“I would think wolves would prefer spicy things. It’s bears that crave sweets.” ~ Writer Isuna Hasekura
As a life long Texan, I adore Tex-Mex. It is my favorite food in the world. I may be biased but I think Dallas serves the very best. It’s just not the same at all up North and it varies from city to city within our vast state. As a vegetarian, I enjoy cheese enchiladas slathered with red salsa. Also, there’s guacamole, beans without lard, rice, and my two new favorites — spinach enchiladas covered with green chile and mushroom enchiladas topped with a sour cream sauce. It goes without saying corn tortillas only. I have a friend that makes incredible lard-free tamales; perhaps my favorite of all! And then, ladies and gentlemen, there is the frozen margarita. Oh the indescribable joy of a good frozen ‘rita! My favorite color is blue and I have recently discovered a restaurant that has dark BLUE frozen margaritas! There are no words … I also like very hot, spicy food. When I was pregnant I never altered my diet and had no problems whatsoever with morning sickness or heartburn. I ate jalapeños at least three times a week — fresh and pickled, tons of onions, etc. When my little wolf cub was born I discovered early on she LOVED salsa — not just the bland tomato kind; the hot stuff. She was tiny when she first started drinking it straight from the ramekin. She barely had teeth when I finally decided I should cut her off after five bowls. Maris wailed so loud we attempted to slink out of that restaurant to no avail, our heads bowed low in shame. I got a brain freeze trying to finish my margarita. Now whenever we go out they still refer to her as “Salsa Baby” and start plunking down bowl after bowl for her to drink before dinner. When we went to Mexico two years ago poor Burk got Montezuma’s Revenge and was so ill he nearly had to be hospitalized. The baby and I ate the exact same thing he did and we were just fine. She’s got her Mama’s cast iron stomach! So God bless Texas and “Cheers!” to enjoying a little spice in life!
