Pepper Jam Grilled Pineapple Recipe

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Pepper Jam Grilled Pineapple Recipe

It's grilling season folks!  If you've never had grilled pineapple, you're in for a real treat!  Grilling brings out the sweet juices in the pineapple, and your taste buds will thank you.  I could have stopped there, but I decided to try our pepper jams as a glaze.  Oh my goodness, I had the best of both worlds...sweet and spicy.

Ingredients

• Oil to lightly coat grill
• 1 Pineapple, scales removed, and cored (coring is optional)
• Cherchies® Cranberry Hot Pepper Jam, Cherchies® Strawberry Hot Pepper Jam, or Cherchies® Cherry Hot Pepper Jam

Preparation

Lightly brush grill with oil.  Turn the grill on high and turn down to low after 5 minutes. Remove scales from pineapple with a knife and slice pineapple into 3/4 inch slices.  

Coring the pineapple is the next step and completely optional (The core does become tender during the grilling process, which makes it perfectly edible).  I prefer to core the pineapple as it's all about the presentation.   I use an apple corer I've had for years, but you could easily cut out the core with a knife.

Once the grill is heated, place pineapple slices on the grill and grill for 3-4 minutes (more depending on thickness of the pineapple) on each side.  As the pineapple finishes cooking, brush on the pepper jam for that sweet and spicy deliciousness!  You could stop with just the grilled pineapple depending on your preference, but then you'd be missing out on a party in your mouth:)

Remove from grill and enjoy!  This would be great served with ice cream...hmmm:)

Lemon Dill Mashed Potatoes Recipe

Lem 'n Dill Mashed Potatoes Recipe

Mashed potatoes in my opinion, are the quintessential comfort food. This recipe adds a new "twist" to regular mashed potatoes.  In this recipe, we used Cherchies Lem 'n Dill Seasoning to add a nice zing to the potatoes. Another option would be to experiment with some of our other spices.  Garlic Potatoes, made with our Cherchies Garlic Seasoning or Garlic 'n Herbs No-Salt Seasoning would be a refreshing substitution.  For those who like to "spice things up", our Select Grilling Rub and Seasoning would make the perfect compliment to a Tex-Mex dish.

Ingredients

• 8-10 Gold potatoes, peeled and cut in half
• 10 cups of water, or enough to cover potatoes
• 1-2 teaspoons (tsp) salt
• 3 Tablespoons (Tbsp.) Butter
• 4 oz. Cream Cheese, room temperature
• 1 Tablespoon (Tbsp), or more to taste Cherchies Lem 'n Dill Seasoning
• 1/3 cup 1/2 and 1/2 (add more or less for desired consistency)

Preparation

In a large pot, boil potatoes in water with 1-2 teaspoons of salt, until potatoes are fork tender (this means they seem tender when you put a fork into them).  Drain potatoes, and while potatoes are still hot, add butter and Lem 'n Dill seasoning (or if you were really organized, you could dip into your premade Cherchies Herbed Butter Recipe).  This can either be done right in the pan or in a large bowl.

Add 1/2 and 1/2 (more or less depending on taste...everyone has his or her own consistency preference), and cream cheese.  Mix with a mixer until potatoes are light and fluffy.

My mouth is watering...Grab a spoon.  Enjoy!

Cherchies Lem'n Dill Mashed Potatoes Recipe

Strawberry Spinach Salad Recipe

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Strawberry Spinach Salad Recipe

Originally posted in 2015. Updated pictures and content.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Serves: 8

Impress your guests with this lovely luncheon salad featuring spinach, Bibb lettuce, juicy ripe strawberries, eggs, onions, bacon, nuts, and a delightfully tangy Champagne Vinaigrette.

Add cooked chicken for a hearty meal.

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Ingredients

• 1/2 head of Bibb Lettuce

• 3 bunches of fresh spinach

• 6 strawberries, sliced

• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts (can substitute pecans or almonds)

• 2 hard-boiled eggs, sliced

• 6 bacon slices, cooked and crumbled

• 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced

• Cherchies Champagne Vinaigrette Salad Dressing Recipe

Champagne Vinaigrette Ingredients

• 4 oz.  Cherchies Champagne Mustard (could substitute Cherchies Cranberry Mustard)

• 2 oz.  Cherchies® Cranberry Preserve with Champagne (Could substitute Cherchies® Cherry Butter Spread or Cherchies® Strawberry Butter Spread)

• 2 oz. Balsamic vinegar

• 2 oz. Extra virgin olive oil

• 2 oz. Cranberry juice

Preparations
Mix ingredients for the vinaigrette in a small bowl. Set aside.

Wash and tear lettuce and spinach into bite-sized pieces.  Toss together all ingredients except bacon and vinaigrette.  Chill.  Before serving, toss salad with vinaigrette and sprinkle bacon on top.

Enjoy!

Swiss Style Baked Beans Recipe

Swiss Style Baked Beans Recipe

Cherchies® Champagne Mustard gives these baked beans a unique taste!

Ingredients

• 1 can (15 oz.) baked beans 
• 1/4 cup onion, diced 
• 1/4 cup catsup 
• 2 Tbsp. brown sugar 
• 2 Tbsp. pancake syrup 
• 1 Tbsp. Cherchies® Champagne Mustard or Cherchies® Banana Hot Pepper Mustard 
• 1/4 tsp. salt 
• 1/2 cup Swiss cheese, grated (or cheese of your choice)

Preparation

Combine first seven ingredients and pour into oven proof serving dish. Sprinkle cheese on top. Bake at 325 degrees for 60 minutes.

Serves 4

Enjoy!