I keep seeing that term bandied about in here and people keep accusing me of
eating it. But in looking up the term, there does not seem to be any one
answer. Chevy's Fresh Mex claims to be Tex Mex. We had one here years ago.
It didn't last very long. We tried it a few times and didn't like the food.
There was also one in Alameda. My husband did like it but Angela and I did
not. Have also read that Taco Bell is Tex Mex. Only thing they have that I
like are the bean burritos but I can't eat them due to all of the weird
added ingredients. Those are easy enough to make at home.

Some sources say that Tex Mex is Americanized dishes smothered in cheese.

My uncle told me that sour cream is never used in Mexico. I think he was
wrong about that as they have Crema which is very similar.

Janet Wilder used to say that if you weren't eating it if you weren't in
Texas.

Many of the Mexican restaurants here have sort of a fusion of foods from
both Mexico and South America. And certainly Americanized dishes such as
various salads.

So... What is your interpretation of Tex Mex?

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 23 Jul 2016 22:28:02 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> I keep seeing that term bandied about in here and people keep accusing me
>> of
>> eating it. But in looking up the term, there does not seem to be any one
>> answer.
>
> Tex Mex is halfway between Taco Bell and Interior Mexican food.
> Practically every casual Mexican-style restaurant in the U.S. serves
> it. It includes a lot of queso, but usually on the side for dipping
> chips. It's the same thing as Cal Mex but without the Mission-style
> burritos.
>
> It doesn't matter, Julie. It's just a term. There is no definition.

It matters to me since people here keep saying that I eat it.

I don't know too many places here that serve a cheese sauce for dipping. La
Palmera does but I could swear that it's just Velveeta. We don't go there
often. When we do it is less for the food and more for the attractions. They
sometimes have fortune tellers, balloon sculptors and lots and lots of
tricks, at least at the Everett location. They have joke like things such as
a bottle that appears to squirt ketchup on you or a fake spilled margarita.
You can request these things to be done to someone at your table or you can
just be surprised as they seem to do these things at random. I think the
last time we were there was about a year ago for Angela's birthday. It was
my nephew's ex girlfriend's favorite restaurant. I don't think I've ever
gotten bad food there but it's not my favorite place. Location is good for
all of us though as it is located pretty much between were everyone lives.

On 7/24/2016 1:57 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sat, 23 Jul 2016 22:28:02 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> I keep seeing that term bandied about in here and people keep
>>> accusing me of
>>> eating it. But in looking up the term, there does not seem to be any one
>>> answer.
>>
>> Tex Mex is halfway between Taco Bell and Interior Mexican food.
>> Practically every casual Mexican-style restaurant in the U.S. serves
>> it. It includes a lot of queso, but usually on the side for dipping
>> chips. It's the same thing as Cal Mex but without the Mission-style
>> burritos.
>>
>> It doesn't matter, Julie. It's just a term. There is no definition.
>
> It matters to me since people here keep saying that I eat it.
>
> I don't know too many places here that serve a cheese sauce for dipping.
> La Palmera does but I could swear that it's just Velveeta. We don't go
> there often. When we do it is less for the food and more for the
> attractions. They sometimes have fortune tellers, balloon sculptors and
> lots and lots of tricks, at least at the Everett location. They have
> joke like things such as a bottle that appears to squirt ketchup on you
> or a fake spilled margarita. You can request these things to be done to
> someone at your table or you can just be surprised as they seem to do
> these things at random. I think the last time we were there was about a
> year ago for Angela's birthday. It was my nephew's ex girlfriend's
> favorite restaurant. I don't think I've ever gotten bad food there but
> it's not my favorite place. Location is good for all of us though as it
> is located pretty much between were everyone lives.

It seems bove cannot grasp the term or understand the concept that
"Tex-Mex" has many different connotations for many different peoples --
IOW, there are many definitions. Does bove desire a 'sole' and
'singular' definition when "Tex-Mex" is used to described a genre of
foods? If so, then bove limits, as usual, her dining experiences to the
finite Bubble of Bothell where a singular definition of culinary
niche(s) is the rule. What a shame and isn't that so sad - oh well. Or
should one use the "Church Lady" voice and think, "Isn't that special!?" !!

Sky

================================
Kitchen Rule #1 - Use the timer!
Kitchen Rule #2 - Cook's choice!
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"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 23 Jul 2016 23:57:07 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> It doesn't matter, Julie. It's just a term. There is no definition.
>>
>> It matters to me since people here keep saying that I eat it.
>
> Why care what anybody says about what you eat - especially if it's
> Sheldon? He's the only one that throws around that word here and even
> he doesn't know WTF it is - he thinks it's some sort of insult. Eat
> what you like - who gives a crap what it's called.

I don't care. I just can't see why they keep calling my food Tex Mex.
Apparently the crisp tacos are. And the chili but I don't get that at all.
Mexican places here don't serve chili and the places who do serve chili do
not usually serve Texas style chili. Some places do Chili Colorado which
seems always to be made with pork. Not loving meat, I've never tried it. But
here's a recipe for it with beef, claiming it to be authentic Mexican.

> http://davidsfreerecipes.com/chili-colorado

>> I don't know too many places here that serve a cheese sauce for dipping.
>
> I'm sure there are plenty.

Why would you be sure of that?
>
> https://foursquare.com/top-places/se...t-places-queso
>
> (Please, you do not need to list 500 reasons why you don't/can't
> patronize these places)

There is only one. They are in Seattle. I don't live in Seattle and wouldn't
drive there for food. Prices are higher for one thing. I'll post the link to
the Taqueria we like. It does not list the prices for the University Village
location. Why? Higher prices.

http://www.elantojo.com/

No queso dip there!
>
> Around here Queso is made from Land 'o Lakes "Extra Melt". It's a
> much higher quality Velveeta and only available to foodservice
> customers. I'm going to Restaurant Depot this week and make a run for
> a bunch of people who want some.
>
> http://www.landolakesfoodservice.com...id=Foodservice
>
> Foodservice products are often much better quality than anything you
> can get at a grocery store. They purposely dumb things down for
> regular retail.

