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newstome@comcast.net wrote in message news:<4Vs0c.425533$I06.4765815@attbi_s01>...

> Thinking of rellenos.....
> 
> When I was traveling a few months ago, I had a chile relleno stuffed
> with meat (pork?), almonds, and raisins.  This is a fairly traditional
> Mexican dish, but I don't remember seeing it around here -- has anyone
> seen anything like this in the DFW area?

Let's see, El Rincon, Lupita, & the place on Greenville next to the
Carniceria (sp?) near Blackwell all spring to mind. For those of you
who are "south challenged" I was shocked to find a fairly traditional
relleno complete with raisins and pork + cream and ground walnut
topping with pommegranites at Luna de Noche on Preston somewhere up
near Plano. The rest of the food at Luna De Noche wasn't so great
though.

There are tons and tons of authentic Mexican places far beyond the
pale of Tex Mex in Dallas, you just gotta hit the "Mexican" looking
ones. Neon and giant mustachioed carricatures on the sign outside is
generally NOT a good omen for great Mexican food. However those places
support the obviously thriving cheese-sauce-in-a-can industry.

Oh yeah, Colorado Springs is in love with green chile as much as I am
and that's saying something! I had meatloaf - yes, MEATLOAF(!)
smothered in green chile the other day. The GOOD kind too, not like
that insipid west Texas brown gravy crap with a couple of greenish
bits floating in it that gets passed off as green chile. This was just
meat, chile, onions and I think that's it.

_Randal