Friday, May 28, 2010

Father's Love Virginia Food Too, Part 2

Looking for a basket to send Dad...one of these might be just right.

Seafood Baskets - We have many with seafood soups, Sting Ray Bloody Mary Mixer (and cooking sauce), Ashman Mango Keylime Seafood Marinade (and cooking sauce), Blue Crab Bay seafood dips, Crab Town Virginia Peanuts and a variety of Virginia products that can be enjoyed by a Dad who loves the ocean air. Some examples:
BLOODY MARYS BY THE SHORE! includes Blue Crab Bay Sting Ray Bloody Mary Mixer, Southern Shores Specialties Crab Town Nuts, The Peanut Shop of Williamsburg Salted Virginia Peanuts, Blue Crab Bay Clam Dip Kit, Blue Crab Bay New England Clam Chowder, Byrd Mill Raspberry Pancake and Waffle Mix, and Graves Mountain Seedless Red Raspberry Preserves.
OCEAN BOUNTY! FOR THE CLAM LOVER! includes The Peanut Shop of Willamsburg Salted Virginia Peanuts, The Peanut Shop of Williamsburg New Orleans Style Spicy Peanuts, Blue Crab Bay Clam Dip Kit, Chincoteague New England Clam Chowder, Chincoteague Manhattan Clam Chowder, Chincoteague Corn Chowder and Ashman Mango Keylime Seafood Marinade and Sauce.
TASTE OF THE SHORE! includes Blue Crab Bay Sting Ray Bloody Mary Mixer, Southern Shores Specialties Crab Town Nuts, The Peanut Shop of Williamsburg Salted Virginia Peanuts, The Peanut Shop of Williamsburg Hot! Southern Nuts, Blue Crab Bay Clam Dip Kit, Blue Crab Bay New England Clam Chowder, Blue Crab Bay Eastern Shore Clam Chowder and Blue Crab Bay Chesapeake Bay Seasoning.

Peanut Baskets - Filled with Virginia Peanuts Dads Love!
SOUTHERN PEANUT SAMPLER includes Hand Cooked, Salted Virginia Peanuts, All Natural Virginia Peanuts, Honey Roasted and Butter Toffee Peanuts, Nut Case BBQ and Mardi Gras Peanuts and Peanut Crunch Bars.
CLASSIC PEANUT SAMPLER with over 5 lbs. of favorite from The Peanut Shop of Williamsburg includes Handcooked Salted Virginia Peanuts, Spicy New Orleans, Praline Glazed, Green Boiled, Butter Toffee and Honey Roasted Peanuts, Peanut Brittle, Peanut Straws and Peanut Crunch Bars. A peanut lover's dream!
OFFICIAL PEANUT BASKET comes with in-the-shell peanuts with or without refills or add a can of salted Virginia peanuts and a can of cashews.

Smithfield ham baskets are always a welcome sight for Dad.
VIRGINIA COUNTRY BREAKFAST includes Ham Biscuit ASlices, Buttermilk Biscuit Mix and Pancake Mix, Smithfield Smoked Country Bacon, Pure Maple Syrup and Apple Butter.
THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY BREAKFAST BASKET includes everything Dad needs for "Grits and Red-Eye Gravy" and more: Captain Basses's Country Ham Biscuit Slices, Basse's Choice Buttermilk Biscuit Mix and Genuine Smithfield Ham Slices.

Barbecue Lovers Basket
BARBECUE TIME! includes Jefferson Monticello Sparkling Apple Cider, La Provencale Cellars Apple Grilling Glaze, The Peanut Shop of Willillamsburg Hot! Southern Nuts, Blue Crab Bay Sting Ray Bloody Mary Mixer, Blue Crab Bay Crab Dip Kit and Virginia Gentleman Bourbon Steak Sauce.

Monday, May 17, 2010

Father's Love Virginia Foods Too

Virginia has the foods Dads crave: Virginia peanuts, Virginia ham, Smoked Bacon, Pork Barbecue, Barbecue Sauces, Bloody Mary Mixer, Seafood Soups and much more.....

Dad's Love Snackin' Virginia Peanuts are super large and crunchy and food for you too. We have salted, unsalted, sweet, seasoned, in shell and boiled peanuts from The Peanut Shop of Williamsburg and Feridies.

Dad's Love Breakfast! Smithfield's Smoked Country Sampler is the perfect way to start the day witih a choice of Ham Slices, Smoked Sliced Bacon and Smoked Sausages. Treat Dad to some fluffy biscuits with Smithfield's Country Ham and Biscuit Sampler with ready to cook Center Cut Slices, Ham Biscuit Slices and fully cooked Thin Slices. Now her's all set!

For the Dad who Loves Bloody Marys, Blue Crab Bay Sting Ray Bloody Mary Mixer uses a delicious combination of the flavors of the Chesapeake region. An outstanding beverage!