Could be. I've only seen that brand here at Dollar Tree and not recently.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 15:39:10 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Sat, 23 Jul 2016 23:57:07 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>>> It doesn't matter, Julie. It's just a term. There is no definition.
>>>>
>>>> It matters to me since people here keep saying that I eat it.
>>>
>>> Why care what anybody says about what you eat - especially if it's
>>> Sheldon? He's the only one that throws around that word here and even
>>> he doesn't know WTF it is - he thinks it's some sort of insult. Eat
>>> what you like - who gives a crap what it's called.
>>
>> I don't care.
>
> Apparently you DO care.

No. I want to know what these people mean when they say Tex Mex food. Have
you ever heard anyone say that they were going out for Tex Mex food? I
haven't. But I have had friends in Texas who told me that they liked Mexican
food but hated Tex Mex.
>
>>>> I don't know too many places here that serve a cheese sauce for
>>>> dipping.
>>>
>>> I'm sure there are plenty.
>>
>> Why would you be sure of that?
>
> Because I looked it up. and posted a relavent link. Duh. because
> your observations cannot be relied upon.

No. You posted a link for Seattle. I don't live or dine there.
>
>>>
>>> https://foursquare.com/top-places/se...t-places-queso
>>>
>>> (Please, you do not need to list 500 reasons why you don't/can't
>>> patronize these places)
>>
>> There is only one. They are in Seattle. I don't live in Seattle and
>> wouldn't
>> drive there for food.
>
> I'm sorry. I guess you were referring to the only 2 Mexican
> restaurants where YOU eat on Planet Bove <yawn>.

I eat at more than two. But in general, just the one as that is where we
take my mom to eat. It's about the closest to her place. There is a really
good Taqueria near there but it's not a dine in place.

g more to see or say here!
>
> -sw

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 16:14:29 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> Because I looked it up. and posted a relavent link. Duh. because
>>> your observations cannot be relied upon.
>>
>> No. You posted a link for Seattle. I don't live or dine there.
>
> <sigh> Yeah - I forgot about that imaginary line just 5 miles away
> from Planet Bove where night turns into day, wine turns into water,
> and the menus of restaurants change from English into Vogon poetry.
>
> Do you realize that Seattle is only 5 land miles from the exact center
> of Planet Bove? So don't play all dumb and act like Seattle is some
> sort of different universe for you, ferchristsakes.
>
> Please, no pathetic response necessary.

Now that's a lie. 5 miles from my house? No. It takes me close to an hour,
sometimes an hour to get to my friend's house in Shoreline. 10 minutes from
her house to Bitter Lake which is about as North in Seattle as you can get.
Much longer to get to the downtown area, especially at meal time. I do know.
My husband works in that area.

But that's all a moot point. We do have restaurants here. Why would I drive
somewhere for higher prices and only street parking? I wouldn't.

On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 16:14:29 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

> I want to know what these people mean when they say Tex Mex food.

http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/06/8...ex-dishes.html

--

sf

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 18:28:10 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 16:14:29 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>> Because I looked it up. and posted a relavent link. Duh. because
>>>>> your observations cannot be relied upon.
>>>>
>>>> No. You posted a link for Seattle. I don't live or dine there.
>>>
>>> <sigh> Yeah - I forgot about that imaginary line just 5 miles away
>>> from Planet Bove where night turns into day, wine turns into water,
>>> and the menus of restaurants change from English into Vogon poetry.
>>>
>>> Do you realize that Seattle is only 5 land miles from the exact center
>>> of Planet Bove? So don't play all dumb and act like Seattle is some
>>> sort of different universe for you, ferchristsakes.
>>>
>>> Please, no pathetic response necessary.
>>
>> Now that's a lie. 5 miles from my house? No.
>
> Yes. 5 land miles. Another half a mile if you count the bay. 5.5
> miles total. How much do you expect us to believe the cuisine changes
> in that 5.5 miles?

The bay? What bay is this? There is no way in hell that Seattle is 5 miles
from my house. Bothell High school is more than 5 miles from my house. And
that's still in BOTHELL!
>
> What do you tell a woman with 2 black eyes?
>
> Nothing. You already told her twice.
>
> -sw

Maybe you should hook up with Jebus and Ross Perot. Sheesh.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 16:14:29 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> I want to know what these people mean when they say Tex Mex food.
>
> http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/06/8...ex-dishes.html

Interesting. Only place I ever ate puffy tacos was at the Yucatan restaurant
which sadly is no longer there. I usually got the panuchos when I was there.
That's the only place I know of that made them and they were super good.

I do eat a lot of refried beans at times but lately I've been eating other
things. The owner of the Mexican place where we normally eat is from Oaxaca.
Apparently this cuisine is the type we are fond of. When I mentioned to him
that our favorite former place was Pio Pios, he said that Ramone (the owner)
was his uncle. Also from Oaxaca. He did open a new place but somewhere south
in the state. Can't remember where but no place we would have a need to go
to. Anyway... He told me that they do eat refried beans in Mexico but that
whole beans are more common as fat in any form is expensive and Mexico is a
poor country. Black beans are more popular than pinto in Oaxaca. My favorite
thing that he serves is the black bean soup.

I can't say that I really eat any of those other things. I have had cheese
enchiladas. I have had nachos. And fajitas but I am not fond of those.

Thanks.

On Sun, 24 Jul 2016, Julie Bove wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 16:14:29 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> I want to know what these people mean when they say Tex Mex food.
>>
>> http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/06/8...ex-dishes.html
>
> Interesting. Only place I ever ate puffy tacos was at the Yucatan restaurant
> which sadly is no longer there. I usually got the panuchos when I was there.
> That's the only place I know of that made them and they were super good.
>
> I do eat a lot of refried beans at times but lately I've been eating other
> things. The owner of the Mexican place where we normally eat is from Oaxaca.
> Apparently this cuisine is the type we are fond of. When I mentioned to him
> that our favorite former place was Pio Pios, he said that Ramone (the owner)
> was his uncle. Also from Oaxaca. He did open a new place but somewhere south
> in the state. Can't remember where but no place we would have a need to go
> to. Anyway... He told me that they do eat refried beans in Mexico but that
> whole beans are more common as fat in any form is expensive and Mexico is a
> poor country. Black beans are more popular than pinto in Oaxaca. My favorite
> thing that he serves is the black bean soup.
>
> I can't say that I really eat any of those other things. I have had cheese
> enchiladas. I have had nachos. And fajitas but I am not fond of those.

