Headed to the Hatch Chile Festival

The Hatch Chile... you know the one from New Mexico... the one that the BBC World News voted the "Worlds Best Chile Pepper" yep, that one... well this Saturday the 20th of August marks Grand Prairie's Hatch Chile Festival and Art Walk from 8am until 4pm AND we'll be there!  

The event will be in the downtown area where Hatch Chiles will be sold, along with other goodies from local vendors, and there will be chef's presentations and an art walk to boot.. (no pun intended:).  

Karen's been a dreamin' and cookin' and the jams keep comin'!  Yummy!  And for those pickle peeps that come out and say, "Howdy" well, it will be well worth your time.
Look for in a pickle's NEW seasonal jams... like drum-roll puleese!!!!... 

Tomato, 
Blackberry Mojito, 
Strawberry Black Pepper and... 
Mango Lime.

Where else could you get splendiferous products like this and kick up a stir with some one and only Hatch Chilies???... PLUS rumor has it that the City of Grand Prairie has ordered 4,000 pounds of Hatch Chiles.  They learned their lesson last year when they sold out of a little over 1,300 pounds in under three hours!  Everything gets underway at 8am... see you there!

It's Christmas in August!

Okay... we knew that would get your attention pickle peeps!  Although we are wishing for a little Christmas weather here in Fort Worth, Texas... (the triple digit days hit 40 this week) that is NOT the reason for the announcement.  Nope, we're just giving all our friends a HEAD'S UP on shopping for your splendiferous edible Christmas gifts!

Plan ahead and order your pickles and jams today!  Yep, we're not joking... because we make our products in small batches we want to be sure and have your order ready ... so plan ahead.  Worried about it being too hot and too early to have your jams and pickles ready for the season?  No worries here, in a pickle products have a shelf-life of one year ... all you need to do is store in a cool, dry area... now of course our Texas friends are laughing at this point and saying "You've gotta be kidding me... cool???"  Well, that's right... cool, that means in any cool, dark area ,,, probably a good idea inside an air conditioned home this time of year!

Our latest batch of seasonal jams are going fast... and OMG if you have not tried our peach cinnamon ... well you've obviously missed the best part of your summer!!!  But you still have time... we're selling at White Rock Local Market and Celebration Farmer's Market and you can always call in your order at 817.584.5835 for all your holiday speciality food gifts.  And don't think we won't have some surprises too... Karen's already dreaming about mangoes, cranberries and strawberries.... umm... you'll hear about it here first!  in a pickle and beyond!!!!

in a pickle GOURMET KITCHEN SNEAK PEEK!

 We are working on cleaning and getting our new RED in a pickle foods gourmet kitchen in tip-top shape and ready to roll.  James will give you a sneak peek!!!

There's plenty to do to prepare the kitchen for all of the gourmet treats Karen has in store... there's cleaning and prepping and a general overall inspection.

 

We will soon be ready to roll and provide all our pickle peeps with some really scrumptious fancy foods... here's a few shots of our newest seasonal products like lemon fig preserves...peach cinnamon jam and blueberry lime jam...

So there you have it... a sneak peek to our newest venture into the fancy food world...

 Hope you will come along on the ride...

Random pickle facts!

Livestrong.com says...
Pickles stand out as flavorful, low-calorie vegetables and are high in vitamin K.

Shapefit. com says...
Americans consume more than 9 pounds of pickles per person annually – that’s 20 billion pickles throughout the U.S. each year!

AND
America was named after a pickle peddler – Amerigo Vespucci was a ships chandler who outfitted his ships full of vitamin C-rich pickles to prevent scurvy among crew members!

Boy!  It's hot here in Texas and that makes us think about a hot game that kicked off the Dallas Cowboys' 2000 season when the 'Boys played the Philadelphia Phillys... hot... how about 109 degrees?  Several Cowboys dropped out of the game with muscle aches... the Phillys?  Well they stayed in the game and eventually won  41-14... their secret to fight off cramps:  pickle juice!  You can read more about the incredible pickle juice win after Kevin C. Miller a doctoral student at the time wrote a little something on it for his dissertation.

