Here's a recipe for Vodka Sauce using Doc Pickle's Sun Dried Tomatoes.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup of Doc Pickle's Sun Dried Tomatoes
• 1 medium onion
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1/4 cup of vodka
• 8 ounces of light cream
• 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese 

Directions

1. Pour 1/2 cup of Doc Pickle's Sun Dried Tomatoes into a food chopper. Feel free to add seasonings of choice to this, as the mixture is to be chopped into a fine paste.
2. Chop the onion, peel the garlic cloves.
3. Line the base of a saucepan with these items, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and start heating the saucepan on a medium flame. 
4. Once the onions start to brown, add the aforementioned Sun Dried Tomato paste to the saucepan.
5. Mix in with the onions, garlic and olive oil.
6. Add in 8 ounces of light cream and 1/4 cup of vodka to the saucepan and stir the mixture for 1-2 minutes.
7. Finally, pour in 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese.
8. Stir sauce a for a couple of more minutes.
9. There should be pasta being boiled while the sauce is being made, and once that is ready, pour the sauce over the cooked pasta and serve.

At Doc Pickle, we love making it spicy. Try these Deviled eggs with a kick next time you you're entertaining and we promise you wont make them the old way again.

Ingredients

• 6 eggs
• 1/4 cup of mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon of white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon of yellow mustard
• Doc Pickle's Full Sour Pickles, diced
• Doc Pickle's Hot Cherry Peppers, diced
• Fresh black pepper
• Paprika for garnish

Directions

1. Place eggs in a single layer in a saucepan and cover with enough water that there's 1 1/2 inches of water above the eggs.
2. Heat on high until water begins to boil, then cover, turn the heat to low, and cook for 1 minute.
3. Remove from heat and leave covered for 14 minutes, then rinse under cold water continuously for 1 minute.
4. Crack egg shells and carefully peel under cool running water. Gently dry with paper towels.
5. Slice the eggs in half lengthwise, removing yolks to a medium bowl, and placing the whites on a serving platter.
6. Mash the yolks into a fine crumble using a fork. Add peppers, pickles, mayonnaise, vinegar, mustard, salt, and pepper, and mix well.
7. Evenly disperse heaping teaspoons of the yolk mixture into the egg whites. Sprinkle with paprika and serve.

Delicious Alternative: Replace eggs with hollowed out pickled tomatoes for an even better pickled snack.

This week we're giving you a pickle twist on a classic cocktail: the Doc Pickle Hot Pepper Bloody Mary. 

Ingredients:

• Hot Peppers (we'll be using the juice)
• 1 lime wedge
• 3 ounces of vodka
• 4 ounces of tomato juice
• 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
• Celery
• Olives (garnish)

Directions

1. Fill an ice cube tray with hot pepper brine and freeze. We're going to skip regular ice that's just going to water down our drink.
2. Combine ingredients into a cocktail shaker and shake thoroughly. Pour into a highball glass.
3. Drop in a few hot pepper ice cubes and garnish with olives and celery.

Hosting a Super Bowl party? Try this quick, extra spicy guac recipe, featuring Doc Pickle's Hot Pepper Relish.

Ingredients:

• 3 Haas avocados, halved, seeded and peeled
• 1 lime, juiced
• 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon of ground cumin
• 1/2 medium onion, diced
• 1/2 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
• 2 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced
• 1 clove of garlic, minced
• 4 ounces of Doc Pickle's Hot Pepper Relish

Directions:

1. In a large bowl place the scooped avocado pulp and lime juice, toss to coat.
2. Drain, and reserve the lime juice, after all of the avocados have been coated.
3. Using a potato masher add the salt, cumin, and cayenne and mash.
4. Then, fold in the onions, tomatoes, cilantro, relish and garlic.
5. Add 1 tablespoon of the reserved lime juice.
6. Let guacamole sit at room temperature for 1 hour and then serve.

Alternatively, make the guacamole and then add a scoop of hot pepper relish into the center of your serving dish. This way your guests can choose how much relish they have depending on their spiciness tolerance.

Great salad for creating a splash of color and flavor to your appetizer options! No need for a guilty feeling after stuffing your belly with this option! 

Salad Ingredients: