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Jenkins Jellies Guava Brava & Hell Fire Jellies

October 13, 2015 by Mary Frances 14 Comments

When actress Hillary Danner had an overabundance of peppers in her organic garden in LA, what did she do? Make jellies silly!! Made in small batches, with no preservatives, artificial flavorings or colorings, these Jenkins Jellies Guava Brava and Hell Fires Jellies are sweet, hot and delicious!! Hillary teamed with longtime friend Maria Newman and concocted these spicy gems.Jenkins Jellies Hell Fire and Guava Brava jellies with a tasting spoon.

Loved by many famous chefs, Mario Batali described it perfectly when he said, “… it dances right on the edge of spicy and sweet in a delicious tango of provocation and pleasure.”

He likes them with cheeses and warm bread. I used both of them as a glaze on roasted fish to make a super special, easy and quick weeknight dinner. This will taste more time consuming than it is as both jellies add a ton of flavor in a jiffy!!

As I write this post, I am flying home on a plane from Florida and this quote from Mario made me laugh! “One warning…. it is highly addictive and I would like to suggest 3 ounce packages so that we may improve the airline meals we suffer as we flit about “

Take a look at this video of me turning this gorgeous piece of salmon into pure deliciousness with the Guava Brava.

Jenkins Jellies Grava Brava salmon in skillet.

JENKINS JELLIES GAUVA BRAVA ROASTED SALMON – serves 3 – 4

1 Tbs. grapeseed oil
1.5 lbs center cut salmon fillet
French Grey or Kosher salt
Fresh ground pepper
1 Tbs. Dijon mustard
1.5 Tbs. Jenkins Jellies Guava Brava 

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. 

Wash and dry the salmon and season with salt and pepper. Spread the mustard on top. Spread the Guava Brava on top of the mustard.

Heat oil in skillet until nearly smoking. Sear salmon in skillet skin side down for 3 minutes.

Place skillet in oven for fish to roast for 8 -10 minutes.

Carefully remove fish from the skillet – use a hot pad on the handle – (too many times I have grabbed that) – and remove the fish, cut into serving pieces, serve with LOVE and enjoy!!Jenkins Jellies Guava Brava salmon meal on 2 plates.

I served this with some blanched sugar snap peas tossed with some toasted pecans, orange pepper, one chopped tomatillo and a champagne vinaigrette. 

This next recipe used the Hell Fire jelly. Again, this was easy peasy and so totally delicious. I made this with Basa and Tilapia, and really, I imagine any fish will work, so you get to choose.

Combining the jelly with butter was a splendid way to make a glaze which then got me thinking that this glaze would also work on butternut or acorn squash for a kick!

And then with the holidays coming, I see cheddar cheese coins with a dab of either jelly in my future. It would be amazing!

Experiment, have fun and have a party – invite your friends over and share the goodness!!Jenkins Jellies Hell Fire pepper jelly on basa fish with seared radicchio, oranges, pecans and aged balsamic vinegar.

JENKINS JELLIES HOT BASA – NOVA! – serves 3

3 fillets of Basa
2 Tbs. unsalted butter
1.5 Tbs. Jenkins Jellies Hell Fire jelly
French Grey or Kosher salt
Fresh ground pepper
Olive oil to slick the pan
Fresh lemon wedges

Heat oven to 425 degrees.

Wash and dry your fish fillets.

Oil slick a small rimmed baking sheet. Sprinkle the baking sheet with some salt and pepper. This will season the underside of the fish – clever eh? Place the fish on the pan.

Jenkins Jellies Hell Fire pepper jelly in a pan with butter.Jenkins Jellies Hell Fire pepper jelly in a butter sauce.Melt the butter in a butter-warming saucepan. Add the jelly and use a small whisk to combine.

Brush this glaze on the fish fillets being sure to spread out the wonderful bits of pepper.

Sprinkle the top of the fish with a little crushed French Grey salt.

Jenkins Jellies Hell Fire pepper jelly on Basa fish.Roast for approximately 12 minutes until done.

Serve with a squeeze of fresh lemon. You will LOVE this!!

Filed Under: Dinner, Fish, Products for sale Tagged With: Basa with Hell Fire jelly, easy fish dinners, easy weeknight dinners, Jenkins Jellies, quick and easy dinners, salmon with Guava Brava jelly

MARY’s secret ingredients 2015 fall box

October 9, 2015 by Mary 4 Comments

I love to reveal the contents of our boxes and this one is super special. The MARY’s secret ingredients 2015 fall box is filled with true ingredients and targeted more for the home chef, just like my friend Margaret, who thought it was the BEST BOX EVER!

To present it on video, my good friend Alison Korman, stopped by to help me introduce all of the products. Alison’s an actress and a sweetie and was in town from LA. Check out the video here:

To all of our box buyers, I know these products will spice up and make your cooking healthier, tastier and just more fun! And each box purchase helps us with our partnership with Feed The Children. No one should go hungry.

