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!"

TOMATO JAM and other Seasonal Delights

One of our seasonal delights this year has been Tomato Jam.  

Karen's had such a great time perfecting old recipes and coming up with some new ones... there's not much we can say about our Peach Chocolate Jam except... OMG!  It's always nice to have a little bit of heaven on a biscuit or a cracker or a bagel!   



AND Karen was tempted... so.... tempted with the last batch of juicy strawberries that she went right to work on Strawberry Vanilla Jam ... she'll have it this weekend in Grand Prairie! 
 



But you would really be in a pickle if you didn't try an adult PB&J. And of course it's not just ANY PB&J that's our seasonal small batch of Wild Grape Citrus Jelly, a chunk of crunchy peanut butter all between two slices of bread... you'll think you are a kid again!

Now... for the TOMATO JAM ... Try it on a grilled burger, douse it on a bagel with cream cheese, stuff a tartlet with it, add a sprinkle of Feta and top it with walnut sprinkles...that's how we spell YUMMY!  We also suggest adding it to your favorite grilled cheese sandwich... you won't be disappointed.  .... AND DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!!  

How 'bout...an in a pickle B-L-Tomato Jam Sandwich...


two pieces of bacon... fried crispy
a leaf of crunchy Romaine and
two pieces of your favorite bread toasted and slathered with in a pickle Tomato Jam .  YES!  Enjoy!

We'll be at the Grand Prairie Farmer's Market in downtown Grand Prairie on West Main Street this Saturday from 8am until 1pm ... come by and say Hi.

James is a cookin' Karen's Perfect Pita!

James loves to cook and lately he can't get enough of in a pickle's tomato jam!  

Here's a little ditty from Karen's original recipes that James likes to "whup up" ...

KAREN'S PERFECT PITA  or TACO TERRIFIC

1-2 lbs lean ground round beef
unleavened bread (pita or even a tortilla will work)
salt,
pepper,
cinnamon,
in a pickle's tomato jam,
in a pickle's original pickles,

Throw the meat in a skillet, doctor it with salt and pepper to taste... add enough cinnamon to lightly cover the meat and stir that baby up right.  Then add a couple of tablespoons of in a pickle's tomato jam and Original pickles... stir again.  Let this stove top mixture brown and settle... pour the mixture on top of a pita or in a tortilla ... roll that baby up ... and you've got a Taco Terrific or Perfect Pita .... enjoy!

Peep ALERT.... in a pickle will be at Dallas Gourmet Show and White Rock Local Market this weekend... splendiferous!

A Food Truck Park in Fort Worth... Woo Hoo

Wow!  Is it time or is it time???  Fort Worth... trendy... GOOD FOOD... all in the same breath! Cowtown's gonna be cookin'!  It's about time!!!  Austin has 'em, San Antonio has 'em, Portland has 'em ... and Dallas is getting one!  If you haven't heard there's plans for a FOOD TRUCK PARK in Fort Worth.... UMMMM and let's see who just got a fancy food truck that's shiny and red and ready to roll.... YEP in a pickle!   (check out our You Tube channel for more in a pickle truck shots)

With a food truck and Karen's culinary imagination ... pickle peeps WATCH OUT... there's no telling what she will come up with... her seasonal jams have jumped from our hands to yours and let's just say the Lemon Fig Preserves were almost as hot as our temperatures here in the Dallas-Fort Worth area!

AND NOW thanks to Chris Kruger a local attorney and entrepreneur, the Fort Worth Food Park will make a splash sometime (he's hoping) in the fall on a vacant lot in the 2500 block of Weisenberger Street north of the Montgomery Plaza shopping and residential area.   There will be room for 7 to 8 Food Truck/Trailers and parking across the street.  Foodie's should be able to walk from the 7th street area to the park and have a noshing good time!  Woo Hoo!

We are so excited!  A Food Truck Park in Fort Worth... what a great idea!  Of course here's some Food Trucks you may already know about:  Central Market Herban Eatery Assault Truck;  Chef Point Cafe on Wheels; Salsa Limón; Sassy Hot Dogs; Taco Heads; The Trough Burger Wagon; Yes! Taco; Yum-Yum! Trucks; Crazy Sisters.  
To check out all the Food Trucks in the Dallas-Fort Worth area go to this link at dfw.com 

And for in a pickle's truck... look out here we come!!!

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...