[CH] A recipe & restaraunt recommendation

jim@wildpepper.com
Sat, 19 Mar 2005 19:32:35 -0500

Just got back from a rather interesting trip across Texas and southern
New Mexico.  Got forced south by the winter storm & ended up in
Carlsbad, NM after wandering across much of Texas trying to stay ahead
of it.

Specifically tried to hit the holiest hole-in-the-wall places & had
pretty good luck.  Came across a couple of neat ideas for cooking
refried beans in one.

Drum roll please for my every couple of years recipe posting :-)

Refried beans ala "Anna's Restaraunt, Matador TX"

Refried beans
Thyme

Combine & serve

:-)

I was actually quite surprised to find that these went very well
together, not having ever tried it or seen in tried before.  I can't
begin to tell you the amounts to use.

My wife & I (yes- she & I actually went on a vacation *together*) also
found another neat place in Van Horn Texas:

Lizzy's Tortelleria.  About as authentic and non-chain as you can get. 
Everything cooked right there & VERY good.  Had chile rellenos,
burritos, tacos, & all kinds of other stuff.  

Lizzy's was particularly good because we had just finished a 10 mile
hike that covered 3,000' in elevation change in 45 F weather with 50 mph
winds :-)  It probably would have been just as good otherwise.

-Jim C
Mild to Wild(R)