SaltyStephenie

01/03/2024

We've got a date yall!

01/02/2024

So I've renamed this page!!

New Year... Same ol' salty me!!

While Rusty Nail Culinary is still in the background and operating under Cottage Law, the home inspection biz is taking up ALLLLL my time...

Sooooo.... I've decided to modify this page to share food, drink, adventures, and dumb s**t I can't share on page 🤣 {Trying to stay professional and stuff}

While page will still have it's moments of antics, because I just can't help myself, I can be more unfiltered and unhinged here!!

And I can share food and drink recipes, recommendations from our adventures, wedding planning, and other fun stuff!!

08/07/2023

hands down has the MOST flavorful Vodkas on the shelf!

Love creating with these flavors!! ❤️❤️

Wait till you see my unique Prickly Pear Vodka cocktail with Rusty Nail's Mesquite Bean Simple Syrup.... TOTALLY embraces the ❤️ of all that is South Texas!

08/07/2023

The finished product...

I only used 1 gallon of juice because I ran out of sugar 🤦‍♀️🤣

Mesquite Bean Jelly
Mesquite Bean Chili Petin Jelly
Mesquite Bean Simple Syrup
Simple Syrup

Wait till you hear about my latest drink with Mesquite Bean Simple Syrup...

08/06/2023

🌳 7 Gallons of Mesquite Bean Juice 🌳

On the Menu:

🫘 Mesquite Bean Jelly

🌶 Mesquite Bean/Chili Petin Jelly

🍯 Mesquite Bean Simple Syrup

Andddd.......

I have a 🍹Cocktail🍹 Idea for the Simple Syrup 😉

06/15/2023

🔥🍸¡Fuego! Lime Rosemary Martini🍸🔥

🍈This martini is absolutely delicious! So refreshing, a beautiful Summer cocktail!

Rusty Nail Hot Honey adds that Fuego kick 🔥

Recipe:
2oz Western Sons Lime Vodka
2oz Lime Juice 5-1oz Rusty Nail Hot Honey 🔥🍯
(adjust for heat preference)
Rosemary Sprigs

In a cocktail shaker, muddle ~1tbs fresh rosemary with a small amount of Lime juice.
After muddled, add ice, remaining Lime juice, Vodka and Hot Honey.

Shake shake shake!!

Strain into a chilled martini glass and ENJOY! 🍸

06/12/2023

🦞🦞CRAWFISH ENCHILADAS 🦞🦞 with Red Beans and Rice 😍

Ohhhh yallll!!! This Crawfish Enchilada dish with Red Beans and Rice is 🔥🔥🔥

Crawfish season is nearing the end 😪 but the Crawfish dishes don't need to!

These enchiladas are topped with a cream sauce that balances with the Crawfish and Holy Trinity of the inside. 🫑🧅

The Red Beans were perfectly amazing with a side of veggie style Dirty Rice.

Rusty Nail Cajun, Herb Blend, SPG, and ground Chili Petin were used! ❤️

I paired this dish with Texas Albarino that I got with my membership. PERFECT!

Recipe posted to website soon!

06/12/2023

🦞🦞CRAWFISH ENCHILADAS 🦞🦞 with Red Beans and Rice 😍

Ohhhh yallll!!! This Crawfish Enchilada dish with Red Beans and Rice is 🔥🔥🔥

Crawfish season is nearing the end 😪 but the Crawfish dishes don't need to!

These enchiladas are topped with a cream sauce that balances with the Crawfish and Holy Trinity of the inside. 🫑🧅

The Red Beans were perfectly amazing with veggie style Dirty Rice.

These recipes utilized Rusty Nail Cajun Seasoning, SPG, Herb Blend, and ground Chili Petin

I paired this dish with Texas Albarino that I got with my membership. PERFECT!

Recipe will be posted to website soon

06/07/2023

🍅✨️Baked Burrata with Roasted Tomatoes✨️🍅

What about absolutely lovely and delicious appetizer!

Quick and SIMPLE!

Served with Herbed Crostini ❤️

Recipe:
2 balls Burrata Cheese
1c Cherry Tomatoes, halved
2 cloves Garlic, minced
1tbsp Rusty Nail Herb Blend
EVOO
Baguette, cut into slices
Balsamic Glaze (optional)

Preheat oven to 375.

In a small baking dish, add tomatoes, garlic, and Herb Blend. Toss with EVO until coasted.

Cook Tomatoes for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, since Baguette and drizzle with EVOO and sprinkle with more Herb Blend.

After 15 minutes, remove tomatoes and push toward outer edges of baking dish. Place balls of Burrata in the center of the dish. Continue baking mix for 10 minutes.