I had to look up "panucho", which is unknown here in Chicago. Kinda like
what we call a tostada, or maybe a sope, but this thread on reddit says
it's like a "salbute";
https://www.reddit.com/r/Cooking/com...ucho_salbutes/

Panuchos apparently come from the Yucatan, while Oaxaca is in a different
area of Mexico altogether. So, not sure if you go to a Oaxacan place that
serves these Yucatecan panuchos, or if they're more widespread and popular
in the Pacific Northwest than we see up in the Midwest.

Nachos and Fajitas are considered to be Tex Mex dishes, not
purely authentic Mexican, as well.

For what it's worth, "Nachos" here at Mexican restaurants are tortilla
chips, spread with refried beans and chihuahua cheese, broiled or heated
til the cheese melts, and then accompanied by sides of sourcream,
guacamole, and some shredded lettuce and tomato. You then can top with
one of their house salsas, or with the fresh
tomato/onion/jalapeno/cilantro salsa.
"Nachos" at movie theaters and ballparks are tortilla chips and a cup of
"nacho cheese" dipping sauce. A completely different beast than Mexican
style nachos.

"barbie gee" > wrote in message
crg.pbz...
>
>
> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 16:14:29 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I want to know what these people mean when they say Tex Mex food.
>>>
>>> http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/06/8...ex-dishes.html
>>
>> Interesting. Only place I ever ate puffy tacos was at the Yucatan
>> restaurant which sadly is no longer there. I usually got the panuchos
>> when I was there. That's the only place I know of that made them and they
>> were super good.
>>
>> I do eat a lot of refried beans at times but lately I've been eating
>> other things. The owner of the Mexican place where we normally eat is
>> from Oaxaca. Apparently this cuisine is the type we are fond of. When I
>> mentioned to him that our favorite former place was Pio Pios, he said
>> that Ramone (the owner) was his uncle. Also from Oaxaca. He did open a
>> new place but somewhere south in the state. Can't remember where but no
>> place we would have a need to go to. Anyway... He told me that they do
>> eat refried beans in Mexico but that whole beans are more common as fat
>> in any form is expensive and Mexico is a poor country. Black beans are
>> more popular than pinto in Oaxaca. My favorite thing that he serves is
>> the black bean soup.
>>
>> I can't say that I really eat any of those other things. I have had
>> cheese enchiladas. I have had nachos. And fajitas but I am not fond of
>> those.
>
> I had to look up "panucho", which is unknown here in Chicago. Kinda like
> what we call a tostada, or maybe a sope, but this thread on reddit says
> it's like a "salbute";
> https://www.reddit.com/r/Cooking/com...ucho_salbutes/
>
> Panuchos apparently come from the Yucatan, while Oaxaca is in a different
> area of Mexico altogether. So, not sure if you go to a Oaxacan place that
> serves these Yucatecan panuchos, or if they're more widespread and popular
> in the Pacific Northwest than we see up in the Midwest.
>
> Nachos and Fajitas are considered to be Tex Mex dishes, not purely
> authentic Mexican, as well.
>
> For what it's worth, "Nachos" here at Mexican restaurants are tortilla
> chips, spread with refried beans and chihuahua cheese, broiled or heated
> til the cheese melts, and then accompanied by sides of sourcream,
> guacamole, and some shredded lettuce and tomato. You then can top with
> one of their house salsas, or with the fresh
> tomato/onion/jalapeno/cilantro salsa.
> "Nachos" at movie theaters and ballparks are tortilla chips and a cup of
> "nacho cheese" dipping sauce. A completely different beast than Mexican
> style nachos.

The panuchos that I got were more like a gordita.

They put lettuce on the nachos on Cape Cod which I thought was weird. Here,
they vary. Might be just plain melted cheese, usually cheddar. Could have
various meats, onion, tomato, olives, beans, sour cream and gauc. The ones
with the cheese dip are not available in most restaurants. They're more of a
snack bar items.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 18:53:36 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 18:28:10 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>>> Now that's a lie. 5 miles from my house? No.
>>>
>>> Yes. 5 land miles. Another half a mile if you count the bay. 5.5
>>> miles total. How much do you expect us to believe the cuisine changes
>>> in that 5.5 miles?
>>
>> The bay? What bay is this?
>
> Excuse me, Lake Washington. Happy now? I thought that was all
> seawater there.
>
>> There is no way in hell that Seattle is 5 miles
>> from my house.
>
> It's called a MAP, Julie. Seattle extends halfway into Lake
> Washington due east of 145th Street. Here is the measurement from
> that point to your house using the Google Maps measuring tool.
>
> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=znagbb&s=9
>
> Now you should apologize and shut the **** up. Or are you going to
> start yet another stupid argument and make ridiculous excuses? My
> money is on options B and C.

I have no clue what you are talking about. I live in Bothell. Not Seattle.
And there is Elliot Bay and Lake Washington. Neither are in Bothell.

http://www.distance-cities.com/dista...-to-bothell-wa

http://www.travelmath.com/drive-dist...to/Seattle,+WA

So I have no clue what you are talking about. And yes, I do know where 145th
is. You'll find this place there. Used to be one of my haunts, many years
ago. They had a great happy hour with tons of free food. No queso sauce but
I see that the menu is now under construction so, you never know.

http://lasmargaritasrest.com/

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 25 Jul 2016 00:15:26 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 18:53:36 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 18:28:10 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Now that's a lie. 5 miles from my house? No.
>>>>
>>>> Yes. 5 land miles. Another half a mile if you count the bay. 5.5
>>>> miles total. How much do you expect us to believe the cuisine changes
>>>> in that 5.5 miles?
>>>
>>> The bay? What bay is this?
>>
>> Excuse me, Lake Washington. Happy now? I thought that was all
>> seawater there.
>>
>>> There is no way in hell that Seattle is 5 miles
>>> from my house.
>>
>> It's called a MAP, Julie. Seattle extends halfway into Lake
>> Washington due east of 145th Street. Here is the measurement from
>> that point to your house using the Google Maps measuring tool.
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=znagbb&s=9
>>
>> Now you should apologize and shut the **** up. Or are you going to
>> start yet another stupid argument and make ridiculous excuses? My
>> money is on options B and C.
>
> Excuse me, that's 7.5 miles. About 6 LAND miles. I was looking at
> the 5 mile marker on the line thinking that was total miles.
>
> But in the context of the original discussion (which has now been
> obscured by a bunch of Julie's blathering) does the extra 2 miles make
> a difference? Not at all.

