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I live on the West Coast, I had Mexican for Lunch | |
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I don't live on the West Coast, But I still had Mexican | |
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No Lunch, But Mexican Beer!! | |
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I didn't have Mexican today, wish I did... | |
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I didn't have Mexican today but that sounds like a great idea | |
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Mexican food for Dinner tonight!! | |
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I have no idea what I am having for Dinner... | |
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One word : Tequila!! | |
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But, its has to be AUTHENTIC MEXICAN....non of this Tex-Mex stuff...(Taco Bell) | |
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VIVA la Mexico, vamos a comer mucha comida mexicana hoy! | |
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rurallib
(62,411 posts)one of our best friends owns the restaurant - so cinco de mayo, dos de mayo it makes no difference
haele
(12,650 posts)But this morning, I had started up my nationally famous home-made Chili con Carne with spiced medium-hot ranchero sauce, and we'll be having Northgate Market in-store made refried beans and tortillas, and catfish ceviche to go with it. I'll also have their house guacamole, that I add another avocado and a squeeze of lime to cut down some of the heat.
Tonight, it's just the two of us and a slightly sick five-year-old.
I'd do tamales - I used to make my own using a recipe a long time ago neighbor from Oaxaca taught me that includes crickets in red mole sauce with nopales - but I've developed an allergy to corn along with my allergy to shellfish in my old age, so no more tamales.
Our next-door neighbors are doing Cinco de Mayo with their relatives in Tecate, and for just two people, tamales can be a pain.
Haele
longship
(40,416 posts)Now where's my bottle of Cholula?
Looks yummy!
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)longship
(40,416 posts)Unless it is my former step-son's made from scratch Serrano pepper salsa. Zowee!!!! The best I ever ate, and that includes New Mexican cuisine, which is saying a whole lot.
My favorite Mex meal was an enchilada served in a little town south of Santa Fe, smothered in molé. Zippie and absolutely delish! Washed it down with a Dos Equus. I was driving cross country and filling up at a gas station. It was evening and I was still an hour's drive or so from my motel reservation. There were two local cops paying for their gas at the same time as I was. I told them that I was driving from CA to MI and I absolutely had to eat dinner in NM, but didn't want to drive into Santa Fe. Anyway, I was sure that there'd be great New Mexican food right here. They knew exactly where to send me, and even drew me a map, since it was a bit off the path. It was one of the best meals of my life.
Keep it spicy my friend.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Like i said upthread, one of the few downsides about OR is, it gets harder to find spectacular mexican food the further north you go.
longship
(40,416 posts)For a sit down meal, NM has the best Mex north of the border.
Tex-Mex is rubbish. CA is not much better.
The little taco trucks in Phoenix can be pretty damned good, though.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Some taquerias in the bay area in particular.
longship
(40,416 posts)Where it was basically Tex-Mex. Still, some places did things better than others. My then wife and I would eat out Mexican regularly.
Her son made absolutely bomb salsa. From scratch. With Serranos imported from NM. And zowee! It was spicy. And absolutely delish!
My best!
Skäl!
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)How dare you show us a Mexican feast!
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)but I will say, for the record, California has better Mexican Food.
Solly Mack
(90,764 posts)I ate Mexican the day before. Little hole-in-the-wall diner run by immigrants. Doesn't look like much on the outside but the food is awesome.
Drahthaardogs
(6,843 posts)Because New Mexico cuisine > Tex Mex