[TaqueriaFanatic]

I lived in Massachusetts for four years, and I missed a lot about Texas at that time. The worst Mexican food I had was in a "Mexican" restaurant in Great Barrington, Mass., At that restaurant they charged for the tostadas ( a big sin in Texas). Once ,when I was still there , I made some excellent Texas style nachos for some locals; they loved it, it was the first time they had nachos in their lives, imagine! I also grew some Jalapenos in Massachusetts on a small plot of land nearby; I started them from seed in a greenhouse in February and trsferred them to the ground at the end of May. The local critters ate half of my tomato plants, but did not touch the Jalapenos.

[AppyPappy]

The deer here ate my habaneros and jalapenos. Wiped them out.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

I used to be surprised when I would meet people that thought that tortilla chips smothered in psuedo-cheese was what "nachos" were. I have since realized that growing up in Texas till I was 11 has given me a different perspective on what real food is.

One day about 8 years ago, I decided that I had just about had it with my best friend always having Taco Hell, er Bell, wrappers in his kitchen garbage when I went over and told him that I would cook a real tex-mex meal for him and his wife. So the next week I went over and cooked tacos, nachos, chalupas, pinto beans and enchiladas.

It was 2 years before they could bring themselves to eat at Taco Bell again.

That being said, I'm not a fan of Wolf Brand Chili or any other canned chili to be honest. But if I need some chili for Frito Pie or chili-dogs, canned chili is acceptable I guess.