I grew up in El Paso - sort of - lived there 15 times - dad was career U.S. ARMY Air Defense - find the family Mexican food restaurants. Yumm, can't compare.

In El Paso it was the Pine Knot Jr. on Yandell. Gone but not forgotten.



Pico de Geeko

5 tomatoes
6 jalapeņos
2 white (sweet) onions, small to medium
3 scallions
1/3 bunch of cilantro (washed individually and sorted)
1 lime
1 package of Margarita salt

Hand-chop all produce except the lime.
Remove the seeds from the jalapeņos and the tomatoes.
Use a third of a normal bunch of cilantro, include the stalk.
Combine all the produce into a bowl. Squeeze the lime into the mix.
Add salt, and then some more.
Chill for 30 minutes.


WC

I miss some aspects of Texas. Lived near Lubbock (Reese AFB) for 3 years.

Galveston, especially during spring break. Bring Cialis.

If you're gonna do kolaches, go to West, Texas and get the real deal.

El Paso was rather interesting. For a lifetime Miami boy like me, the terrain around El Paso was quite exotic. I made the mistake of visiting Juarez though. Never again.

El Paso is the real name? I thought it was North Juarez. Learn something new every day.

LOL! Yeah, El Paso did seem to be a slightly less seedy version of Juarez.

Hee hee, all the things that pulled me back to El Paso are gone - my folks and sibs are now in Austin, the Pine Knot is a surf bar... We always lived on the east side of town near the airport. Hueco Tanks is a fun spot to visit, but that is pretty well restricted now. And as far as Ft. Bliss goes, I heard that about 10 years ago some senator from Kansas got the whole Air Defense organization to move to his state - now the ADA guys have to travel back to White Sands for all their field firings.

WC