God I Love Texas Choices for Food!
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Right now...I'm enjoying fresh cold boiled shrimp out of the Gulf of Mexico...If I'd wanted...it could have just as easily been cold boiled crawfish! I had a very Americanized Tex-mex lunch...guacomole, pico de gallo, puffed-up chile con queso, with a Beef Taco. (I like to mix 'em all up together on the plate.) I had two breakfast tacos from an authentic Mexican Taquaria this morning...with egg and chorizo...complimented by two "Shipley" donuts (I know...I hate to think of how my cholesteral level fared by nightfall...!). And, the neighbors are Bar B Q-ing Brisket for the Weekend...the backyard smells great! HHHMMM...wonder what I can take over to them to be offered a few slices of that brisket? Well...that concludes my day of eating the local cuisines...How about you and your favorite local foods?
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Lifelong Texan here.
Right now, I am enjoying the hatch chiles which are being offered for sale everywhere. Lots of vendors make special trips to Hatch, New Mexico to get these. I really like the mild chiles in scrambled eggs and the like.
There is a green salsa made fresh down the street, and I absolutely love it in a variety of dishes, but I also make my own fresh salsa out of lime juice, jalapenos, garlic, and stewed tomatoes.
My late father died 6 years ago, but he was good at cooking pinto beans. He was very particular and only wanted beans grown in Colorado. Wish I could have some of those beans now.Who is going try the fried butter at the fair this year? Not me..
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New England weighing in here folks. Gimme lobster or clams any day over Tex-Mex. (Although I do love Tex-Mex...)
gracenotes wrote:
Lifelong Texan here.
Right now, I am enjoying the hatch chiles which are being offered for sale everywhere. Lots of vendors make special trips to Hatch, New Mexico to get these. I really like the mild chiles in scrambled eggs and the like.
There is a green salsa made fresh down the street, and I absolutely love it in a variety of dishes, but I also make my own fresh salsa out of lime juice, jalapenos, garlic, and stewed tomatoes.
My late father died 6 years ago, but he was good at cooking pinto beans. He was very particular and only wanted beans grown in Colorado. Wish I could have some of those beans now.Well I can tell you I from Texas and their is nothing like a batch of Bear battered Chili! This Thread got me too thinking about it so I will go and begin the chili beans to soak!
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gracenotes wrote:
Lifelong Texan here.
Right now, I am enjoying the hatch chiles which are being offered for sale everywhere. Lots of vendors make special trips to Hatch, New Mexico to get these. I really like the mild chiles in scrambled eggs and the like.
There is a green salsa made fresh down the street, and I absolutely love it in a variety of dishes, but I also make my own fresh salsa out of lime juice, jalapenos, garlic, and stewed tomatoes.
My late father died 6 years ago, but he was good at cooking pinto beans. He was very particular and only wanted beans grown in Colorado. Wish I could have some of those beans now.That salsa sounds great! I imagine that fresh mountain air is wonderful for the beans...HHHMMM...mental note: Get Beans from Colorado!
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mdawson17 wrote:
gracenotes wrote:
Lifelong Texan here.
Right now, I am enjoying the hatch chiles which are being offered for sale everywhere. Lots of vendors make special trips to Hatch, New Mexico to get these. I really like the mild chiles in scrambled eggs and the like.
There is a green salsa made fresh down the street, and I absolutely love it in a variety of dishes, but I also make my own fresh salsa out of lime juice, jalapenos, garlic, and stewed tomatoes.
My late father died 6 years ago, but he was good at cooking pinto beans. He was very particular and only wanted beans grown in Colorado. Wish I could have some of those beans now.Well I can tell you I from Texas and their is nothing like a batch of Bear battered Chili! This Thread got me too thinking about it so I will go and begin the chili beans to soak!
Uh Neighbor...if you need an extra working hand around the place...just holler 'cause i will work for food! Especially...anything that has Beer Battered and Chili...in the same name!
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Ellen_C wrote:
Who is going try the fried butter at the fair this year? Not me..
they fry anything at the county fair don't they...but isn't fried butter like an oxymoron...or something?
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ManlyPoetryman,
Yeah, about the beans (and my post didn't actually sound regional, did it?), apparently pinto beans do better when they are grown at high altitudes. My family used to have them shipped from Colorado and the UPS charges were higher than the cost of the beans!
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manlypoetryman wrote:
Ellen_C wrote:
Who is going try the fried butter at the fair this year? Not me..
they fry anything at the county fair don't they...but isn't fried butter like an oxymoron...or something?
