Kentucky Pictures, Events, Restaurants
Well, maybe not that long, but you get the idea.
This beautiful coffee mug was an early Christmas gift from my oldest daughter (with the exact same blood type). They’re available at Starbucks and, I assume, online as well.
This is one fantastic looking mug, so you’ll want to grab yourself one asap.
Trunnell’s is worth the drive no matter where you happen to be. No matter what time of year it is, this is the place to be. Whether you’re shopping for Christmas (or birthday) gifts, stocking your kitchen with the freshest food possible, or treating yourself to homemade candy (SO DELICIOUS!), you’ll fall in love with Trunnell’s and become a regular.
Trust me on this one.
On a recent trip, my oldest daughter (Emily) and youngest daughter (Stephany) —– the daughter in the middle (Brittany) had to work, poor baby —– did, indeed, hit the homemade candy hard. We also had a cup of their great coffee and grabbed a few fresh food items. A few of these foods were canned tomatoes and fresh butter. As I used (and enjoyed immensely) the butter and tomatoes, I made a mental note to be CERTAIN to stock up on these items before Thanksgiving and then again at Christmas.
I served the tomatoes with breakfast (eggs, bacon, and biscuits) and a couple of times at supper. I can’t tell you how amazing they are with cornbread.
There are also tons of jams, jellies, preserves, pickles, and so much more I want to have on hand for the holidays as well.
If you live even remotely near Trunnell’s, I’d strongly suggest giving your holiday cooking and dining this delicious edge. You’ll also find tons of great Christmas gift ideas in addition to Kentucky food – which we all know can’t be beat. Their pies, loaves of bread, and other baked goods will make you swoon.
If you don’t live near Owensboro, find a similar local farmer’s market in your area. It’s a wonderful thing to support farmers and local businesses – so you actually get fresh, wonderful, wholesome food while you’re doing a super cool thing.
That’s what we call a winner winner.
Visit Trunnell’s Farm Market for more information, including directions. You’ll want to visit Trunnell’s as soon as possible – before we wipe them out!
When we were paying for our fudge haul on our recent trip to the Fudge Factory, I noticed a basket of beautiful jar of Jams, Jellies, and Preserves by the register. I grabbed a particularly colorful one and red the label: Two Sisters Cherry Bomb Hot Pepper Jam. It sounded too good to be true, so I quickly asked for a jar to be added to our bill.
My only regret is that I didn’t ask for more jars. Heck, I wish I’d asked for the entire basket of various jams and jellies!
The Cherry Bomb Hot Pepper Jam was beyond delicious. The subtle sweet flavor of cherry complemented the insanely wonderful pepper jam and it was, without a doubt, the best pepper jam I’ve ever had in my life – which is saying something because I’ve devoured enough to fill the Grand Canyon.
Okay, that may be a slight exaggeration, but you get the idea. I. Love. Pepper. Jam. Given the fact that this is the best pepper jam in the world, it now stands to reason that I love the Two Sisters.
I’m crazy about Kentucky Food and will always grab some the minute I see it. For one thing, if we don’t support our neighbors, who will? For another.. Kentucky Food is almost always better than the rest. Most of the time, the stuff you buy in stores can’t compare to locally made food. That’s certainly the case with Two Sisters Cherry Bomb Hot Pepper Jam.
You WILL NOT find anything this delicious in Kroger. Or Wal-Mart. Or IGA. Or any other grocery store.
I used our Cherry Bomb Hot Pepper Jam in three different ways before we cleaned the jar:
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This would be me doing a happy dance as a result of their decision.
I honestly don’t know where you may be able to find Two Sisters foods. I’ve seen them at The Fudge Factory in Grand Rivers but haven’t seen them anywhere else, yet.
Trust me, I’ll be keeping my eyes out for them now.
I DO know that you can buy them online (click the link for their store). You’ll find the AMAZING Cherry Bomb Hot Pepper Jam, among A LOT of other delicious sounding and looking jams, jellies, preserves, pickles, salsa, sauces, and more.