Place Baguette slices in oven and toast until crisp.

Remove from oven, drizzle with Balsamic Glaze and top with fresh Basil and Oregano.

Balsamic Glaze:
1/2c Balsamic Vinegar
4-5tsp Sugar

Combine in a small saucepan over med-low heat until sugar dissolves. Continue cooking until reduces to desired consistency, I like a warm honey consistency.

Make it and share!!

06/06/2023

🍋🫐LEMON BLUEBERRY MARTINI🫐🍋

OH MY! This drink screams Summertime! Sooo good and oh so refreshing!

2oz Blueberry Vodka
2oz Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice
1oz Simple Syrup

Shake all ingredients well in a shaker with ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass.

Garnish with a lemon slice and blueberries. If you like a sweeter taste, rim the martini glass with lemon and dip in sugar.

06/04/2023

Picanha Steak with Balsamic Glazed Leeks, Garlic Parm Smashed Potatoes and Chimichurri Sauce 😍😍

Grabbed this Picanha at NEW location in Victoria. Decided to keep the dish Brazilian inspired 🇧🇷

Marinated the Picanha with a coffee based marinade and Rusty Nail Fine SPG and Rusty Nail Cowboy Seasonings. Cooked over an open flame on the trusty Old Smokey 🤩

Made a homemade Chimichurri, threw in some Rusty Nail ground Chili Petin to enhance the flavor

Smashed the potatoes with a garlic cream sauce and parmesean cheese.

Sautéed the Leeks and drizzled with a simple Balsamic reduction.

This meal was 🔥❤️

Paired with The Horn. One of my favorite Reds and paired wonderfully!

🥩 I like my beef on the rare side, cooked to an internal temp of 120. It was perfectly cooked for me and amazingly tender and flavorful. For those of you liking a little more pink and a little less red, I suggest cooking to an internal temp of 130-135.

05/21/2023

Logo on a cracker?? Why not!!

Let us customize your charcuterie or appetizers with logoed crackers!

I'm in LOVE 😍😍

01/03/2023

Rusty Nail is coming at ya 2023! We have plans for huge growth! We're just getting this party started!!

Keep your eyes open for expanded seasoning options, wholesale distribution and more charcuterie/graze options







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01/02/2023

🔥🔥 Chili Petins in the dehydrator 🔥🔥

The foundation for our ¡Caliente! Flavors ❤️❤️

Mas Caliente coming as soon as we can get enough dried peppers!!

So much growth coming in 2023.... Come along on this journey with me!







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01/01/2023

New Years Eve Charcuterie!

Prepped and assembled 100 6" boards and a 2023 number board 🧀😍

Rivers, Ribbons, and Roses 🌹

The day started with ☕️ and ended with 🍷..... HOURS OF PREP! 🔪🔪







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12/25/2022

12/24/2022

All the Christmas orders!! 😍😍

Several rounds of boards done! 🧀😍

So many Seasonings and Hot Honey gifted 🍯😍

So much THANKS to yall that BELIEVE in Rusty Nail ❤️❤️

12/22/2022

🤠 Cowboy Crunch 🤠

The Rusty Nail version of the holiday classic, Texas Trash 😋

RECIPE

Ingredients:
3c Rice Chex
3+c Wheat Chex (these are my fav so I use a little more)
3c Corn Chex (I've subbed Honey Nut Chex for a sweet bite and it works!)
1 10oz bag Pecan Halves
1 5oz bag Whole Almonds
1-2c Pretzels

2c Unsalted Butter
6tbs Worcestershire
6tbs RUSTY NAIL COWBOY SEASONING (Substitute ¡Caliente! if you want some heat)

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 250F

2. Combine Chex, Nuts, and Pretzels together in a large bowl or deep-sided baking pan

3. Melt butter, then add in Worcestershire and COWBOY Seasoning. Whisk together well.

4. Pour liquid mixture over Chex mixture. Add about half the liquid, stir the mixture well then add the other half.

5. Combine all ingredients together well, attempt to coat all the pieces!

6. Bake at 250 for 1hr 15min, stir every 15 minutes.

Allow to cool and ENJOY!

Stores well in an airtight container.... if there's any left!

Great for gift giving!

12/21/2022

I'm just sayin'....

🔥🔥Still time to get your Seasonings to gift the cooks in your life!

🚨🚨I also have room for 2 Charcuterie Boards for Friday pickup in Port Lavaca, Friday evening or Saturday morning delivery in Rockport/Aransas Pass/Port Aransas/Corpus, or Sunday morning pickup in George West. Limited area/times due to My Family Christmas 🎄







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12/19/2022

🚨🚨🚨🚨

Get your Seasonings for Christmas before we're Sold Out! Limited quantity left for gifting!

