This Evenings Dinner

MMMM, MMnn, Good! A couple squirts of Franks Hot sauce and down the hatch!! you got me drooling.

Whoa whoa whoa whoa, I heard Wickenburg?
I’m down there in winter!

Sounds like a plan guys. I haven't been to Wickenburg in quite a while. I use to go through there and catch 89 at Congress and head up to Yarnell and on to Prescott Valley and Cottonwood before heading back down I-17. I get some good Snow pictures on that run. I even get snowed on occasionally.

I have 1 helping of the Enchiladas left for this evening.

I live within 2 miles of where you get on 89 from 93

Cool! I have been through there a few times, although it's been years now. It was a pretty sparsely populated area as I remember.

The field target airgun club use to have some shoots at a fellow members property in that area.

FlipStart wrote:Sounds like a plan guys. I haven't been to Wickenburg in quite a while. I use to go through there and catch 89 at Congress and head up to Yarnell and on to Prescott Valley and Cottonwood before heading back down I-17. I get some good Snow pictures on that run. I even get snowed on occasionally.

I have 1 helping of the Enchiladas left for this evening.

Nice! I like to branch off at Congress if I recall and take the back way through Snake Valley into Prescott. Its really fun on a motorcycle.

[/quote]Nice! I like to branch off at Congress if I recall and take the back way through Snake Valley into Prescott. Its really fun on a motorcycle.[/quote]

Did you maybe mean Skull Valley?.. I have been through there before, You pass that cool little cemetery on the left on the way to Prescott. That would be a wonderful motorcycle ride. I'm always jealous when I see guys on motorcycles out that way.

last night

Ooh mama, my focus zeroed right in on the lower right of that
plate, Charles.
After living in L.A. for 6 yrs, I still judge a Mexican stop by their
refritos. Pretty weak around here, but my wife does them
justice. The Thai, Mexican, Chinese, Korean and Indian were
all a lot better on the West coast. I sound like a jaded idiot,
therefore....
Bob
P.S. I'm back on your engines.

Boy that looks tasty
Now i have to go eat something goshdarnit

OhMyGosh that looks good. Fortunately I have at least something to eat now, or I'd be starving also after seeing that meal.

I'm just having a bowl of chicken noodle soup.

Nice! I like to branch off at Congress if I recall and take the back way through Snake Valley into Prescott. Its really fun on a motorcycle.[/quote]

Did you maybe mean Skull Valley?.. I have been through there before, You pass that cool little cemetery on the left on the way to Prescott. That would be a wonderful motorcycle ride. I'm always jealous when I see guys on motorcycles out that way.[/quote]

Yeah, I stand corrected. Skull Valley. Nice, scenic little jaunt. Its been many years since Ive driven it though.

Mike

dckrsn wrote:Ooh mama, my focus zeroed right in on the lower right of that
plate, Charles.
After living in L.A. for 6 yrs, I still judge a Mexican stop by their
refritos. Pretty weak around here, but my wife does them
justice. The Thai, Mexican, Chinese, Korean and Indian were
all a lot better on the West coast. I sound like a jaded idiot,
therefore....
Bob
P.S. I'm back on your engines.

Same here. After living and working in Arizona and California, none of the Mexican food comes close. Texans pride themselves on "TexMex" but melted Velveeta mixed with salsa and calling it "Queso"...... sucks to high heaven !!!!

Mike

Yesterday's supper I didn't make the dough this time but I did make the sauce homemade

"working in Arizona and California, none of the Mexican food comes close. "


I Moved from Austin to San Jose in 2000

Spent almost a year looking for "real Mexican food"   (Tex-Mex)
making friends along the way,  one guy explained to me:

Texas = Gulf of Mexico side
California = Baja side

Texas = wrapped in tortilla, covered in cheesy sauce
California = fish

STOP trying to make one into the other - enjoy what ya get.



This was some grade- A fantastic advice.  I now enjoy some of the best Mariscos plates in the world,  literally 4 doors down from my house.  But I can also go to the restaurants where the family is from mainland, and get closer to Tex-Mex I also love

The biggest problem with this whole "getting older" thing?   If I eat all I want to? my belly gets large, I cannot see my feet, and I don't feel good. --- so moderation and small tastes is becoming the key.

that plate from Tlaquepaque? AND a beer?   I almost never drink beer...   was delicious, but required lots of exercise to make it go away

Here are some open faced shrimp delights from the Mariscos place down the street on Sunday - Ex was dropping off the son, and both were "starving"

To add to this thread, as military family we moved a lot. Several locations in the 50~70s exposed us to various cuisines.

Relative: El Paso Fort Bliss, Colorado Springs Fort Carson, and Los Crucis NM White Sands Missile range, and Albuquerque NM Sandia Army Base

In those days my Officer Father enlisted paid "help" for my pregnant mom (young growing larger Catholic family) each "come in" or "live in help" did cleaning, babysitting, and cooking...they all spoke Spanish-- Hint

at very young age exposed to traditional Mexican foods from the above areas.

Twice to Central Texas Fort Hood during my career.. Retired here 1996---The so called Tex Mex here is awful and bland. Best ever was Colorado Springs followed by any in Los Crucis NM....flavorful, spicy if you wanted hotter, and worth the experience.

There are NO, none, nadda, zero ----USA Franchise Mexican food restraints or fast food ----worthy...In my not so humble opinion

My Dad 1958 Paternal father of 6, I am eldest:

i heard Alfredo's in Lampassas was the business.. who knows.

before moving to the left coast, I was a big fan oof some of the places in Austin, if you are travelliing that way

Fonda San Miguel was THE place for Sunday brunch
Gueros on Congress for a light lunch
Amaya's Taco Villiage was alwasy good too.
Chuys, whiich is almost a national chain now, is Tex Mex, but conosistent and delicous

Anyhow - im out here with the hippies, and i'm pleased enough with the mariscos by me

Fred, that's a terrific picture. Something to be real proud of. That was the first rubber powered model I ever built. As bad as I built it, it still flew quite well and I never forgot it.

New Hampshire the "Live free or die State" born there.  Best memories.




Love the RDF loop not normally seen on the Bird-dog.

Yeah Fred, great picture, needs to be in a frame.

My youngest daughter of 13 bought a “Don’t tread on Me belt buckle and wears it every day. I asked her if she knew the history behind it. Of course she said no. I expressed my thoughts and then I made her look it up as I felt if she is going to wear something that has meaning she should know what it means!

You guys are killing me!.. That food all looks so good. I'm thinking tomorrow will need to be a Pizza day. I have made my own before using some store bought dough or but they never come out tasting good. Barrows does a good pizza, much better than I can make.

Flipstart , i been making my own pizza dough for a long time after trial and error and have found 2 good recipes for thin and Thick (Sicilian) style Also Pizza Hut taste alike sauce .. This took a lot of time over years to perfect , The dough is using a bread machine . If your interested i will post or PM them to you .