Jim: I cannot believe you did not stop at "Danny Gaulden's Place" at the old south Dairy Queen in Carlsbad. He is a famous BBQ'r from the KC and Backporch Forum and has really good refried beans. http://www.chilepepper.com/articles/view.php?articleID=100 http://www.bbq-porch.org/recipes/html/C1.htm http://www.dannysbbq.com/recipes.asp?rid=62 http://www.jurassicpork.com/ListAll.htm and see editors article at bottom of this FAQ from California BBQ http://www.cbbqa.com/faq/10-1.html ----- Original Message ----- From: <jim@wildpepper.com> To: <chile-heads@globalgarden.com> Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 5:32 PM Subject: [CH] A recipe & restaraunt recommendation > 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)