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Thick Cut Pork Chop with Blackberry Spice + Sage Red Wine Sauce

4 bone in thick cut pork chops (12 oz. each and about 1 ¼ inch thick) Salt and pepper (or rub of your choice) 3 Tablespoons olive oil 1 medium onion sliced 1 cup white wine or chicken broth Blackberry Spice + Sage Red Wine Sauce: ½ cup minced sweet onion 1 tablespoon butter ½ cup dry red wine (I used a Merlo) ¼ cup Sallie’s Greatest Blackberry Spice + Sage Jam Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Season pork chops with salt and pepper and let sit for 15 minutes. Heat a heavy skillet (cast iron works great) with the olive oil to medium high heat. Sear the chops for 7 minutes on each side. Remove chops from pan,...

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Tallegio Peach + Mint Panini

1 (1lb) loaf of ciabatta bread (or 8 slice country bread) 1/4 cup olive oil 8 oz. Tallegio cheese or brie, sliced 2 large peaches pitted and cut into 1/4 inch wedges 1/4 jar Peach + Mint jam Pinch salt & pepper 3 oz. arugula or baby spinach Preheat the Panini pan. Cut the ciabatta loaf into 8 equal pieces. Halve each piece horizontally to make 4 sandwiches. Brush bread on both sides with olive oil and place the bottom-half of the bread slices in the Panini pan in a single layer. Heat until golden, about 3 to 4 minutes. Continue with remaining top slices of bread.  While the top slices of bread are in the pan, begin forming the...

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Strawberry + Basil/Blueberry + Lavender PBJ and Banana Panini

8 slices oatmeal bread  (or any good quality bread of your liking) 1/4 cup olive oil (you can use spray olive oil) 1 cup all natural peanut butter 3 bananas 1/4 jar Sallie's Greatest Strawberry + Basil Jam and 1/4 jar Blueberry + Lavender Jam Preheat the Panini pan. You can also use a flat grill pan on top of stove. Brush bread on both sides with olive oil and place bottom-half of bread slices on the Panini pan in a single layer. Spread peanut butter on one slice of bread and the jam on the other. Slice the bananas in half then slice diagonally in half. Place the banana slice (3 on each sandwich) on the peanut butter and...

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Jammin' Mojitos

Peach + Mint Mojito 1 oz. lemon or lime juice 1 oz. Sallie's Greatest Peach + Mint Jam 15 fresh mint leaves 1.5 oz. rum Club soda Muddle lemon/lime juice, jam and mint leaves. Add rum and stir with crushed ice. Top with club soda. Garnish with slice of fresh peach and sprig of fresh mint if desired. Blueberry + Lavender Mojito 1 oz. lime juice 1 oz. Sallie's Greatest Blueberry + Lavender Jam 15 fresh mint leaves 1.5 oz. rum Club soda Muddle lime juice, jam and mint leaves. Add rum and stir with crushed ice. Top with club soda. Garnish with a few blueberries and sprig of fresh mint. Strawberry + Basil Mojito 1 oz. lemon juice 1...

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Jammin' Ice Cream Floats

Blue Bell vanilla ice cream - half gallon Sallie's Greatest Blueberry + Lavender, Strawberry + Basil, & Peach + Mint jams 2 bottles San Pelligrino sparkling water Fresh basil, mint leaves and lavender flowers for garnish Fill six 8 oz. glasses with 3 scoops of vanilla ice cream. Pour sparkling water to top of ice cream and then top with a heaping tablespoon of jam. Garnish with the herbs and serve with an ice tea spoon. Delicious!

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