I still have no clue what *you* are blathering on about. Seattle is roughly
22 miles from where I live. My address is Bothell but I am closer to Mill
Creek. So...

I'll make tacos a week from tomorrow using savealot shells, taco bell salsa, kraft singles cheese and mccormicks taco seasoning; the shells may come from mexico.

Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 23 Jul 2016 23:57:07 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> It doesn't matter, Julie. It's just a term. There is no definition.
>>
>> It matters to me since people here keep saying that I eat it.
>
> Why care what anybody says about what you eat - especially if it's
> Sheldon?

why indeed

why do you make comments about what others eat?

Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Jul 2016 00:15:26 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 18:53:36 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 18:28:10 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Now that's a lie. 5 miles from my house? No.
>>>>
>>>> Yes. 5 land miles. Another half a mile if you count the bay. 5.5
>>>> miles total. How much do you expect us to believe the cuisine changes
>>>> in that 5.5 miles?
>>>
>>> The bay? What bay is this?
>>
>> Excuse me, Lake Washington. Happy now? I thought that was all
>> seawater there.
>>
>>> There is no way in hell that Seattle is 5 miles
>>> from my house.
>>
>> It's called a MAP, Julie. Seattle extends halfway into Lake
>> Washington due east of 145th Street. Here is the measurement from
>> that point to your house using the Google Maps measuring tool.
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=znagbb&s=9
>>
>> Now you should apologize and shut the **** up. Or are you going to
>> start yet another stupid argument and make ridiculous excuses? My
>> money is on options B and C.
>
> Excuse me, that's 7.5 miles. About 6 LAND miles. I was looking at
> the 5 mile marker on the line thinking that was total miles.
>
> But in the context of the original discussion (which has now been
> obscured by a bunch of Julie's blathering) does the extra 2 miles make
> a difference? Not at all.
>
> -sw

I worked with someone in the 90s who, despite living in Chicago, had
never been downtown -- "too dangerous"

On 2016-07-25, tert in seattle > wrote:

> why do you make comments about what others eat?

Why do you partonize an obvious troll?

notbob wrote:
> On 2016-07-25, tert in seattle > wrote:
>
>> why do you make comments about what others eat?
>
> Why do you partonize an obvious troll?

an amphibious Dolly Parton is a pretty amusing image

On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 23:41:39 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 18:53:36 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
> >
> >> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 18:28:10 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Now that's a lie. 5 miles from my house? No.
> >>>
> >>> Yes. 5 land miles. Another half a mile if you count the bay. 5.5
> >>> miles total. How much do you expect us to believe the cuisine changes
> >>> in that 5.5 miles?
> >>
> >> The bay? What bay is this?
> >
> > Excuse me, Lake Washington. Happy now? I thought that was all
> > seawater there.
> >
> >> There is no way in hell that Seattle is 5 miles
> >> from my house.
> >
> > It's called a MAP, Julie. Seattle extends halfway into Lake
> > Washington due east of 145th Street. Here is the measurement from
> > that point to your house using the Google Maps measuring tool.
> >
> > http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=znagbb&s=9
> >
> > Now you should apologize and shut the **** up. Or are you going to
> > start yet another stupid argument and make ridiculous excuses? My
> > money is on options B and C.
>
> I have no clue what you are talking about. I live in Bothell. Not Seattle.
> And there is Elliot Bay and Lake Washington. Neither are in Bothell.
>
> http://www.distance-cities.com/dista...-to-bothell-wa
>
> http://www.travelmath.com/drive-dist...to/Seattle,+WA
>

He expects you to take a route "as the crow flies" to eat at a
mysterious Mexican restaurant located underwater in Seattle.

--

sf

On Monday, July 25, 2016 at 8:00:03 AM UTC-10, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 23:41:39 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
> >
> > "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 18:53:36 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
> > >
> > >> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> > >> ...
> > >>> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 18:28:10 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> Now that's a lie. 5 miles from my house? No.
> > >>>
> > >>> Yes. 5 land miles. Another half a mile if you count the bay. 5.5
> > >>> miles total. How much do you expect us to believe the cuisine changes
> > >>> in that 5.5 miles?
> > >>
> > >> The bay? What bay is this?
> > >
> > > Excuse me, Lake Washington. Happy now? I thought that was all
> > > seawater there.
> > >
> > >> There is no way in hell that Seattle is 5 miles
> > >> from my house.
> > >
> > > It's called a MAP, Julie. Seattle extends halfway into Lake
> > > Washington due east of 145th Street. Here is the measurement from
> > > that point to your house using the Google Maps measuring tool.
> > >
> > > http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=znagbb&s=9
> > >
> > > Now you should apologize and shut the **** up. Or are you going to
> > > start yet another stupid argument and make ridiculous excuses? My
> > > money is on options B and C.
> >
> > I have no clue what you are talking about. I live in Bothell. Not Seattle.
> > And there is Elliot Bay and Lake Washington. Neither are in Bothell.
> >
> > http://www.distance-cities.com/dista...-to-bothell-wa
> >
> > http://www.travelmath.com/drive-dist...to/Seattle,+WA
> >
>
> He expects you to take a route "as the crow flies" to eat at a
> mysterious Mexican restaurant located underwater in Seattle.
>
> --
>
> sf

My brother ate there. It cost $1295 for a Mexican plate. That's because it is underwater in Seattle. Whatever you do, don't eat at a restaurant under Lake Washington - check the Yelp reviews first.

