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Archive for Chili (The Dish)
Review: Mesa Rosa Mexican Restaurant
When my wife and I moved back to the Republic after completing our “missionary work” (four years in purgatory proselytizing to the heathens in the wilderness of Michigan, up near Santa’s house somewhere), we lived for a short while way out northwest of the city. We were actually in Williamson County, and a long drive [...] Read more »
Halloween Hangover Got You Down? You Need Chili!
Kids and parents alike can get a Halloween hangover from all the sugar and poor nutrition. I think the worst day is November 2, actually. The night of Halloween you’re busy with the activities and the TOTers, you don’t eat well, you snarf down way too much sucrose and fructose and food colorings, but you’re [...] Read more »
Cool Weather Zest: Green Chile Stew
Cool weather’s on its way, even to central Texas! Time to drag out the recipes for hearty soups, stews and chilis. Life’s too short for wimpy cold-weather fare!
Here’s a dish that mimics a chile verde a bit, but isn’t quite as time-intensive to make:
Green Chile Stew
This stew is plenty green, and if you use hot [...] Read more »
The Gourmet Chile Pepper and Salsa Festival: Heat, Eats and Margarit-Ahs
After the trek and detours mentioned in my previous post, we finally arrived at the Festival. I knew this wouldn’t be a big event (like maybe ZestFest ‘08), so I wasn’t worred about getting there early and leaving late; we reversed that, actually. With the beauteous & clever Paula Jo out on point (so I [...] Read more »
A Small Step to Saving the Planet…
These days, everybody’s working to save the planet. I also work to have good taste. Or at least food that tastes good. (See earlier post on the F-BOM.)
Well, you can’t say I’m not doing my part. Shoot, I even invented a chili verde that’s guaranteed to support the effort. I mean, it’s definitely green! That [...] Read more »
Friday Follies X: The Food X-Files
So the weekend’s upon us, and you want to get out of the house. After all, the honey-do list is overwhelming, the kids are hanging around now that school’s out, and there’s a whole wonderful world waiting for you out there. Of course, with gas prices like they are, you can’t go far, but maybe [...] Read more »
