Yummy Summer Recipes

So it is already Memorial Day Weekend!  I am not entirely sure how this has happened already...  Sometimes I feel like I am stuck in some crazy time warp where months pass and I will never know the difference...

On a completely different subject, our Plant was all in a tizzy last week because one of our corporate accounts was here for a little Plant tour and BBQ!  It was a great time, with great people, and excellent food!  Now I would like to share with you some of the deliciousness that went on last week!

We centered our BBQ around the items they carry.  Luckily, they carry about 4 of our items, and not the entire line of about 20 items, otherwise we would have been up to our ears in food and would have needed at least three times the amount of people that were actually there to eat it all!!! 

We cooked these great little Lemon Pepper chicken drumettes.  They were very simple to make, and also a great change from the normal buffalo wings.  All you have to do is sprinkle the little drummettes with Lemon Pepper and bake them!  They bake up very quickly, and they come out delicious!  Those little guys were gone so fast only half the people got to try them!  I was lucky to get a hold of one myself!

We also made a Santa Maria pork tenderloin.  We always tell people that it is especially for tri tip roasts, which it is, but we also wanted to get the word out that it is the most versatile seasoning on the market!  So we decided to put it on pork, and everyone loved it!  This we also baked, and it was very simple.  Since it is a roast, you want to get a heavier coating of seasoning on the outside since the cut is so thick.  This was also received well, and when sliced thin, I think any leftovers would make a great sandwich the next day!

Next up I will present (drumroll please!) the Mediterranean Garlic veggie kabobs!  These were excellent!  We just brushed some of the marinade on both sides of the kabob and let them sit over night.  They were cooked to perfection, and they tasted amazing!  There wasn't as big of a response from these, but hey, they were meat guys!  They wanted meat!  I just wonder what kind of a response we could have gotten if we had let them sit and marinate for a few days... mmmmmmm :)

Last but not least, we made little Bourdelaise sliders!  I must say, these were a huge hit!!!  We really hit the nail on the head!  Bourdelaise burgers have been a tradition in my family for my entire life, so we thought that would be a great, casual way to present an item such as Bourdelaise!  It sounds so fancy, you know?  And people always ask, "What's a Bourdelaise?"  Well, it's kind of a beef enhancing marinade, with onion and garlic and other flavors, but you don't just have to use it on a steak!  Mix it in with your burger grinds, and you are all set!  We discovered, since we were making a lot of burgers for a lot of people, that for about 8 pounds of ground beef, you need about 3 cups of marinade.  It was perfect!  All of the marinade absorbed into the burger, they were cooked perfectly, and thank goodness we made about 80 slider patties because everyone kept going back for more! 

All in all, it was a successful Plant tour, and now you all get to benefit from our little recipes!  It was all great outdoor BBQ, munchie kind of food.  I highly recommend you get cracking on the planning for your party this weekend!  And you know what?  I think you should be in charge of the Bourdelaise sliders...  You can easily feed 35 people with 2 ounce sliders, and it will mean instant popularity!  You can even tell people it is your secret recipe handed down through your family for 3 generations!!! 

Whatever you do, enjoy your 3 day weekend!  Summer is here!  Let's start grilling!

Asian Seafood Salad

I have an awesome new recipe to share with everyone today!

Last week we were contacted by Albertson's to do a trial run of a seafood bar using some of our marinades.  Kimberly worked her little butt off coming up with a huge variety of recipes using our items to present to them.  She had maybe a day and a half to work it all out and make it come together.  And she succeeded! 

I now present to you one of the many recipes that she developed last week.  It is the yummiest, and probably one of the easiest ones to make!  Mind you, this was a trial run at one Albertson's, so don't you all go bursting in to your local Albertson's trying to find it!  TRIAL RUN!  Hopefully it will become permanent.  Until then, here is a recipe!  It is super easy, trust me!

The other thing to remember is that this was created for a grocery store.  Therefore, it is in larger quantities than would be suitable for a normal family.  However, I absolutely have faith that all of you foodies out there will be able to convert it to smaller portions!!!  Better yet, think about it this way:  now you have a great dish to take with you to the next party you go to!  Problem solved! 

I hope you enjoy this delicious recipe!  Anyone can do it!  All you need is the raw ingredients and our Japanese Teriyaki!  You don't have any yet?  No problem!  You know the deal - Check out the website! 

Thanks for checking out today's recipe!  Let me know what you think about it!  No, really, I want feedback... Please!?!?!  Thank you. :)  Happy Wednesday!

Facebook Frenzy! and food...

I know it is probably about time to give you all a new recipe to try out, but here is where my blog gets all interactive again...