On Monday, 25 July 2016 12:30:06 UTC-5, tert in seattle wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote:
> > On Mon, 25 Jul 2016 00:15:26 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:
> >
> >> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 18:53:36 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
> >>
> >>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> >>> ...
> >>>> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 18:28:10 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Now that's a lie. 5 miles from my house? No.
> >>>>
> >>>> Yes. 5 land miles. Another half a mile if you count the bay. 5.5
> >>>> miles total. How much do you expect us to believe the cuisine changes
> >>>> in that 5.5 miles?
> >>>
> >>> The bay? What bay is this?
> >>
> >> Excuse me, Lake Washington. Happy now? I thought that was all
> >> seawater there.
> >>
> >>> There is no way in hell that Seattle is 5 miles
> >>> from my house.
> >>
> >> It's called a MAP, Julie. Seattle extends halfway into Lake
> >> Washington due east of 145th Street. Here is the measurement from
> >> that point to your house using the Google Maps measuring tool.
> >>
> >> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=znagbb&s=9
> >>
> >> Now you should apologize and shut the **** up. Or are you going to
> >> start yet another stupid argument and make ridiculous excuses? My
> >> money is on options B and C.
> >
> > Excuse me, that's 7.5 miles. About 6 LAND miles. I was looking at
> > the 5 mile marker on the line thinking that was total miles.
> >
> > But in the context of the original discussion (which has now been
> > obscured by a bunch of Julie's blathering) does the extra 2 miles make
> > a difference? Not at all.
> >
> > -sw
>
> I worked with someone in the 90s who, despite living in Chicago, had
> never been downtown -- "too dangerous"


Former *chi denizen Tushar mentioned on FB the other day that he encountered a guy in a cafe who asked the server, "What is hummus?" Guy ended up ordering a steak sammich. After the guy left, others were mocking him for not knowing what hummus was. Tush commented the mockers, "Some people live in a snark bubble"...


--
Best
Greg

tert in seattle wrote:

> notbob wrote:
> > On 2016-07-25, tert in seattle > wrote:
> >
> >> why do you make comments about what others eat?
> >
> > Why do you partonize an obvious troll?
>
> an amphibious Dolly Parton is a pretty amusing image


AS they used to say Jayne Mansfield: "She'd never drown..."


--
Best
Greg

On Monday, July 25, 2016 at 8:11:32 AM UTC-10, The Greatest! wrote:
> On Monday, 25 July 2016 12:30:06 UTC-5, tert in seattle wrote:
> > Sqwertz wrote:
> > > On Mon, 25 Jul 2016 00:15:26 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:
> > >
> > >> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 18:53:36 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> > >>> ...
> > >>>> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 18:28:10 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> Now that's a lie. 5 miles from my house? No.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Yes. 5 land miles. Another half a mile if you count the bay. 5.5
> > >>>> miles total. How much do you expect us to believe the cuisine changes
> > >>>> in that 5.5 miles?
> > >>>
> > >>> The bay? What bay is this?
> > >>
> > >> Excuse me, Lake Washington. Happy now? I thought that was all
> > >> seawater there.
> > >>
> > >>> There is no way in hell that Seattle is 5 miles
> > >>> from my house.
> > >>
> > >> It's called a MAP, Julie. Seattle extends halfway into Lake
> > >> Washington due east of 145th Street. Here is the measurement from
> > >> that point to your house using the Google Maps measuring tool.
> > >>
> > >> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=znagbb&s=9
> > >>
> > >> Now you should apologize and shut the **** up. Or are you going to
> > >> start yet another stupid argument and make ridiculous excuses? My
> > >> money is on options B and C.
> > >
> > > Excuse me, that's 7.5 miles. About 6 LAND miles. I was looking at
> > > the 5 mile marker on the line thinking that was total miles.
> > >
> > > But in the context of the original discussion (which has now been
> > > obscured by a bunch of Julie's blathering) does the extra 2 miles make
> > > a difference? Not at all.
> > >
> > > -sw
> >
> > I worked with someone in the 90s who, despite living in Chicago, had
> > never been downtown -- "too dangerous"
>
>
> Former *chi denizen Tushar mentioned on FB the other day that he encountered a guy in a cafe who asked the server, "What is hummus?" Guy ended up ordering a steak sammich. After the guy left, others were mocking him for not knowing what hummus was. Tush commented the mockers, "Some people live in a snark bubble"...
>
>
> --
> Best
> Greg

Snark is trending. That's how it all goes down in this new age of social media and connectivity. People these days ain't got no... wait a minute... did you just say "sammich???"

On 2016-07-25 1:22 PM, tert in seattle wrote:

> I worked with someone in the 90s who, despite living in Chicago, had
> never been downtown -- "too dangerous"
>
My wife and son went to Chicago last year for a family funeral. She
wanted to go and see the neighbourhood where her father had lived as a
child.... in Englewood. My son flatly refused to go there. The weekend
they were in Chicago there were more than 40 shootings. I was trying to
find some numbers so I googled "weekend shootings Chicago" and saw that
one weekend last month there were 8 people killed and at least 50 wounded.

On Sunday, July 24, 2016 at 12:28:11 AM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
> I keep seeing that term bandied about in here and people keep accusing me of
> eating it. But in looking up the term, there does not seem to be any one
> answer. Chevy's Fresh Mex claims to be Tex Mex. We had one here years ago..
> It didn't last very long. We tried it a few times and didn't like the food.
> There was also one in Alameda. My husband did like it but Angela and I did
> not. Have also read that Taco Bell is Tex Mex. Only thing they have that I
> like are the bean burritos but I can't eat them due to all of the weird
> added ingredients. Those are easy enough to make at home.
>
>
> I cannot tell you exactly what Tex Mex is, but I can tell you a lot of things you will find in it. Tacos, lots of tacos, Chilie with meat. ( Con Carne ) salsa and Chips, and lots of cheese dip, tamales and enchiladas. These are some common elements, Now if you eat New Mexico Mexican food, it is primarily serv4ed with either red or green chili, when you order, they will ask RED or Green? Big decision..
I usually order both, but you cannot order say green all the time because it is the hottest, sometimes t is red and sometimes green.
> My uncle told me that sour cream is never used in Mexico. I think he was
> wrong about that as they have Crema which is very similar.Back to Tex Mex, thry rarely serve Sopapias, but in NM they often serve them.

My advice is to serve and eat what you like. No doubt this will attract some who will disagree with my thought. Thats ok.

