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Many of you have mentioned the lack of Mexican cookware to be found in your local stores. I’ve gone shopping again (no lack of zeal here when it comes to the kitchen!) and loaded the database with these great finds:
Tortilla Basket Baker

Set of 2 nonstick bowl bakers.  Makes crispy low-fat tortilla bowls without frying!
Perfect for creating molded deserts or salads!
View product: http://www.texmextogo.com/store/PPF/parameters/82_2/more_info.asp
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Taco Press 
Easily make your own tacos at home. The kids love this!
Simply close a soft tortilla inside the taco press & fry 30 seconds.
View product: http://www.texmextogo.com/store/PPF/parameters/81_2/more_info.asp

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Homemade Tortilla Fryer Basket
Perfect for taco salads, dips and guacamole. Use 8" corn or flour tortillas to make 6" tortilla baskets. Simply moisten your tortilla, place the tortilla in the center of the basket, place outer basket over tortilla and deep fry for 30 seconds.

View product: http://www.texmextogo.com/store/PPF/parameters/79_2/more_info.asp

Mini Homemade Tortilla Fryer Basket 
Perfect for parties! Ideal for dips, salsa and salads. This form makes 4 1/2" tortilla baskets. Use your homemade baskets instead of clay bowls for your table display!
View product: http://www.texmextogo.com/store/PPF/parameters/80_2/more_info.asp

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4^th of July Celebration

Red/White/Blue Chili Pepper Lights

We just received these colorful pepper lights. A white 16’ string holds 35 lights with chili pepper covers. Have the best yard décor this year and leave them up!
View product: http://www.texmextogo.com/store/PPF/parameters/83_2/more_info.asp

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Celebration Recipes

Guacamole Dip with Salsa

4 avocados, mashed
1 cup Tejano salsa (view product)

1-8oz. Philly cream cheese

2/3 cup celery, finely chopped

1 tsp. dill weed

1 large garlic clove, minced

1/3 cup water

Mix first 6 ingredients thoroughly. Add water to hold the green color. Taste before adding salt or pepper. Cover and refrigerate. Serve with tortilla chips & veggies.

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Avocado Lemon Dressing

2 avocados

¼ cup peanut oil

2 Tbsp lemon juice

1 tsp Dijon mustard

½ tsp rosemary

¼ tsp salt

¼ tsp pepper

½ tsp sugar

1½ cup water

2 garlic cloves

Place all ingredients in a blender until smooth. Pour into airtight container & refrigerate.

Fresh spring mixture would be perfect here.

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Sangria

4 oranges

2 lemons

2 limes

1 cup sugar

1 liter of dry red wine

15-20oz. club soda

Cut fruits into thin slices. Squeeze juice from the slices into a pitcher. Add slices and sugar to the pitcher. Stir well. Add red wine and club soda. Have tall, ice-filled glasses ready. Garnish with floating fruit of choice.

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Did You Know….

In 1972, The Cuisines of Mexico, an influential cookbook by food authority Diana Kennedy, drew the line between authentic interior Mexican food and the "mixed plates" we ate at "so-called Mexican restaurants" in the United States. Kennedy and her friends in the food community began referring to Americanized Mexican food as "Tex-Mex," a term previously used to describe anything that was half-Texan and half-Mexican. Texas-Mexican restaurant owners considered it an insult.

By a strange twist of fate, the insult launched a success. For the rest of the world, "Tex-Mex" had an exciting ring. It evoked images of cantinas, cowboys and the Wild West. Dozens of Tex-Mex restaurants sprang up in Paris, and the trend spread across Europe and on to Bangkok, Buenos Aires and Abu Dhabi. Tortilla chips, margaritas and chili con carne are now well-known around the world.
From Robb Walsh ,writer
http://www.houstonpress.com/index.html
Published:November 23, 2000
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