
We’ve got some great news that is literally hot off the press!
Shirley J is featured in the Holiday issue of Utah Valley Magazine! So head on out right now and go buy your copy, it’s a beautiful edition full of holiday fun, memories, recipes ideas and of course…Shirley J! You can find us on pages 23 and 41.
On page 23 you’ll see that we are featured as one of six homegrown creations in Utah Valley’s section “the best made in utah valley”

Now for a close up of the feature:

Here’s what the editors had to say about Shirley J:
BACK TO THE ‘BASES’
For more than 30 years, professional chefs have been using (and loving) Shirley J products. Now, Shirley J’s time-tested items are available to the public at the Shirley J retail store in Orem. The popular universal sauce starts as a just-add-water mix and is an easy base to build upon. Once the sauce is made, bakers use their creativity to develop culinary masterpieces. Shirley J’s new bakery line includes bases for muffins, bread, cookies, brownies and delicious sweet rolls. The mixes solve the problem of limited time to create delicious holiday treats and meals. Recipe ideas and products can be found at the store (15. E. 400 South, Orem), or at www.shirleyj.com
The next mention on page 41 in the magazine features a holiday food memory from our namesake, Shirley J. You know, the real Shirley J!

Shirley shared a holiday food memory that she and Don (the original found and food developer of Shirley J products) came up with when they first were married:

Shirley Smith
“A tradition my husband Don and I started after we got married involved a delicious Christmas breakfast of pork pie – a recipe from Don’s mother. It’s a family favorite that everyone loves and looks forward to. We’d wake up, open presents and then enjoy pork pie – it took care of breakfast and the family had fun. The great thing about pork pie is that you can make it ahead of time and just warm it up in the morning – and you know how that is on Christmas morning with children! What makes this pie so special besides the tender ground pork roast and the perfectly flaky pie crust is my chili sauce, which includes tomatoes, Granny Smith apples, onions, red peppers cider vinegar, sugar, salt and pickling spice. Something about the combination of the two keeps everyone looking forward to the savory sweet aroma of Christmas morning.”
- Shirley Johnson Smith, namesake of Shirley J
…and you should know that she and Don used Shirley J Pork Slow Cooker & Dutch Oven Seasoning to season the pork roast. We should have that recipe up on our site shortly.
Head on out to your local bookstore, grocery store or wherever magazines are sold to pick up your copy of the November/December issue of Utah Valley Magazine! You can also subscribe to the magazine here.
***Correction: Shirley Jensen Smith is the namesake of Shirley J