Sorry this has not been a lot of help.
Rosei

>
>

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 23:41:39 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 18:53:36 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>> >
>> >> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> >> ...
>> >>> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 18:28:10 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> Now that's a lie. 5 miles from my house? No.
>> >>>
>> >>> Yes. 5 land miles. Another half a mile if you count the bay. 5.5
>> >>> miles total. How much do you expect us to believe the cuisine
>> >>> changes
>> >>> in that 5.5 miles?
>> >>
>> >> The bay? What bay is this?
>> >
>> > Excuse me, Lake Washington. Happy now? I thought that was all
>> > seawater there.
>> >
>> >> There is no way in hell that Seattle is 5 miles
>> >> from my house.
>> >
>> > It's called a MAP, Julie. Seattle extends halfway into Lake
>> > Washington due east of 145th Street. Here is the measurement from
>> > that point to your house using the Google Maps measuring tool.
>> >
>> > http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=znagbb&s=9
>> >
>> > Now you should apologize and shut the **** up. Or are you going to
>> > start yet another stupid argument and make ridiculous excuses? My
>> > money is on options B and C.
>>
>> I have no clue what you are talking about. I live in Bothell. Not
>> Seattle.
>> And there is Elliot Bay and Lake Washington. Neither are in Bothell.
>>
>> http://www.distance-cities.com/dista...-to-bothell-wa
>>
>> http://www.travelmath.com/drive-dist...to/Seattle,+WA
>>
>
> He expects you to take a route "as the crow flies" to eat at a
> mysterious Mexican restaurant located underwater in Seattle.

Nope. Not doing that. Any place I have to access by submarine is a no go.
Even though I'm sure that my husband could arrange it for me.

"l not -l" > wrote in message
...
>
> On 25-Jul-2016, wrote:
>
>> I'll make tacos a week from tomorrow using savealot shells, taco bell
>> salsa, kraft singles cheese and mccormicks taco seasoning; the shells may
>> come from mexico.
>
> I made tacos on Friday; using Ortega's yellow taco shells, Aldi's Casa
> Mamita medium salsa, Hautly Hot Pepper Cheese (shredded) and shredded
> taco
> beef. I gave up on packaged taco seasoning long ago, due to the
> excessive
> sodium content; I make my own for use in ground beef tacos. However, this
> time, I seasoned the meat in a whole different way. I browned a pound of
> boneless short ribs and put them in my small slow cooker with a little
> Better Than Bouillon base and water. I tore up two ancho chiles and pan
> toasted them, diced and added a chipotle pepper (not in adobo), smashed
> garlic cloves and diced white onion; all went into the slow cooker with a
> little ground cumin. 6 hours later I shredded the meat, let it cook
> another
> hour or so; then, used the shredded beef in the tacos. Since I was
> "winging
> it", I may have added another spice or two that I now do not recall.

I don't use taco seasoning either. I might use chili powder or I might not.
Sometimes I want just plain beef.

In article >,
Julie Bove > wrote:

>I keep seeing that term bandied about in here and people keep
>accusing me of eating it. But in looking up the term, there does
>not seem to be any one answer.
> ...
>Some sources say that Tex Mex is Americanized dishes smothered in
>cheese.

Pretty close.

>My uncle told me that sour cream is never used in Mexico. I think
>he was wrong about that as they have Crema which is very similar.

There isn't really any one answer, but my view as a former
Texan.... Tex Mex is Mexican food "adjusted" for American
expectations. That includes the addition of cheese and sour cream
into dishes that normally don't have them.

Having lived for many years in Texas, and having visited Mexico
a number of times, for me the main difference is cheese. I'm
particularly sensitive to dairy (I don't eat cheese at all), and
was pleasantly surprised that the Mexican food in Mexico rarely, if
ever, includes cheese.

>Janet Wilder used to say that if you weren't eating it if you weren't in
>Texas.

Semantically correct, but not realistically true.

-A

"tert in seattle" > wrote in message
...
> Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Mon, 25 Jul 2016 00:15:26 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 18:53:36 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 18:28:10 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Now that's a lie. 5 miles from my house? No.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes. 5 land miles. Another half a mile if you count the bay. 5.5
>>>>> miles total. How much do you expect us to believe the cuisine changes
>>>>> in that 5.5 miles?
>>>>
>>>> The bay? What bay is this?
>>>
>>> Excuse me, Lake Washington. Happy now? I thought that was all
>>> seawater there.
>>>
>>>> There is no way in hell that Seattle is 5 miles
>>>> from my house.
>>>
>>> It's called a MAP, Julie. Seattle extends halfway into Lake
>>> Washington due east of 145th Street. Here is the measurement from
>>> that point to your house using the Google Maps measuring tool.
>>>
>>> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=znagbb&s=9
>>>
>>> Now you should apologize and shut the **** up. Or are you going to
>>> start yet another stupid argument and make ridiculous excuses? My
>>> money is on options B and C.
>>
>> Excuse me, that's 7.5 miles. About 6 LAND miles. I was looking at
>> the 5 mile marker on the line thinking that was total miles.
>>
>> But in the context of the original discussion (which has now been
>> obscured by a bunch of Julie's blathering) does the extra 2 miles make
>> a difference? Not at all.
>>
>> -sw
>
> I worked with someone in the 90s who, despite living in Chicago, had
> never been downtown -- "too dangerous"

I have a lawyer friend who lives in Chicago. He is such a cheapskate that he
has never eaten Chicago style pizza and has no clue what it is. Said the
only pizza he has ever had is from Old Country Buffet. He eats a late
breakfast, then gets there at 3:00 p.m. so he is able to get the senior
lunch price. Then he sits there sipping a some beverage until dinner time.
And then eats.

He once told me he would try out one of the Rick Bayless restaurants there
and report back to me. I knew that he wouldn't, given the menu prices. And
he hasn't.