Not only should you grab some jams and jellies for you and your family to enjoy, you might want to keep something else in mind: Christmas is just around the corner and these beautiful jars of goodness would make beautiful and delicious gifts. Either given alone or added to a gift basket, these are gifts that’ll make you a superstar.
Trust me.
If you happen to know other places around Kentucky where Two Sisters foods can be found, please let us know in the comments. A personal goal of mine is to try everything they have ever made.
Here are a few of their foods on my list to try next (along with links to each one’s individual page… you are welcome):
There are MANY other jams, jellies, butters, pickles, pie fillings,etc…. too many for me to list here. You’ll want to click through and take a look for yourself. You’ll notice that the prices vary and they even have some items on sale.
On a side note, I just have to say that these ladies aren’t only excellent cooks, they’re ridiculously creative when it comes to naming their products. Cherry Bomb… Cowboy Candy… Monkey Butter… I love the names almost as much as the deliciousness.
Almost.
Heck, even if we’re headed to Paducah, it’s reason enough to veer off for a quick candy fix.
On a recent trip to the Land Between the Lakes, we stopped by for some of this delicious fudge. Truth be told, we made quite a candy haul, as you can tell by the pictures here.
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My own personal favorite fudge is a tie between Peanut Butter Fudge and Chocolate Fudge with Walnuts. My daughters are BEYOND wild about the Tiger Butter Fudge and Dulce de Leche (both are pictured above)- or any kind with caramel involved. As for the husband, I’m pretty sure his favorite is whichever one’s within reach. Can’t fault him there.
Of course, it never makes it through the week – come to think of it, I’m not sure our haul has ever made it through the weekend.
But that’s okay, our car knows the way to Grand Rivers.
In my next post, I”m going to tell you about a new obsession I grabbed the last time we were in the Fudge Factory. It wasn’t fudge… it wasn’t even candy. It was a bona fide “Kentucky Food” that I can now no longer live without.
Watch for the next post, I’m fixing to turn you on to something mind-blowing!
Immediately.
The canisters pictured above were bought at Nona’s Downtown Market in Owensboro, but Bourbon Barrel Foods are available in a lot of Kentucky cities (click here for the list of Kentucky retailers) as well as other states. You can also shop online for the wide variety of excellent Bourbon Barrel Foods.
Now that we’ve gotten the details out of the way, let me tell you why you’ll want to load up on these flavorful foods.
So far, I’ve tried and thoroughly enjoyed the Bourbon Smoked Pepper, Bourbon Smoked Sea Salt, and Bourbon Smoked Sugar. To date, I’ve used these flavorful (and uncommonly fragrant!) seasonings on/in…
Bourbon Smoked Pepper and Salt:
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I’ve also been shamelessly guilty of dolloping whipped topping on Chai Tea Lattes, Coffee, and Hot Chocolate – then sprinkling some Bourbon Smoked Sugar on top.
Decadence, redefined.
Trust me.
There’s positively no way for me to convey to you the insane flavor these seasonings give food. Basically they take the ordinary and make it extraordinary.
As a bonus, I love the idea of supporting a Kentucky based business. Absolutely love the idea to distraction.
Do yourself and anyone you cook for a huge favor and check out the Bourbon Barrel Foods website, then hook yourself up with all the flavor your taste buds can handle! I can’t wait to try the Bourbon-Madagascar Vanilla, Bourbon Smoked Vanilla Sugar , Bourbon Smoked Paprika, and Mint Julep Sugar.
Are you kidding me? How delicious must each of these be?!
They also have gift baskets, gift sets, grill wood, and a great looking coffee mug. The prices are all very reasonable, too, which is another agreeable bonus.
Whatever you do, be sure to grab the salt and pepper – when you introduce the flavors to bacon, you’ll be happy dancing all over the kitchen floor.
