in our spot selling some yummy jams like our Peach Cinnamon, Strawberry Vanilla, Tomato, Wild Grape and... PEACH CHOCOLATE and of course pickle peeps we'll have our Original sweet and spicy pickles and our Bread & Butter Pickles.


For those of you that have been asking about our Fancy Gourmet Food Trailer... she's almost ready to roll, be sure and check here and Facebook for upcoming tours.

So as the fall season greets us with slightly cooler weather come on out and support local produce and local companies... be sure and stop by and say, "Hey!"