On Monday, July 25, 2016 at 10:44:29 AM UTC-10, axlq wrote:
> In article >,
> Julie Bove > wrote:
>
> >I keep seeing that term bandied about in here and people keep
> >accusing me of eating it. But in looking up the term, there does
> >not seem to be any one answer.
> > ...
> >Some sources say that Tex Mex is Americanized dishes smothered in
> >cheese.
>
> Pretty close.
>
> >My uncle told me that sour cream is never used in Mexico. I think
> >he was wrong about that as they have Crema which is very similar.
>
> There isn't really any one answer, but my view as a former
> Texan.... Tex Mex is Mexican food "adjusted" for American
> expectations. That includes the addition of cheese and sour cream
> into dishes that normally don't have them.
>
> Having lived for many years in Texas, and having visited Mexico
> a number of times, for me the main difference is cheese. I'm
> particularly sensitive to dairy (I don't eat cheese at all), and
> was pleasantly surprised that the Mexican food in Mexico rarely, if
> ever, includes cheese.
>
> >Janet Wilder used to say that if you weren't eating it if you weren't in
> >Texas.
>
> Semantically correct, but not realistically true.
>
> -A

My buddy from Texas sent me a Tex-Mex cheese enchilada recipe that was popular at his family's diner for decades. The cheese used was Velveeta. Shocking, simply shocking!

Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Jul 2016 17:13:49 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle wrote:
>
>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Sat, 23 Jul 2016 23:57:07 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>>> It doesn't matter, Julie. It's just a term. There is no definition.
>>>>
>>>> It matters to me since people here keep saying that I eat it.
>>>
>>> Why care what anybody says about what you eat - especially if it's
>>> Sheldon?
>>
>> why indeed
>>
>> why do you make comments about what others eat?
>
> Uh, probably because they posted about it? It would be kinda a boring
> group if nobody commented.
>
> So what's your point?
>
> -sw

And why do you think they posted about it?

"axlq" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> Julie Bove > wrote:
>
>>I keep seeing that term bandied about in here and people keep
>>accusing me of eating it. But in looking up the term, there does
>>not seem to be any one answer.
>> ...
>>Some sources say that Tex Mex is Americanized dishes smothered in
>>cheese.
>
> Pretty close.
>
>>My uncle told me that sour cream is never used in Mexico. I think
>>he was wrong about that as they have Crema which is very similar.
>
> There isn't really any one answer, but my view as a former
> Texan.... Tex Mex is Mexican food "adjusted" for American
> expectations. That includes the addition of cheese and sour cream
> into dishes that normally don't have them.
>
> Having lived for many years in Texas, and having visited Mexico
> a number of times, for me the main difference is cheese. I'm
> particularly sensitive to dairy (I don't eat cheese at all), and
> was pleasantly surprised that the Mexican food in Mexico rarely, if
> ever, includes cheese.
>
>>Janet Wilder used to say that if you weren't eating it if you weren't in
>>Texas.
>
> Semantically correct, but not realistically true.
>
> -A

Thanks!

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 23:41:39 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> I have no clue what you are talking about.
>
> No shit, eh?
>
> You live 7 miles from Seattle. Everybody can see that. Now shut the
> **** up.

No. You are very wrong on that.

Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Jul 2016 21:25:38 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle wrote:
>
>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Mon, 25 Jul 2016 17:13:49 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 23 Jul 2016 23:57:07 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It doesn't matter, Julie. It's just a term. There is no definition.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It matters to me since people here keep saying that I eat it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Why care what anybody says about what you eat - especially if it's
>>>>> Sheldon?
>>>>
>>>> why indeed
>>>>
>>>> why do you make comments about what others eat?
>>>
>>> Uh, probably because they posted about it? It would be kinda a boring
>>> group if nobody commented.
>>>
>>> So what's your point?
>>
>> And why do you think they posted about it?
>
> I don't know Eliza, why do you think I think they posted about it?
>
> The point was the SHeldon is the one here always bashing Tex-Mex and
> people shouldn't give a shit what Sheldon thinks about what you eat.
> But I guess that concept has somehow short-circuited your last two
> brain cells.

well you should have said that, instead of "why care what anybody says
about what you eat", mister wile e coyote super genius (just ask me) !

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 25 Jul 2016 14:49:40 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 23:41:39 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have no clue what you are talking about.
>>>
>>> No shit, eh?
>>>
>>> You live 7 miles from Seattle. Everybody can see that. Now shut the
>>> **** up.
>>
>> No. You are very wrong on that.
>
> You're as dense and dumb as Jerry Sauk.
>
> ANyway, th fact remains that there are plenty of places within a 20
> miles radius of you that serve queso, as I have proven. So you cannot
> say that they don't serve queso where you live. You can only speak
> for what they serve on Planet Bove.
>
> And you still live about 7 miles from Seattle, regardless of what you
> think. I'm sorry you just can't seem to wrap your little head around
> that. And the cuisine does not change in those 7 miles one it reaches
> the border of Planet Bove.

I didn't say that they didn't serve it. In fact, I said that La Palmera did
serve it. But the places we normally go to, do not serve it.

"barbie gee" > wrote in message
crg.pbz...
>
>
> On Mon, 25 Jul 2016, Sqwertz wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 25 Jul 2016 14:49:40 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 23:41:39 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have no clue what you are talking about.
>>>>
>>>> No shit, eh?
>>>>
>>>> You live 7 miles from Seattle. Everybody can see that. Now shut the
>>>> **** up.
>>>
>>> No. You are very wrong on that.
>>
>> You're as dense and dumb as Jerry Sauk.
>>
>> ANyway, th fact remains that there are plenty of places within a 20
>> miles radius of you that serve queso, as I have proven. So you cannot
>> say that they don't serve queso where you live. You can only speak
>> for what they serve on Planet Bove.
>>
>> And you still live about 7 miles from Seattle, regardless of what you
>> think. I'm sorry you just can't seem to wrap your little head around
>> that. And the cuisine does not change in those 7 miles one it reaches
>> the border of Planet Bove.
>
> I can't believe I had to look at the map, but I did. Even using the
> straight line method of calculating, it's over 7 miles. And if she's on
> the far end of her town, driving is way more than 20 miles.
>
> <https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Seattle,+WA/Bothell,+WA/>

