European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 09, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 9, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 17 Chuck Wagon Chow with Tex mex flavor by John m Leighty United press International c Huck soon Cooke a provided Hearty i ills to cowboys on Iho Range and. In . Had a i Uncial flavor provided a Yip Vaqueros mexican cowboys who in Roduco Many of the cattle herding techniques and tools Sliu used Loday. In an Ellort to authenticate the Chow associated with the cattle drives of the mid Boos. The California beef Council has Pul together a series of recipes for present Day Cooks Wilh a pioneering spirit. Actually most of the recipes have a mexican influence and originated in Texas where hundreds of cowboys often had to be fed during cattle drives of Over a thousand Miles said Council spokeswoman Mary Ryan. She said a Lavoile recipe presented to the recent West Ern restaurant association convention in los Angeles was fiesta a Itas. A Sleak dish done mexican style. It s an old dish that s suddenly become a new addition for restaurants serving mexican food Ryan said. It uses a Good Cut of meal and is a i Lulu lighter than Many other mexican  Ryan said Many of the cattle chores of the old West Are still being done today roping branding herding and roundups but by cowboys using modern techniques. The Chuck Wagon of today is often a pickup truck with meals prepared on the tailgate or on a Barbecue Grill she said. The Council s Booklet also shows How to prepare such Side dishes As Barbecue Beans Cornbread and Ponder Osa relish. Beef was the mainstay for cowboys on the Range said Ryan. They ate their steaks Skillet Fried and enjoyed Hearty Chili and beet stews which were cooked in dutch ovens Over open  Ryan said the Cowboy cookies were the West s Origi Nal Short order chefs. She suggests that modern Home Cooks who want to prepare a traditional Chuck Wagon fare should try the to flowing recipes especially the mexican style fiesta a Itas. On the Barbecue pit. Fiesta fajitas 1% it beef skirt Sleak or flank teak a cup red wine vinegar i cup Lemon juice cup vegetable Oil 4 Large Clove garlic crushed 1 Large onion sliced 1 can 7 of whole Green Chiles sliced Lengthwise 1 Ute Mooon Worcestershire sauce 1 Teaspoon dried Orega to i tip Black Pepper wit to taste 1 dozen flour tortillas 1 Avocado diced 1 cup tour Cream. Place Steak in Large Glass baking dish. Mix next 10 ingredients. Pour Over Steak. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours no longer than 48 hours turning once. Remove onions from marinade and wrap in aluminium loll. Wrap tortillas in foil and place on Grill next to Steak. Grill Lour inches Over medium hot coals five minutes on each Side for rare longer if desired. To serve Cut Steak against Grain into thin slices. Place about 2 slices Steak and some onions on each Tortilla. Serve Wilh Avocado Cowboy cookies were the original Short order Chest. And sour Cream. Serves six. Of Corral beef Chili 6 dried Ancho Chlrles Sweet fairly mild Chile 3 i cupa boiling water 3 Pound Boneless beef Chuck 4 Clove garlic crushed 3 Bay leave crumbled 2-3 Tablespoon Chili powder Alt Tatte 6 cups hot cooked Rice remove stems and seeds torn chillies. Chop coarsely and place in bowl. Covet with to Ihrig water and Lei Steep for 30 minutes Cut beef into i Inch cubits heal Oil in dutch oven. Add half of the Beel cubes Cook until browned and remove to plate. Add remaining beef cubes Cook until Brown put first Batch of beef Back in pan Strain chillies. Saving liquid stir 2v? cups of liquid from chillies Inlo browned Beel. Stir in garlic and crumbled Bay leaves. Heat to boiling reduce to medium Low heat and Cook partially covered one hour stirring occasionally. Place soaked Chilles. Remaining liquid and Chili powder in blender Container and blend until smooth. Stir info beef mixture. Salt to taste. Cook Over medium heal lot 30 min utes. Remove and serve Over hot. Cooked Rice serves 12 Chili War heats up in Houston by Robert Reinhold new York times Houston s great Chili War goes  started when some Yankee carnival oper Ator asked the Houston health department fora permit Tot a Chili Cook off. That alerted the health inspectors because it never would have occurred to a texan to ask for a permit. A Chili Cook off is quintessential texan. From 50 to 100 Cooks each Wilh their own spicy version of the dish. Gather on a parking lot with their pols mounted on folding tables or tailgates. A visitor goes around tasting each one and the proceeds usually go to Charity. This had been going on unregulated for decades until or. James Haughton. Houston s health director started to Ciack Down. Under state and City Law the Cooks must take out temporary food Vendor permits. $20 for Charity events. $150 for profit making events. The ruler a quite n counter Between food and Public a roof a floor. Temperature controls for the pols and a Means of cell emmy Lien Jih such requirements Are impossible Cook Oil organizers say they asked the City Council this  to Grant a waiver Iron the rules. Haughton demurred on health and Legal grounds and the Council bricked him now Kasey Kirby a process onal organizer of Cook outs has began a petition drive to put the question tin the ballot. She look out a permit Lor an easier or. A Coo Oil under protest saying there had never been to report of disease Al a Cook off. But the Law is the  says Victor Pappas. Chief of the health department s consumer health services. We re Jusi Ziying to protect the Public Pappas said in his defense. It May be Chili today and some other ethnic Good  to which Kirby retorted the Texas tradition is to Cook under god s roof and nol or haul Hon s  Rma Bombeck t he next major Battle in this country is shaping up As we speak the Battle of the , it s Between two males . Joeand  thanksgiving both of them will be vying 1or space on toy shelves All Over the country. And it marketing plans Are on target if a child does not find one of these dolls under his Christmas tree he will lose his will to live. The toy world is a Jungle. No one knows better than . Joe. I pulled him out from under a child s bed and inter viewed him about his current competitor. Did t you used to be taller i asked. He Drew a deep breath into his one Inch Chest and said. Affirmative. Vou re talking the 1960s when i first came out. I was 11 i inches tall then with my own tank weapons and  you were the same size As  what have you heard i never Laid a hand on  he said. You were one of the first dolls Lor  that is Correct. I maintained that position until 1973. When i encountered my first action. The Arab Oil Embar go. The Cost of plastic quadrupled and i became too expensive to produce so i was stripped Down to nine inches. That was in 76. My code name was super  so you shrunk 214 inches affirmative he said. I worked with the space pro Gram. It was years ahead of the Star wars  where were you from 1977 to 1982?" a secret Mission i m not at Liberty to talk  but when you came Back to the toy shelves in 1982," i said you were Only four inches tall is their something wrong with being Short no. It s just that you Don t seem As authoritative any  begging your Pardon Erma Sii. I can still move my arms. Legs. Head Knees and elbows. Feel this muscle i m Over 40 and i head the cobra command. We Call it the . Joe  what is it you do we combat terrorism around the  i hesitated. 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