Well, we at in a pickle have known for a long time that pickles are quite incredible!  AND you can discover what a lot of peeps are beginning to learn ... Life's greatest moments start
in a pickle...

Join us this weekend in Dallas at the White Rock Local Market 8am to 1pm AND
Celebration Farmers Market 8am to 12 noon.  You'll find our sweet and spicy pickles and our seasonal jams like Blueberry Lime... Cinnamon Peach... and Fig and Lemon Preserves... YUMMY...  See you guys there!!!

Touring with in a pickle!

Hey pickle peeps just back from the southern in a pickle tour … we dropped by Baton Rouge and picked up some yummy figs… toured through Mississippi and Alabama and stopped for a few in South Beach, Florida.

While in Florida we picked up our pickle mobile! Yep, that's right… our positively, no doubt about it!… can't miss it!… don't want to miss it! RED in a pickle gourmet kitchen!

Spread the word, tell your friends, shout it out… it's a splendiferous thing! So what does that mean for our pickle peeps??? Can you say …sweet and sassy delights! How do you spell it?



S-p-l-e-n-d-i-f-e-r-o-u-s!!! in a pickle's gourmet kitchen is here!


It's such a milestone for us. A year ago, we were just starting out … our Original pickle had made its debut and look at us now:


A Fancy Foods Kitchen to bring all our fans more in a pickle delights! You may have tasted our limited Pimento Cheese… or had a taste of our seasonal line of jams & jellies like Lime Blueberry, Peach Cinnamon and new this past weekend… drum roll please… Lemon and Fig Preserves.

Thanks to all of you who dropped by to see us at the Dallas' White Rock Local Market or Celebration Farmers Market… you can usually catch us there... But even more important thanks to all of you who have supported us this last year. We are on our way peeps and we couldn't have done it without you….Pickles and beyond!!!!

in a pickle will be in Dallas at the Deep Ellum Market and at Celebration Farmers Market this weekend but also look for us soon...

on the road, maybe in your neighborhood - Look for the big red gourmet kitchen and remember

Life's greatest moments start in a pickle!

James' is a cookin'

It’s summertime and when the temps rise James gets to cookin’ and grillin’ and letting the burger’s smoke!



Here’s James’ Smokey Hot Turkey Burger recipe that will have you licking your lips and crowing for more! Do turkey’s crow? Ummmm…


James’ Smokey Hot Turkey Burger


2 lbs. ground turkey


6 jalapeno peppers, chopped


Add a little garlic powder, a little onion powder, pinch of red pepper flakes, two shakes of salt, two shakes of black pepper and throw in anything else in the cabinet you like…


Mix it all together, pat out some patties and throw it on the smoker… don’t have a smoker???… GRILL ‘EM!


No flips just wait to those babies are not crowing (do turkey’s crow?)


Slap on a toasted bun… with mustard and mayo…add a slice of a home-grown tomato, a few of our Original pickles… onion if you dare…. And you gotta burger to beat the best!


AHHHH…. Summertime at in a pickle.

Look for us this Saturday in Dallas at White Rock Local Market and Celebration Farmer's Market...

in a pickle pimento cheese

Yummy... Yummy... in a pickle has got its pimento cheese on... yeah!

Made a batch last week for the good folks that patron the Prestonwood Polo and Country Club in Oakpoint, Texas.  It was the USPA intro-circuit 12 Goal tournament:  a weekend of world class polo!


We ponied right up with our in a pickle pimento cheese and had a great day of polo and pimento!  That's a shout out to all of our polo pickle peeps!


And just to let everyone know in the Dallas-Fort Worth area... we've got a bit of our special pimento cheese left.  Get it now... because this is a special edition and you won't see it again until we come out with our completed line of in a pickle pimento cheese.  When you might ask?  Well, James thinks it won't be too long... we'll let our blog readers know first!


In the mean time you can catch us this Saturday in Dallas at the Deep Ellum Outdoor Market and on Sunday at the Uptown Trolly Stop Market.


And a hoot... hoot to the NBA champion Dallas Mavericks!!!  The Miami Heat (who were in a pickle) may want to try our pickles to perk 'em up!!!


Later Peeps!!!!!