I am on the far end of town. Like I said, I am very close to Mill Creek.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 25 Jul 2016 19:27:14 -0500, barbie gee wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 25 Jul 2016, Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 25 Jul 2016 14:49:40 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 23:41:39 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I have no clue what you are talking about.
>>>>>
>>>>> No shit, eh?
>>>>>
>>>>> You live 7 miles from Seattle. Everybody can see that. Now shut the
>>>>> **** up.
>>>>
>>>> No. You are very wrong on that.
>>>
>>> You're as dense and dumb as Jerry Sauk.
>>>
>>> ANyway, th fact remains that there are plenty of places within a 20
>>> miles radius of you that serve queso, as I have proven. So you cannot
>>> say that they don't serve queso where you live. You can only speak
>>> for what they serve on Planet Bove.
>>>
>>> And you still live about 7 miles from Seattle, regardless of what you
>>> think. I'm sorry you just can't seem to wrap your little head around
>>> that. And the cuisine does not change in those 7 miles one it reaches
>>> the border of Planet Bove.
>>
>> I can't believe I had to look at the map, but I did.
>> Even using the straight line method of calculating, it's over 7 miles.
>> And
>> if she's on the far end of her town, driving is way more than 20 miles.
>>
>> <https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Seattle,+WA/Bothell,+WA/>
>
> It's just over 7 miles (as in, less than 8) as the crow flies from her
> house. I posted the exact map. For the purposes of the conversation,
> even another 10 miles wouldn't make a difference. We are talking
> about what they serve "in her area". That means anything within, say,
> a 25 mile radius of her epicenter.
>
> How far she has to DRIVE to get there doesn't make one bit of
> difference when referring to the AREA in which she lives. She lives
> closer to Seattle than half the people in Seattle live to the center
> of downtown Seattle, ferchristsakes.

You are just flat out wrong on that. And I have NO need to go to Seattle to
eat. Like I said... Prices are higher in Seattle and most places have no
parking.

Now when I did live in Seattle, I went to Las Margaritas when I could. They
have a small parking lot and if I got there early enough, I might get a
parking spot. Go at dinner time, and you may well get no parking.
>
> I think everybody is getting tired of her petty semantics over where
> she says she lives. When she claims that they don't have this or that
> or they do or don't do this or that "where she lives", apparently
> she's speaking of some fictional place ("Planet Bove") that is a mere
> 5 square feet in space and not on any known maps.

And yet... I didn't say there was no queso. I did say that they do have it
at La Palmera.
>
> She lives about 7 miles from Seattle. And it's quite acceptable to
> point out that she lives in the Seattle area regardless of where she
> claims she lives or where she does or doesn't go.

Wrong, wrong, wrong. Any time we have to go to Seattle such as the downtown
area, we allow two hours. Because it can take that long to get there. It's
over 20 miles. My husband is trying to get a job closer to home because he's
sick of the commute.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 25 Jul 2016 21:25:38 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle wrote:
>
>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Mon, 25 Jul 2016 17:13:49 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 23 Jul 2016 23:57:07 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It doesn't matter, Julie. It's just a term. There is no
>>>>>>> definition.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It matters to me since people here keep saying that I eat it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Why care what anybody says about what you eat - especially if it's
>>>>> Sheldon?
>>>>
>>>> why indeed
>>>>
>>>> why do you make comments about what others eat?
>>>
>>> Uh, probably because they posted about it? It would be kinda a boring
>>> group if nobody commented.
>>>
>>> So what's your point?
>>
>> And why do you think they posted about it?
>
> I don't know Eliza, why do you think I think they posted about it?
>
> The point was the SHeldon is the one here always bashing Tex-Mex and
> people shouldn't give a shit what Sheldon thinks about what you eat.
> But I guess that concept has somehow short-circuited your last two
> brain cells.
>
> Now, run along and go deface some tinypic tags like a good little brat
> (ObFood).

It's not just him. Jill and Doris seem not to like it either.

"tert in seattle" > wrote in message
...
> Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Mon, 25 Jul 2016 21:25:38 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle wrote:
>>
>>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 25 Jul 2016 17:13:49 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>>>>> On Sat, 23 Jul 2016 23:57:07 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It doesn't matter, Julie. It's just a term. There is no
>>>>>>>> definition.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It matters to me since people here keep saying that I eat it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Why care what anybody says about what you eat - especially if it's
>>>>>> Sheldon?
>>>>>
>>>>> why indeed
>>>>>
>>>>> why do you make comments about what others eat?
>>>>
>>>> Uh, probably because they posted about it? It would be kinda a boring
>>>> group if nobody commented.
>>>>
>>>> So what's your point?
>>>
>>> And why do you think they posted about it?
>>
>> I don't know Eliza, why do you think I think they posted about it?
>>
>> The point was the SHeldon is the one here always bashing Tex-Mex and
>> people shouldn't give a shit what Sheldon thinks about what you eat.
>> But I guess that concept has somehow short-circuited your last two
>> brain cells.
>
> well you should have said that, instead of "why care what anybody says
> about what you eat", mister wile e coyote super genius (just ask me) !

Help! Please tell him that Bothell is more than 7 miles from Seattle!

"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
> On Monday, July 25, 2016 at 10:44:29 AM UTC-10, axlq wrote:
>> In article >,
>> Julie Bove > wrote:
>>
>> >I keep seeing that term bandied about in here and people keep
>> >accusing me of eating it. But in looking up the term, there does
>> >not seem to be any one answer.
>> > ...
>> >Some sources say that Tex Mex is Americanized dishes smothered in
>> >cheese.
>>
>> Pretty close.
>>
>> >My uncle told me that sour cream is never used in Mexico. I think
>> >he was wrong about that as they have Crema which is very similar.
>>
>> There isn't really any one answer, but my view as a former
>> Texan.... Tex Mex is Mexican food "adjusted" for American
>> expectations. That includes the addition of cheese and sour cream
>> into dishes that normally don't have them.
>>
>> Having lived for many years in Texas, and having visited Mexico
>> a number of times, for me the main difference is cheese. I'm
>> particularly sensitive to dairy (I don't eat cheese at all), and
>> was pleasantly surprised that the Mexican food in Mexico rarely, if
>> ever, includes cheese.
>>
>> >Janet Wilder used to say that if you weren't eating it if you weren't in
>> >Texas.
>>
>> Semantically correct, but not realistically true.
>>
>> -A
>
> My buddy from Texas sent me a Tex-Mex cheese enchilada recipe that was
> popular at his family's diner for decades. The cheese used was Velveeta.
> Shocking, simply shocking!

Oh you will hear all about that now))) If they liked it ... so what.
They are not forcing anyone else to eat it!!

(Ooh I really have my dander up today. I think I had better go and do some
cooking and calm down. I have some nice dough in the fridge awaiting
attention ...)


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