Chipotle
Chipotle chili peppers are dried and smoked jalapeño peppers. The Mexican import plays a big part in the Southwestern cusine. Gourmet Sleuth Chipotles chilies [chee-POT-tleh] peppers are smoked…
“We eat all we can, and we sell the rest” (Blue Bell Ice Cream slogan)
"We eat all we can, and we sell the rest" is the slogan of Blue Bell Creamery of Brenham, Texas. Another slogan is "The best ice cream in the country." About Blue BellIt was a…
Texas Twister (barbecued cutlets)
"Texas Twister Barbecued Cutlets" is a recipe that appears on several websites. The cutlets include Cayenne pepper and Tabasco sauce. Perdue Chicken CookbookThe Perdue Chicken Cookbookby…
Texas Twister (chili dogs)
"Texas Twister" is the name for a chili dog recipe. RecipezaarTexas Twister Chili Dogs4 servings 20 min 20 min prep Change to: servings US Metric 1 (16 ounce) can kidney beans or pinto…
Texas Twister (drink)
"Texas Twister" can be alcoholic or non-alcoholic. One non-alocholic version includes fruit (oranges, limes, lemons, and a cherry). A "Texas Twister Punch" mixes red fruit punch…
San Antonio Chicken; San Antonio Chicken Roll-Ups; San Antonio Chicken Wraps
"San Antonio Chicken Wraps" are served by the popular Logan's Roadhouse restaurant chain (originally from Tennessee, but with many Texas locations). Chicken with Southwestern sauce,…
Texas Bulldogger (cocktail)
The Texas Bulldogger cocktail contains coffee liqueur, creme de cacao, club soda, and half-and-half. The same recipe appears on many websites, attributed to Mrs. Dick Nachlinger (Carol Hembree).…
Texas Island Dressing
Thousand Islands Dressing is a famous salad dressing that contains mayonnaise, ketchup, and a mixture of chopped vegetables. Texas Island Dressing adds Pace Picante Sauce. The same recipe (perhaps…
Texas Mudslide (cocktail)
The Texas Mudslide cocktail contains Crown Royal Canadian whiskey, Kahlua coffeeliqueur, and Bailey's Irish cream. It is not known when or where the drink originated, but it has been cited in…
Chicken Laredo
"Chicken Laredo" may come from San Antonio. Ad served at the Alamo Cafe it's charbroiled chiken breast topped with Southwesteren cream sauce, Monterey Jack and American cheese,…
Laredo Salad
Several websites feature a similar recipe for "Laredo Salad With Cowboy Marinated Onions." The recipe was sponsored by the National Onion Association in 2003. The salad features Tex-Mex…
Monument District
The area around Stanton Street in the Lower East Side of Manhattan used to be a "Monument District." The gravestone monument business used to be located there by the 1930s, but the trade…
“From the Country of 1100 Springs” (Pearl Beer slogan)
"From the Country of 1100 Springs" has been the slogan of Pearl Beer since 1961. A country band also takes the name "1100 Springs." Texas has many springs. Wikipedia; Pearl…
Buzzard’s Breath Chili
Buzzard's Breath Chili was the winning recipe at the CHili Appreciation Society's International Cookoff in Terlingua, Texas, in either 1971 or 1977 (the below accounts differ). The same…
Financial District
The Financial District is the southern tip of Manhattan, especially the area around Wall Street and the New York Stock Exchange. The term "financial district" appears in 1891, but the…
The Town Without a Toothache (Hereford slogan)
On January 29, 1942, the popularly syndicated newspaper feature "Ripley's Believe It Or Not" called Hereford, Texas "The Town Without a Toothache." Dr. George W. Heard…
ATX (Austin nickname)
"ATX" is a nickname for Austin, TX in hip-hop. The three-initial name is similar to "ATL" for Atlanta. Rap DictionaryATX Austin, Texas Wikipedia: City Nicknames in U.S. Austin -…
Little Alsace of Texas (Castroville nickname)
Castroville (near San Antonio) calls itself "The Little Alsace of Texas." The town was founded in 1844 by Henri Castro and a a small group of colonists, mostly from Alsace, France.…
Millionaire Pie (Furr’s cafeterias)
"Millionaire Pie" is a speciality is Furr's cafeterias, a chain that began in New Mexico but has many Texas locations. It's often called "Pineapple Millionaire Pie"…
Billionaire Pie (Furr’s cafeterias)
Billionaire Pie is a specialty of Furr's cafeteria. Furr's began in New Mexico, but has many locations in Texas and throughout the Southwest. Furr's also offers a Millionaire Pie.…