Fried butter is made the same way as fried ice cream? It sounds like a sure way to the IC unit.
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gracenotes wrote:
ManlyPoetryman,
Yeah, about the beans (and my post didn't actually sound regional, did it?), apparently pinto beans do better when they are grown at high altitudes. My family used to have them shipped from Colorado and the UPS charges were higher than the cost of the beans!Well...it does have that Southwest ring to it with New Mexico and Colorado added to it. But hey...I like Texas Food...but I'm not picky neither...Southwest, Chinese, New York, Italian...if folks can cook...let 'em do their thing...I have International Taste buds...that are non-discriminating...by all means. How about you? (besides with you mentioning Salsa...and mdawson talking about beer-battered Chili...I think we are all helping to prove great Texas choices...!)
Like the part about how the beans were less than the postage to get 'em...that's ironic and sad at the same time. i know ya'll miss those beans from the high altitude! - 95
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Flightkeeper wrote:
manlypoetryman wrote:
Ellen_C wrote:
Who is going try the fried butter at the fair this year? Not me..
they fry anything at the county fair don't they...but isn't fried butter like an oxymoron...or something?
Fried butter is made the same way as fried ice cream? It sounds like a sure way to the IC unit.
No kiddin'...I could feel my heart thumpin' more just while commenting on that one!
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lrohner wrote:
New England weighing in here folks. Gimme lobster or clams any day over Tex-Mex. (Although I do love Tex-Mex...)
Hey...I get the whole Lobster and Clam Chowder thing...You guys know how to eat up there!
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manlypoetryman wrote:
Ellen_C wrote:
Who is going try the fried butter at the fair this year? Not me..
they fry anything at the county fair don't they...but isn't fried butter like an oxymoron...or something?
Lifelong Texan here too....I wrote a hub about the fried foods at the State Fair if anyone's interested....called, funny enough, "We'll Fry Anything"
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KCC Big Country wrote:
manlypoetryman wrote:
Ellen_C wrote:
Who is going try the fried butter at the fair this year? Not me..
they fry anything at the county fair don't they...but isn't fried butter like an oxymoron...or something?
Lifelong Texan here too....I wrote a hub about the fried foods at the State Fair if anyone's interested....called, funny enough, "We'll Fry Anything"
Will have to try that Hub out...I'm getting hungry for funnel cakes...for some odd reason?
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manlypoetryman wrote:
lrohner wrote:
New England weighing in here folks. Gimme lobster or clams any day over Tex-Mex. (Although I do love Tex-Mex...)
Hey...I get the whole Lobster and Clam Chowder thing...You guys know how to eat up there!
I'm a Michigander so we go with just about anything. I love Tex-Mex food though. My cousin just moved to Texas and says she's tired of all the BBQ though. I don't see how anyone can get tired of it myself.
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RedSonja94 wrote:
manlypoetryman wrote:
lrohner wrote:
New England weighing in here folks. Gimme lobster or clams any day over Tex-Mex. (Although I do love Tex-Mex...)
Hey...I get the whole Lobster and Clam Chowder thing...You guys know how to eat up there!
I'm a Michigander so we go with just about anything. I love Tex-Mex food though. My cousin just moved to Texas and says she's tired of all the BBQ though. I don't see how anyone can get tired of it myself.
Tired of Bar BQ...Do my ears (or eyes) deceive me? How does one get tired of the setting Sun...or the feel of grass beneath your bare feet? This can't be!
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Tex-Mex is okay, but it is way too mild for my taste. When we went to a Mexican restaurant with our relatives in Kansas everyone was acting like their mouths were on fire, but I thought the tacos and enchiladas were really mild. The owner of the restaurant told us the seasonings were a little bit more like Tex-Mex. We definitely have some really spicy dishes out here in California.
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The only problem with Tex-Mex is its the only kind of Restaurant being opened where I am. If you throw a rock you will hit one, BBQ is a good thing, but I love that Cajun food!
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manlypoetryman wrote:
RedSonja94 wrote:
manlypoetryman wrote:
Hey...I get the whole Lobster and Clam Chowder thing...You guys know how to eat up there!I'm a Michigander so we go with just about anything. I love Tex-Mex food though. My cousin just moved to Texas and says she's tired of all the BBQ though. I don't see how anyone can get tired of it myself.
Tired of Bar BQ...Do my ears (or eyes) deceive me? How does one get tired of the setting Sun...or the feel of grass beneath your bare feet? This can't be!
That's what I was saying. I could never get tired are BBQ. I can't get enough of it with the snow on the ground for six months of the year. I only get a really good 4 months for BBQ.
