Sweet Nothings

TODAY is the first FOODIE FRIDAY, hosted by our own beautiful lady, GOLLUM...

Be sure to go over and tell her how sweet she and her tiny doggy, MISTER, are to have this fabulous time with all of us....

and I just know there's going to be some of the best foods in the whole world being put on tables everywhere in BLOGLAND !! GOLLUM has a whole list going on over there so be sure to swing by...leave her some

sweet words, too...ooo, and a hidy-doo to MISTER.

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CASA O'LAY..... (i don't speak Spanish very well...)

"i...yiyiyi..........I AM THE FRITO BANDITO..."

(anyone in the whole world that remembers that ?)

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There's many, MANY types of food that we love......

but MEXICAN FOOD is our all time favorite ...........
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Now, there's just some things that go naturally with
MEXICAN FOOD
and one of them .............
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MARGARITAS...."i- yi yi yi ....'
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This is a pretty good COPY of MEXICAN FOOD
that I fix at home.....a lot...It's TEX-MEX.....
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SWEET AND HOT SLICED JALAPENO PEPPERS
and
JALAPENO JELLY
from Fredricksburg, Texas....and it's some of the best around !
That jelly may not sound good to ya, but it IS !!
and the sweet and hot Jalapenos....so so good poured over a block of CREME CHEESE
for the best cracker spread in the world....
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These creme cheese stuffed JALAPENO PEPPERS, wrapped with bacon
belong to THE PIONEER WOMAN COOKS and I am here to tell you, right now...
these are the BEST I have ever eaten.
They are sliced, stuffed, wrapped and put in the oven..
Oh ! HONEY
her recipe is on her site and her site is on my blogroll....
oh, and this is HER photo, too...shhhhh...... i don't want to get sued! ;o)
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QUESO...
YUMMY QUESO....
life without Queso is like life without the sunshine....
Just melted Velveeta Cheese and Rotel Tomatoes....
just can't be beat...
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Oh, and the SALSA makes or breaks MEXICAN FOOD ...
Here's MY recipe....
WELL........OK.......
here's my friend , BARBARA'S, recipe....
another 'best i've ever eaten'.....
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BARBARA'S SALSA
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3 teaspoons of Jalapeno Peppers (I use pickled slices in a jar but can use fresh)
1 large can of whole tomatoes, mostly drained
Fresh chopped onion...I use about 1/2 of a LARGE onion
1/2 teaspoon of minced garlic (in a jar) or 1-2 cloves of fresh...
2 cups fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon salt
pepper to taste
garlic salt to taste
garlic powder to taste
seasoned salt
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CHOP peppers, add tomatoes, with most of the liquid drained off and blend well
Then add onions, garlic, cilantro and spices to taste and blend again.
Adjust seasonings to your taste, if necessary.
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Now, if I can pick and choose a dessert to end my Mexican food with,

I always choose PECAN PIE...usually with just a tiny scoop of

VANILLA BEAN ICE CREME...

i DO love love love FLAN but have never mastered making it..

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AND....if I'm not just STUFFED TO THE VERY TIP TOP....

I just MIGHT be persuaded to try the PASSIONATE RITA on this menu..."a sweet and fruity blend..."

I hope you have a fabulous dinner tonight...with all the delicious fare being presented to us today, we are all just starving flat to death here...

Hmmmmm, wonder if I need to make RESERVATIONS at our best Mexican restaurant for tonight!!

XO bj