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HOWDY FRIENDS.... from Mexican Food To Go http://www.texmextogo.com
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NEW PRODUCT:
Stuffed olives:
Garlic, Almond, Jalapeno or Blue Cheese Stuffed – unbelievable taste!

Talk about dressing up a salad or a meal! Click here to view & order these products:
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Also available in the Tex-Mex Sampler: http://www.texmextogo.com/sampler.htm

Special June Tex-Mex Gift Box:

THE LAREDO GIFT BOX ** JUNE EDITION

2- 16oz. jars Tejano Salsa (red)
1- 16oz. jar Salsa Verde (green)
1- 8 oz. jar Jalapeno Stuffed Queen Olives (new product)
1- 8oz. Spicy Trail Mix
2- 10oz. bags Tortilla Chips

Specify in the comment section on the order form mild, med, or hot salsa. Specify the "June Edition" Laredo gift box.

FATHER’S DAY GIFT?? Well look at this…your shoppin’s done!!
Specify your salutations in the message section on the order form. $39.00 plus S&H
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RECIPES

GUACAMOLE WITH CHEESE DIP

3 avocados
8 oz. cheese dip (jar)
½ cup sour cream
½ cup cilantro, finely chopped
1 tsp. rosemary
1 tbs. garlic powder
½ cup pimentos, diced
1/3 cup water

Mash avocados; add cheese dip, sour cream and garlic. Combine all other ingredients, thoroughly mix.
Add 1/3-cup water to hold the green color. Salt & pepper to taste. Cover & refrigerate.
For more outstanding recipes using that great fruit "the avocado", please view this cookbook:
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FAJITA MARINADE **our favorite from the Houston Chronicle files, May 1986**

4 cups "light" soy sauce
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1 tsp. each: garlic & onion powder
8 tbs. (1/2 cup) fresh lemon juice
4 tsp. ground ginger
1 skirt steak (about ¾" thick) approx. 1 ½ lb.

Combine all ingredients (not beef) & shake well ‘til sugar is dissolved. Let stand overnight in a sealed jar.
Set aside 1 cup and pour remainder over beef; cover for 2 hours or overnight, refrigerated.
Remove beef from marinade & grill over very hot coals for a short time (10 minutes).
Chop meat with a clever into bite-size pieces. Fold into warm tortillas & serve with pico de gallo, sour cream, shredded cheese and sour cream.

NOTE: The secret to tender fajitas is a hot fire and a short cooking time. Meat should be no more than ¾ " thick. SUBSTITUTIONS: flank steak, boneless sirloin, tenderized round steak or boneless chicken breasts or tenders.

Take a look at more great Mexican recipes: http://www.texmextogo.com/Recipes.htm
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DID YOU KNOW……

**SERAPE **Traditional serapes made of wool and woven in two long rectangles were sewn together leaving a hole in the middle to allow a slot for the head. Only men wore serapes and it has been estimated that women might have spent upward to one year hand-weaving this garment. The origin of the serape is unknown, but it is likely that it was born of both Native American and Spanish roots. During the early 1800’s, the serape became symbolic of democratic ideas and became a national symbol during the Mexican Independence movement. Click here to view:
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**MOLCAJETE** A molcajete (motar & pestle) has long been the basis of any traditional Mexican meal.

Supported by three short legs, it is a thick bowl made of basalt (a porous volcanic rock), seven to eight inches in diameter and four to five inches high. Its corresponding Mexican pestle is called tejolote, pear shaped and usually three to four inches long and made of the same very fine-pored, heavy, black basaltic rock. The molcajete is indispensable kitchen component of all serious Mexican cooks. It is used for pounding & pulverizing soft produce like tomatoes, chili peppers, onions, condiments and herbs to make seasonings and Mexican salsas. Click here to view:
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Well we got a bit winded in this newsletter but ya know we want to help you out in your cooking and your shopping. If you’ve got friends or family you think might enjoy our mail, well by all means, pass it on! For more information on Mexican food, gifts, recipes or foodservice, please come on over to: http://www.texmextogo.com/Default.htm

We’re always glad to hear from ya’ll…. we’ll be back…

annie
chef@texmextogo.com
http://www.texmextogo.com

Mexican Food To Go
www.texmextogo.com
230 North Main Street
"Old Church Place"
Salado, Texas 76571
Phone: 713.995.5502