A Hunger for Frito Pie, From the Artery-Clogged Heart of Texas

The New York Times ^ | February 21, 2003 | JOHN SCHWARTZ

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Oh! Forgive me..... I thought you were the one telling everyone you couldn't cook........ my memory must be failing me.......

Hobbes.... licks? Sapphic thoughts kinda early this morning, huh?

[hobbes1]

Hobbes.... licks? Sapphic thoughts kinda early this morning, huh?

I was only repeating what I heard ; )

[xsmommy]

nope. wasn't me saying that, i am unfairly maligned. since not much else they say is accurate, i thought it was pretty obvious.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

What? Are you saying that our guys aren't truthful? I am to disregard all the wonderful things they have said about us?............

[CholeraJoe]

You make homemade chili?????????????

Why yes I do, ma'am. While Lone Palm is more vocal about his culinary abilities, I too am well versed in cooking. I specialize in Cajun, Creole and Western cooking including gumbo, crawfish etouffe', fried cajun turkeys, smoked brisket, and other delicacies including my prize winning chili. My team took third at the World Champion Chili Cookoff in Terlingua, TX in 1987.

[strela]

I asked my mom to send me the fixings, and she sent six cans of Wolf Brand Chili. The Wolf Brand is essential.

Bleech. Wolf Brand Chili is vile. Hormel, no beans, is infinitely preferable (that is, if you must use any canned chili at all).

[xsmommy]

cj cooks good! tell her how you studied under Emeril, ceej....

[CholeraJoe]

tell her how you studied under Emeril, ceej....

I had a cooking lesson with Emeril Lagasse a number of years ago. We made Caesar Salad, Crawfish Etouffe, and Bananas Foster.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

CJ, if you've participated in a real Texas Chili Cookoff, then you Sir are a real Chili cook......... lol

I am sooooo impressed right now......cook offs are THE most fun, aren't they? Beer, brisket, beer, beans, beer, ribs, beer and chili........ God I miss Texas right now......

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

I like everything spicy....... I tend to use cajun seasoning on everything........ when I grill steaks, I marinate them in a liquid fajita seasoning that has a strong smokey flavor.....then sprinkle a dry cajun rub on the meat.......

And Gumbo is a staple around here......

[m18436572]

can't believe nobody's mentioned Rotel yet

[CholeraJoe]

Now I'm hungry.

[Texas Mom]

I still crave real barbeque from North Carolina.

Oh yes, with a big plate of Collard greens and hot water bread..

I finally couldn't stand it anymore and got the recipe and fix myself.

[wku man]

East Carolina or West Carolina BBQ? I prefer East Carolina myself, which really ticks off my Dad, who grew up in Waynesville. But the best barbecue I've ever had was in a little concrete block shack in Little Rock, I think it was called Hungry Joe's. Sorry Texas, sorry Kansas City, sorry Memphis...

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Me too CJ......that does it, I'm making chicken enchiladas for supper........

[CholeraJoe]

I'm thinking smothered pork chops with pasta and broccoli.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

I may be losing my mind (I've been accused often) but we actually had some fabulous barbeque last year in Ocean City, Maryland....... a little sports bar on the beach and now I can't think of the name...lol........ crab cakes and ribs......... I was amazed.........

Appy, isn't Carolina barbeque a vinegar based sauce?

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Will you marry me?

[Hatteras]

A friend of mine graduated from school and worked for a local exterminator for a few months while he was deciding what he really wanted to do in life. He said that after going on a call to the Frito-Lay plant, he would never, EVER touch another Frito as long as he lived...

[LisaAnne]

Ping.