Texas Caviar

Texas Caviar (also referred to as cowboy caviar) is one of my most favorite appetizers. It's easy to make and tastes great.

Texas Caviar Recipe

16 oz corn
16 oz blackeye peas
16 oz black beans
1 bunch chopped green onions
3 tomatoes chopped
1 green bell pepper chopped

Mix together and add Italian dressing to taste.
Chill two hours before serving.
Serve with tortilla chips.

Abuelo's Guacamole

Abuelo's Restaurant is my favorite restaurant. Unfortunately, they do not have any Abuelo's restaurants in the the Pacific Northwest. So far I've found their recipe for Papas con Chile and Chile con Queso. A day or so ago I found Abuelo's guacamole recipe! Turns out it's a lot like the recipe I already use, but I thought it was worth sharing.

Abuelo's Guacamole

1 lb. Fresh Avocados

2 TBS of fine diced onion

¼ cup of seeded tomatoes, diced ¼"

1/8 tsp granulated garlic

1 TBSP fresh squeezed lime juice

Salt to taste

Wash all produce before using.

Cut avocado in ½ and remove pit. Using a soup spoon, remove avocado meat from the hull and place into a mixing bowl. Mash avocado meat to desired consistency. Add the rest of ingredients and fold gently checking for salt level. If you desire a spicier guacamole, add de - veined and seeded fresh diced jalapeños or Serrano peppers.

Related articles

• Abuelo's Chile con Queso recipe
• Casa Ole Green Dip

Spicy Chicken Spaghetti

My cousin made this one year for our family reunion and now at my house Spicy Chicken Spaghetti is a staple. Everyone loves it including all three kids and it is easy to make. I consider this to be Tex-Mex food because of the Rotel.

Spicy Chicken Spaghetti

12 - 16 oz angel hair pasta
1 can Rotel original undrained
1 can cream of chicken
1 can cream of mushroom
12.5-ounce can chicken
8 oz sour cream
1/2 cup diced onions (optional)
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms (optional)
Parmesan or Cojack cheese

Boil the angel hair pasta and drain. Then add all the ingrediants except the cheese. Once well blended pour into a baking dish and bake covered at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Top with cheese, if you like stick it back into the oven to melt the cheese.

Enter your email address:


Delivered by FeedBurner

Casa Del Matador: Tex-Mex Restaurant in Portland, OR

Casa Del Matador is an excellent Tex Mex restaurant in downtown Portland. They have two locations. These pictures were taken at their North West Portland location. It is not very easy to find Tex - Mex food in Portland and this place is one of my top two favorites in all of Portland.

 Last time I was there I had one of my favorites, Pork Tacos al Pastor, and mercy they were good!  My girlfriend got the fajitas and they looked amazing. She refused to share, so I assume they were good.

bar from hell (Photo credit: drburtoni)

My pictures just didn't do justice to this restaurant. The bar area is very cool. That's it in the 1st photo. Yes, that's a longhorn skull up there.

In this next photo you can see a round fireplace with a table around it. I really want to eat around that fireplace, but every time I've been in someone is already sitting there.

IMG_9620 (Photo credit: eyeliam)

I don't know if you can tell from our faces, but the drinks were pretty good too. I had a margarita and they served it in a large glass. It was the same size as the glass in the picture.

Sadly, we got there just in time to miss happy hour! Casa Del Matador's Happy Hour is quite good, especially the tacos. Here's what their website says:

Happy Hour

Every day from 4pm to 6pm and from 10pm to 1am

$5

Texas Size Nachos

Habanero or Garlic Prawns

Tex-Mex Spring Rolls

Spicy Fried Calamari

Roasted Tomato & Chicken Soup

Fire House Chili

Romaine Salad

Ancho-Chile Wings

Quesadilla

Choose from:
Chicken
Chorizo
Shrimp
Cheese

Tacos

Choose from:
Steak
Chicken
Chorizo
Blackened Shrimp
Blackened Fish
Braised Pork

Related articles

• Laurelwood Brewery
• Pine State Biscuits

Portland