INGREDIENTS 4 center cut or rib chop pork chops 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon smoked paprika 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon black pepper ¼ cup Fischer & Wieser The Original Roasted Raspberry Chipotle Sauce DIRECTIONS Heat an outdoor grill to high heat, about 500 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare your chops by rubbing both sides with olive oil. In…
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Spicy Peach & Hatch Grilled Chicken
INGREDIENTS 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts 1⁄2 cup Fischer & Wieser Harvest Peach & Hatch Pepper Sauce garlic powder to tastefresh ground black pepper to tastesalt to taste DIRECTIONS Sprinkle both sides generously with garlic powder and black pepper. Let stand in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. Spray the grill with oil. Preheat on high for 10 minutes. Transfer chicken breasts…
PEANUTS
My introduction to peanuts was discovering them in bales of hay that a sharecropper was storing in our barn. At 5 or 6, I tended to eat and drink anything I found outside. Drinking gasoline did not go all that well, but eating raw peanuts dug from these bales proved rather tasty. I had never…
PIZZA
Eating pizza was one thing that wasn’t possible here in Fredericksburg when I was growing up. Even in the mid-60s, when I was teaching in Seguin, I had to drive to San Antonio to get a pizza to bring back for an after-football game party. In fact, until the mid-60s, a pizza place was a…
Peach Pie
I have pie on my mind, and while I do, I thought it important not to overlook one that we can all take advantage of making right now – Peach Pie. Though peaches have been a little scarce in Gillespie County this year, I know that Jenschke Orchards and Eckhardt Orchards, among others, have had…
Pot Roast Torta
Pot Roast Ingredients 1 jar MOM’s Pot Roast Meal Starter3 lb. Chuck Roast2 large potatoes3 large carrots Cook Chuck Roast with potatoes and carrots in slow cooker on low for 6hrs with MOM’s Pot Roast Meal Starter. Serve with potatoes and carrots. Enjoy. Pot Roast Torta Mayo to taste1 large tomato1 red onion1 avocadoShredded lettuce1…
Chicken Parmesan
Ingredients 24 oz. MOM’s Special Marinara24 oz. H-E-B Fully Cooked Chicken Breast8 oz. Shredded MozzarellaFresh basil for garnish Directions Follow heating instructions for chicken breast. Remove chicken from heat and pour over a little or a lot of MOM’s Special Marinara sauce and top with cheese. Place in oven for 2 min to warm sauce…
Lemon Meringue Pie
On occasion my mom made Lemon Meringue Pie. It may not have been perfect but served warm at dinner (our lunch) it was wonderful. As a leftover—not so much, particularly after being kept in the refrigerator. I cannot say her pie was a magnificent work of art as some might describe theirs. It would not…
Strawberry Shortcake
Strawberries were not a berry we often ate, and I cannot remember my mother making anything with them. In fact, not until 1969, when I began wanting to offer jams and jellies for sale at my new roadside market, did I think strawberry preserves would be a good flavor to include. My sister-in-law, Jean, may…
Corn on the Cob
Seasons were once great indicators of what was available fresh. They had to be, as we had no access to fresh produce out of season. While we have access to fresh produce year around now, the “farm to table” movement has really brought the focus back to eating local produce seasonally. Ears of corn were…
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
Ingredients 4 cups chopped rhubarb2 cups sliced strawberries1-10oz jar Fischer & Wieser’s Strawberry Rhubarb Preserves4 tablespoons cornstarch1 tablespoon lemon juice1/4 teaspoon cinnamon2 frozen pie crust sheets Directions Preheat oven to 400°F and move rack to the middle of the oven. In a large bowl, combine rhubarb, strawberries, Fischer & Wieser’s Strawberry Rhubarb Preserves , cornstarch,…