Our Facebook page is finally complete, up and running, and it looks great!  I would strongly encourage all of you to go and check it out! 

http://www.facebook.com/scottsfoodproducts

Then you can become a fan too!  I am already a fan... You should jump on the band wagon!  You know you want to!  No cyber stalking now! 

While you are checking out the fan page, make sure to click on the little discussions tab and tell us about your favorite recipe or start your own topic!  We love feedback, so come visit us on Facebook! 

As our Director of Operations, Rain, just sang as she walked out the door, "Happy Friiiiday!!!!"

Happy Easter!

HAPPY EASTER!

I hope everyone has a great holiday making colorful eggs and then finding them, spending some wonderful time with their families, and eating lots of delicious food!!!

Love,

The Scott's Family

The REAL NASFT Interview!

Hello Cyber-Audience!

It's kind of been a little while since I posted anything...  Oops...  It's been crazy busy here on this end!!! 

Do you all remember something like 2 months ago when I wrote from the 2010 Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco?  If you don't, you need to go back into the archives and catch up!  It's good stuff!  That's beside the point though. 

Anyway, I spoke of an interview they were doing with our National Sales Manager, Kimberly.  It was all exciting and it was going to be a part of their live stream and I added a link and everything!!! Well, I can't tell you how much I myself watched that livestream hoping to see it (I was busy blogging on the side of the convention while they filmed, so I had no idea what happened in the interview) and I watched numerous other interviews and never once got to see ours! 

Later on, I find out, along with everyone else at the company, that I never saw it because it never made it up!  Apparently there was some weird glitch and our, and apparently some other companies, were cut out by accident... :(  But we got the opportunity to refilm!!!  Which is the point of today's blog:  Debuting the actual interview! 

Awesome possum! 

P.s.  The temperature is heating up, isn't it time you started grilling again?  Just something to consider... :)

March is Caribbean Month!

The weather is starting to warm up again, or at least for a few days, and it's time to get back outside and start grilling!  Summer will be here before we know it and to get us all in the mood, we here at Scott's Food Products have designated March to be Caribbean Month!  So what exactly does this mean for you?  Allow me to explain :)

For the rest of March, we will be featuring - drumroll please!- no, no, not a drumstick, drumroll!  oy...

And the nominees are:

Lemon Pepper

Teriyaki Sesame
Jezebel Spice
Strictly Pepper

The deal is you can get $0.50 off your purchase when you buy 2 of the above mentioned items!  Woo hoo!! 

And now, to entice you just a wee bit more, here are some wonderful Caribbean inspired ideas to go along with these items.  I'm not a huge fan of recipes, but I am a fan of suggestions!  So please, take my suggestions, and make them your own!

How about trying out Lyrica's Jambalaya with Jezebel spice?  She is our Sales Executive here, and she is an excellent cook!  By seasoning your chicken or shrimp with Jezebel Spice before making your Jambalaya, you will add an extra little kick and a lot of flavor to this great meal!

Or what about some Sweet Teriyaki Fish with our Teriyaki Sesame and your choice of fish! And speaking of fish, maybe try a little Lemon Pepper red snapper? 

Alright, my last suggestion for the day would be Pepper Shrimp with Strictly Pepper.  Really, it is the best pepper blend in the world!  What better to make a pepper shrimp recipe with than Strictly Pepper?  You won't necessarily have to use as much pepper, since ours packs a punch!  However, you may discover how much more you like pepper because of it, and then you may use just as much because it is just sooo good!

I really wish I was sitting on the beach drinking something with a cute little umbrella in it and eating one of these little ideas I just wrote about!  It sounds like a perfect day to me!  Soon Cristina, soon... At least, that is what I am going to tell myself!!!  If you make it to a tropical island before me, and honestly, you probably will, send me a vacation picture to make me jealous!  Ooh, even better, make one of these dishes with the items you buy during this promotion and send me a picture of that dish in paradise!  It will be like the Travelocity gnome, except it will be the traveling jar of Scott's Food Products! 

Aaaah, paradise!

Expires 5/31/10

Want a free jar of Santa Maria?!?!?!

Big news people!!!!!  Tomorrow is the official first day of an incredible promotion at Pacific Ranch Market in Orange. 

Get this: for every Kobe Tri Tip purchased in the next month, you will receive one free jar of our Santa Maria!!!! 

I can't tell you all how excited we are about this!  It is going to be huge!  Really, how can you pass up one whole 7 oz jar, free!!!  You get an excellent tri tip, and you get an excellent seasoning!  So everyone in Orange County, at the very least, needs to rustle up a coupon and get on over to Pacific Ranch Market!  Get some great meat, and while you are at it, get some amazing fresh produce and other goodies to make a wonderful meal!

Ooh!  And while you are at it, don't forget to congratulate Dave behind the meat counter on his new baby!!!!!

Expires 12/31/10