Read about all of the great products here:


 

Coastal Goods Sarah's Sea Salt Tuscan Salt.Coastal Goods 

Coastal Goods is a small, family-run company dedicated to bringing many of the world’s finest flavors into your kitchen through their carefully curated and crafted seasoning blends. Nigel Dyche and Sarah Chase are the husband-wife team, founders, and creative impetus behind Coastal Goods. The couple travel to ports hither and yonder with both a keen appetite and culinary eye in a quest to turn gastronomic idiosyncrasies that define their destinations into an exclusive and accessible array of seasonings.


Sarah’s Sea Salt – Tuscan Salt: 
Tuscan salt is a medium grain Mediterranean Sea Salt blended with a classic mix of dried Italian herbs, tomato flecks, lemon peel, and rosemary oil. Stir before using and sprinkle on pizza, pasta or grilled vegetables to amplify the flavors of the dish.


Jenkins Jellies

Jenkins Jellies produces an exquisite line of pepper jellies with a REAL KICK! Actress Hillary Danner started making jellies with the overflow of fruits and vegetables from her bountiful organic garden in the middle of Los Angeles. Encouraged by friends and family, Danner teamed up with longtime friend Maria Newman to launch their artisanal line of gourmet goodies. Their original and bestselling HELL FIRE PEPPER JELLY is a delectable concoction made from an intricate blend of seven fresh hot and sweet peppers. As the company continues to grow, Jenkins Jellies remains committed to producing their products in small batches, with the freshest available ingredients, preservative-free and no artificial ingredients. This two jar set comes with a sweet tasting spoon so you can stir before using.

Jenkins Jellies Hell Fire and Guava Brava jellies with a tasting spoon.Hell Fire Pepper Jelly:  Their Hell Fire Pepper Jelly delivers a real kick! Its delectable balance provides a splendid sweet-n-savory condiment. Currently used in home kitchens, market delis and restaurants across the country, it livens up everything from cocktails, to charcuterie to entrees.

Guava Brava Pepper Jelly: Guava Brava Pepper Jelly continues to explore the versatility of pepper jelly with the taste of the tropics. They blended the smooth, sweet flavor of guava with their beautifully balanced Hell Fire base. The result is a party for your taste buds! Pairs great with a variety of cheeses, smother atop pancakes or jazz up your salad dressing.


pourfect-2POURfect 

POURfect products were invented and designed when owner Randy Kaas lost his sight in 2001. He has been in the kitchen utensil business since 1978, and was inspired by the TV show, The French Chef starring Julia Child. The need for a mixing bowl that wouldn’t spill when you couldn’t see what you were doing was recognized. POURfect Products solve common cooking problems making your life easier, less messy and more enjoyable. 

Ultimate Measuring Spoons with Leveler Tool: Having grown tired of inaccurate measuring spoons that were hard to use and impossible to take off or reattach to their ring, Randy decided to design the ULTIMATE set of measuring spoons. Accuracy was the primary goal, not having to solve a math problem to half or double a measurement, and easy to use, one at a time encompassed all of the goals.  POURfect measuring spoons are the only, Made in USA, 100% accurate spoons that snap off one at a time, have markings in English, Metric and Braille and are comfortable to hold.  There isn’t another set of 12 measuring spoons that include hard to find sizes plus these: a drop, smidgen, pinch and dash.


 

Ultragrain All Purpose flour 2 pound package.Ultragrain 

Ultragrain is the unique whole wheat flour that offers whole grain nutrition with the taste, texture and appearance of white flour. It’s made with specially selected white wheat that’s grown on family farms in Colorado and surrounding states. Naturally milder, sweeter and lighter in color than red wheat, it’s milled using a unique method that retains all of the whole grain nutrition while achieving the consistency of white flour.

Ultragrain All-Purpose Flour: Ultragrain All Purpose Flour blend is 30% Ultragrain whole wheat flour and 70% traditional white flour – the cup-for-cup replacement for all-purpose white flour that delivers whole grain nutrition without having to adjust your recipes or sacrifice taste. Ultragrain All Purpose Flour contains 9 grams of whole grain per serving and twice the fiber of other all-purpose flours. **Ultragrain All Purpose Flour is unenriched, unbleached and has no bromate. Wheat is non-GMO grain.


MARY's secret ingredients pastel drawing postcard.

Mary’s Pastel: Mary created this original pastel drawing in her upstate art studio in Ancram, NY. There she also has a little garden of tomatoes, peppers and herbs and this is her summer bounty. Spread the word about MARY’s secret ingredients and use as a postcard or frame it for your kitchen! Two of her paintings are in a show in Hudson, NY this week!

 

 


 

Happy cooking and eating!! And remember to always add LOVE to your cooking!

Filed Under: Dinner, Products for sale Tagged With: Coastal Goods Tuscan Salt, Jenkins Jellies, Mary's pastel, MSI fall 2015 box, POURfect measuring spoons, Ultragrain All-Purpose flour

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