New Jams!

We are so very excited to introduce our new jam flavors to you!
Blueberry Peach Jam
Peach Jam
Mixed Berry Jam
Strawberry Balsamic Jam

Kim has been busy developing new recipes for these new jams and I've been hard at work photographing (and tasting) them.

Here's a great tip for the first three on the list (or almost any of our jams and butters). Serve this spread at your next brunch and your guests will be impressed with your culinary skills! Don't worry, we won't tell that it is actually quick & easy to make.

Blueberry Peach Spread
Makes 1 ½ cups

Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese (or butter), softened
½ cup Stonewall Kitchen Blueberry Peach Jam

Directions:
Cream the softened cream cheese and Stonewall Kitchen Blueberry Peach Jam until uniformly blended. Refrigerate until ready to use. Delicious on toast, bagels, English muffins and croissants.

Our new Strawberry Balsamic Jam is not sweet like our other new jams, but it is also not quite a savory - like our Roasted Garlic Onion Jam. I couldn't wait to try it, but I wasn't sure exactly how I was going to use it. Well... Kim to the rescue! She created a panini that is simply to die for. I saved some from the photo shoot to share with my coworker Jamie. She declared that it was "the best sandwich I've ever had!" And, I might just have to agree! Give this recipe a try and let Jamie and I know if you love it as much as we do!

Chicken, Brie, and Arugula Panini
Made with Strawberry Balsamic Jam
Serves 4

Ingredients:
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, pounded to ½ inch thickness
Olive oil
8 slices of bread, preferably crusty or rustic bread
1 jar Stonewall Kitchen Strawberry Balsamic Jam
8 ounces Brie cheese, thinly sliced
2 ounces arugula or baby spinach leaves

Directions:
1. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium high heat in a medium size sauté pan. Sauté chicken breast until cooked through and juices run clear. Let rest and slice.
2. Brush one side of each slice of bread with olive oil. Turn slices over and generously spread the Stonewall Kitchen Strawberry Balsamic Jam over each slice. Layer arugula, sliced chicken and Brie cheese over four of the slices. Top with remaining slice of bread (olive oil side out). Cook sandwiches in a Panini maker until golden brown and cheese melts. *

* If you do not have a Panini maker you can use a sauté pan or grill pan and press down on sandwich as it cooks on both sides.

Did you chill & grill this weekend?

On Facebook we had a lot of great replies to Laurie's blog about chillin' & grillin'! (And Flo - thanks for posting the poem to our blog!) At first I thought, brrrr, it's too cold to grill in the winter! Then Sunday came around and sure enough my husband and some of our friends wanted to grill before the Patriots game! Now I'm wondering, how many other people were out there braving the elements to grill? If you did venture out to your barbecue what did you make?

We cut up chicken breasts into 2" steak tip sized pieces and marinated them in Wasabi Ginger Sauce. I was afraid that they would fall into the grill, but my husband was right (yes, I really just said that). Not only were the pieces of chicken safe from falls - but they were very tasty! The smaller pieces allowed for more of marinade to flavor the chicken.


We also made burgers. Our friend Jim is famous for his grilling "Jim burgers." These fabled concoctions are hard to beat! Working here I have plenty of Stonewall Kitchen sauces & jams in my fridge so I decided to see if I could make my own delicious burger recipe. I have to say, the Katie burger gives the Jim burger a run for its money! I added 1/2 jar of Roasted Garlic Onion Jam to the ground beef (approx 1.5 lbs). Our cafe serves burgers topped with RGOJ, and that's where I got the idea. I also added 2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce and a tablespoon of A1 along with salt and pepper to the ground beef. We topped these with Country Ketchup and cheddar cheese creating a slightly spicy twist on the traditional burger!

Looking for a healthier burger option? Chutney can help to keep a turkey burger moist and delicious. Try our recipe for the Best Ever Turkey Burger.