16oz - 2oz available. Great gifts and stocking suffers ❤️

Low salt blends, packed with FLAVOR!

That 🔥🍯HOT HONEY🍯🔥 is sooo Dreamy 😍

Do you need a gift set or need a special order? Get with me NOW!

We will not be bottling again before Christmas and quantities are limited.

We need to focus on our Charcuterie orders and we are moving our production into a COMMERCIAL KITCHEN! What does this mean for you?? It means I get to step out of the regulations of Cottage Law and can offer and produce more. It means Rusty Nail will be available through more avenues ❤️

What's available?

🔥🍯 Hot Honey | $12 | 8oz | 10 available

🌶 ¡Caliente! Cowboy | $8 | 4oz | 3 available

🤠 Cowboy | $11 | 8oz | 5 available
🤠 Cowboy | $6 | 4oz | 5 available
🤠 Cowboy | $3 | 2oz | 8 available

🍖 Brisket | $14 | 16oz | 3 available
🍖 Brisket | $11 | 1 available

🦞 Cajun | $6 | 4oz | 1 available

🥩 Steak | $3 | 2oz | 1 available

🌿 Herb | $11 | 8oz | 1 available
🌿 Herb | $3 | 2oz | 2 available

🤠 Vaquero | $14 | 16oz | 2 available
🤠 Vaquero | $11 | 8oz | 2 available
🤠 Vaquero | $6 | 4oz | 2 available

🧄 SPG | $11 | 8oz | 1 available
🧄 SPG | $6 | 4oz | 2 available

Available on the website, www.shoprustynail.com
-OR-
Contact me directly via DM, Call, Text







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12/19/2022

I need a favor!!

Take a few seconds, daily till Thursday, to click on this link and vote for Brittani of Mad Batter Cheesecakes as the Greatest Baker.

She really is!!

She's in the Semi-Final round and needs to finish 1st to move into the Finals!

Show support for a fellow Small Business owner ❤️. Mad Batter also graciously has opened their kitchen space up for me to operate out of! This kitchen is where all the magic happens!

One baker will take home the title, a feature in Bake From Scratch Magazine, and $10,000!

12/18/2022

🚨🌶🚨🌶🚨🌶🚨🌶🚨

We have 5 FIVE 5 ¡Caliente! Cowboy available in 4oz 🔥😍

Cowboy with a KICK!

4oz | $8

Available on the website, www.shoprustynail.com or message me.

These move as quick as I can get them bottled! Don't miss out!

And while you're at it.... grab those gifts for your cooks! Our seasonings will be FAVS ❤️🎄







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12/17/2022

❤️🧀❤️🧀❤️🧀❤️🧀

SOOOO EXCITED to announce we are operating out of a Commercial Kitchen 👩‍🍳❤️

Seasonings, Charcuterie, and Culinary Creations will be produced in our Commercial Kitchen location.

What does this mean for you? We're moving on up from Cottage Law regulations which means we can expand what we can produce, develop, and market.

Anddddd.... it means we can take the next steps in this business adventure 😍😍

Stay tuned......







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12/17/2022

This board was FUN, Merry & Bright.

Limited availability left for Christmas!







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12/15/2022

Yall do me a favor! PLEASE!!

Go vote for Brittani Riccio TODAY, by 9pm!

Let's let the world know this gal from South Texas is the Greatest Baker! I mean, she is! Have you had her cheesecake? Her cookies? All her things??

Voting to advance to the Top 48 ends today at 9pm, so please take a minute, click on the link below, and let's support a South Texas Gal!

One baker will take home the title, a feature in Bake From Scratch Magazine, and $10,000!

12/08/2022

FINALLY!!

💻WEBSITE IS LIVE💻

It's taken a hot minute to get here, and it's not quite complete, BUT the website is LIVE for Seasoning and Hot Honey orders!

Charcuterie orders are still a work in progress, but soooo close!

www.ShopRustyNail.com

Local? Contact me for pickup/delivery options, I have a special code for ya!

Need a gift set or corporate gifts for 🎄Christmas🎄, contact me, I can set you up!







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12/01/2022

🎄🎄CHRISTMAS BOARDS AVAILABLE🎄🎄

Check out these adorable boards! They come with keepsake platters to enjoy for years to come!

Christmas Tree 🎄
-and-
Reindeer 🦌

Each board serves 2-4 people.

$45/ea

ONLY 2 OF EACH LEFT!

Can be engraved with a name for a keepsake gift.







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