Dads Love Barbecue! Southern Barbecue is made from the finest tender cuts, pulled pork is bended with a unique red barbecue sauce to create a zesty, versatile entree. Carolina Barbecue is classic pit cooked "Carolina Style" select barbecue made with a vinegar sauce and a bit of "southern heat." Chicken Barbecue is hand-pulled from the bone and blended with Smithfield's "made from scratch" grill sauce.

Dad's Love Barbecue Sauces! Smithfield, Virginia is one of America's oldest and largest meat processing centers. What better place to find perfect BBQ sauces developed by meat experts. Their ever-favoarite original "James River" Barbecue Sauce is unchanged since the 1950s. Virginia Gentlemen award-winning sauces, flavored with Virginia Gentlemen 90 Small Batch Bourbon, are the perfect complement to all Dad's favorite pork dishes.

Dad's Love Seafood Soups! Treat Dad to some soup he loved on vacation or just loves to enjoy. Blue Crab Bay's gourmet quality soups include She Crab Soup, New England Clam Chowder, Cream of Crab Soup, Crab Norfolk Chowder and Eastern Shore Clam Chowder. Chncoeague Seafood's soups are "Naturally Sea-Licious": Manhattan Clam Chowder, New Engalnd Clam Chowder, Corn Chowder, Lobster Bisque, Lobster and Cheddar Bisque, Clam Bisque, Shrimp Bisque, She Crab Soup, Cream of Crab Soup, Vegetable Red Crab Soup and Crab and Cheddar Soup.

Send Dad Some Love From Virginia!!

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

May is National Barbecue Month


People's love affair with outdoor cooking heats up in May during National Barbecue Month and the beginning of the prime outdoor cooking season. Having fun with family and friends is what grilling is all about. What sparks the mood for outdoor cooking? For some people it is the desire to be outside, for others it is cooking outdoors and for some, it is just the smell of delicious outdoor cooked food that gets their juices flowing. Whether spur of the moment or planned ahead we love to eat and barbecue outdoors.

Barbecue is a true American original with its roots in the South. Many different types have emerged, Eastern and Western, North Carolina, Memphis, Texas and Kansas City. Yes, the definition of barbecue twisted over the years. Grilling is cooking directly over flames and cooking meat. There is a distinct difference between grillilng and barbecuing, however. Grilling is done over the direct heat of a fire. The object is to sear the outside and concentrate the juices on the inside. The grilled flavor is caused by the searing, or browning of the outside of the food. The process is similar to that which forms the brown crust on a loaf of baked bread. Grilling is a healthful method of cooking because additional oils or fats are seldom used, and as the food cooks the fat renders out and drips through the cooking grate.

Barbecue on the other hand is the process of cooking meat, most of the time a large cut of tough meat cooked by the smoke on a hardwood fire at low temperature (210 degrees or less) for a long peroid of time, with doneness determined by the meat's tenderness. As for the stuff cooked ing the oven, or the crock pot, soaking in BBQ sauce, it is just plain old baked or stewed meat.

Let's leave all the debate aside and enjoy the month of May celebration. Here is what we offer to help celebrate the month with Barbecue and Grilling:

Southern Pork Barbecue - Made in Smithfield kitchens from the finest tender cuts, pulled pork is blended with a unique red barbecue sauce to create a zesty, versatile entree that can be served on a bun, over pasta or rice or all alone.

Carolina Style Barbecue - Smthfield's classic pit cooked "Carolina Style" select barbecue made with a vinegar sauce and a bit of "southern heat."

Chicken BBQ - Smithfield Barbecue made from fresh young fryer meat, hand-pulled from the bone and blended with their own delicious "made from scratch" grill sauce. 95% fat free it can be served hot on a bun or as an entree over rice or pasta.

Southwest Peppercorn Tenderloin - seasoned and rubbed with Southwest Peppercorn spices. After soaking the plank in water, just cook the tenderloin on the grill on the handy wooden plank and you're ready to serve and eat!

There are the sauces to put on the BBQ or grill with:

James River Barbecue Basting Sauce - Smithfield, VA is one of America's oldest and largest meat processing centers. What better place to find the perfect BBQ sauces developed by the meat experts. Their ever-favorite original "James River" barbecue sauce is unchanged since the 1950s. This is a wonderful all purpose sauce but especially as a condiment for pork.

Virginia Gentlemen Sauce Sampler - Bourbon Maple, Bo9urbon Teriyaki, and Bourbon Chipotle. These award-winning sauces with the traditional hunt scene labels are anything-but-traditional when it comes to the taste sensation you'll experience. Flavored with Virginia Gentlemen 90 Small Batch Bourbon, the perfect compliment to all your favorite pork recipes.

We even have a gift basket to celebrate the month and into the summer:Barbecue Time! It includes Virginia Gentlemen Bourbon Steak Sauce, La Provencale Cellars Apple Grilling Glaze, Jefferson Monticello Sparkling Apple Cider, The Peanut Shop of Williamsburg Hot! Southern Nuts, Blue Crab Bay Sting Ray Bloody Mary Mixer and Blue Crab Bay Crab Dip Kit.

We hope that you enjoy BBQ Month in whatever way you want.