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Confession No. 17 — My enchiladas aren’t really Mexican. They’re better.
One more thing … My Tex-Mex enchiladas aren’t my own concoction. The recipe wasn’t handed down to me from ancestors, or shared with me by the owner of my favorite ‘Mexican’ restaurant. These...
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Food Snob Chronicles — What the [bleep] am I eating?
Want to know what you’re eating? Don’t read the menu. There are dozens of items at restaurants across the U.S. that say one thing, but mean something else. From the pressed beef at Arby’s, to the paper...
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Confession No. 75 — Stop! Right now! (Please?)
I have a fairly thick skin. Fine. So I don’t, really. But, I’ve learned through the years to move on, or at least keep my trap shut. Sometimes, though, I forget to take my meds. Pajamas are for bedtime...
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Confession No. 82 — Rudeness is unbecoming. More so for some.
‘I hate rude behavior in a man. I won’t tolerate it.’ — Capt. Woodrow Call (Tommy Lee Jones) in Lonesome Dove, after beating a man nearly to death. Out of certain people I expect certain things. But,...
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Confession No. 91 — Women are know-it-alls. (Really.)
Only two people in my life have ever bought my underwear – my mom and (then) my wife. It’s not that I can’t do for myself. I just don’t know my size or where to find men’s skivvies in my local...
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Confession No. 92 — My new hidden addiction?
I’m a channel flipper. My propensity has introduced me on the radio to everything from XXX-rated talk shows (no kidding) to relatively unknown music from Clem Snide, Seasick Steve and Ray LaMontagne,...
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Food Snob Chronicles — Have canned spinach, will travel for Lo Mein
For food, I have used coupons and discount cards, floated many a check, and even paid 19 percent credit card interest for a pizza. But, trading for vittles? Never. I’m not referring to my tomatoes for...
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Food Snob Chronicles — Texas Chili 101
First things first. Chile is the country and the fruit. Chili is the concoction. Who makes the best chili? Well, that all depends on where you live. If you are an Ohio native, you prefer your chili...
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The RV Chronicles — Cooking new school old school at the ‘Jimmy Rockford’...
My barbecue aficionado friends will accuse me of being sacrelige. Perhaps even treasonous. But still… Chopped barbecued beef sandwiches — just like they’re served here in Texas — require nothing but a...
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