TEXAS COOKING ONLINE * MAY, 2003 SPECIAL EDITION *

Father's Day Gifts Double Loyalty Points at GoCollect.com!! May 22 – May 26 only! Earn Double Points on Every Purchase! Use Loyalty points for up to 40% off your purchase! Omaha Steaks Special Buy One, Get One FREE Top Sirloins! Offer good 5/15/03 - 6/30/03 Most of us think of Memorial Day weekend as the first official weekend of summer. Perhaps it's because school usually ended just before the holiday, and we were suddenly free of the responsibility and drudgery of the school day. Now is the time of year when our grills, kitchens and cooking skills are put to the test. This special mid-month issue of the Texas Cooking newsletter includes information that will enhance the enjoyment of your cookouts and get-togethers. Our classic article, John Raven's Let's Go to Luckenbach, Texas with Willie, Waylon and George, lays out camping food and fun, and just in case you need further Memorial Day food inspiration, we recommend that you consult Memorial Day Cookout, which covers picnics and outdoor food events. For Father's Day or any other day help support Texas Cooking by clicking through our sponsors' links and banners in our newsletter and on our website. We enjoy making this site one of the nicest and most useful cooking websites on the Internet. A special treat in this newsletter is Larry Burrier's article, Jerky: Quick Snacks & Cool Summertime Meals. Larry is the author of several books, among them The Texas Link to Jerky Making, and we think you'll agree that he knows his stuff. And don't fail to check our featured recipe, Grilled Pork Tenderloin Southwest. We think it's a real keeper. Summer's just getting started, and you'll find a lot of sure-fire recipes and fun information in the weeks ahead on Texas Cooking.

Visit our Weber store for a chance to win a grand prize package worth up to $4,100. May Special - Save $100 on a future Amazon purchase when you spend $500 or more on Weber products. Visit the Weber Store - Grills, Barbecue Tools, Chimney Starters Calphalon Last chance: Close-out sale on professional Calphalon cookware. Great deals on stainless cookware and nonstick anodized cookware. Get these fine, chef-quality products for your own kitchen while supplies last. Special Features Jerky: Quick Snacks & Cool Summertime Meals by Larry Burrier In Texas, as soon as you say the word springtime, the 'ol "Dog Days" of summer start pawing their way in just to heat things up - as if our summers aren't long enough! Well, Jerky is here to save the day not only as a quick, re-energizing snack, but also as a cool, easy way to cook up an evening meal. Making your own jerky is simple, and if the little buckaroos are on summer vacation, with your supervision and assistance, this can be a project that'll help keep them busy or maybe even get them that Scout badge. Homemade Yeast Rolls & Breads by Sidney Carlisle Few things are as enticing as the smell of yeast bread baking. The aroma is not only inviting, but easily managed, no matter whether you are an experienced hands-on baker, a bread machine fan or a novice. Sidney Carlisle shares her considerable bread-baking expertise, as well as a family recipe for high-rising yeast rolls and Perfect Pizza Dough. Be sure to read the monthly advice column, Ask Dr. John. If you don't know beans about beans, this is a good month to read Ask Dr. John, as he fields lots of bean questions from our readers. Texas Cemeteries by Bill Harvey From the simplest slab of stone to the most ornate weathered marble, every grave marker in a Texas cemetery bears witness to an interesting life. Bill Harvey makes readers appreciate the many stories about the lives of important Texans, which these silent stones can tell. Read Our Book Review Hell's Half Acre by Richard F. Selcer A detailed and interesting look at frontier Fort Worth's legendary vice district, commonly known as Hell's Half Acre. Read Our Book Review Read more original book reviews in the Lone Star Bookstore May Special: Ice Cream makers and Ice Cream machines on sale! Beat the heat with savings of up to 40% on these products designed to cool off the hottest summer days. Ice Cream Appliance Sale Classic Article: Let's go to Luckenbach, Texas with Willie, Waylon and George by John Raven, Ph.B. Every year for the past twenty-seven years around Valentine's Day there has been an interesting gathering of folks at Luckenbach, Texas, to celebrate The Hug-In. The Hug-In started with about three dozen chili cooks who were getting together to plan the coming year's chili-cooking schedule. Other than the usual visiting, picking, grinning and hugging, there is always a Feed-In -- a big pot luck meal for the assembled. May Special: Ice Cream makers and Ice Cream machines on sale! Beat the heat with savings of up to 40% on these products designed to cool off the hottest summer days. Ice Cream Appliance Sale Recipe: Grilled Pork Tenderloin Southwest 4 pork tenderloins, about 1 pound each 2 teaspoons chili powder 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper ¼ cup dried, crushed chiles (New Mexico, ancho, cascabel, chipotle, serrano, in order of mildest to hottest) 4 cloves garlic, minced ½ cup fresh lime juice (about 3 large limes) ½ cup olive oil Mix all marinade ingredients and marinate tenderloins in a glass or plastic container for several hours or overnight. Before grilling, remove the tenderloins from the refrigerator and let them come to room temperature. Preheat your grill. Remove the tenderloins from the marinade, and discard the marinade. Grill over high heat for 10 minutes, turning frequently, to sear. Then, move the tenderloins to a cooler part of your grill or, if you are using a gas grill, reduce the heat, and cook for approximately 15 minutes longer, turning frequently, or until an instant-read meat thermometer registers 160F degrees. Remove from heat, cover, and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Slice on the diagonal and serve with sliced avocados, onions and tomatoes. Serves eight. You can control the heat of the marinade with the amount and type of chile you select. Learn about different chiles in our Chile Primer. FREE Shipping on all Seraphim Classics orders over $25!! FREE Gift with Seraphim Classics purchase of $50 or more - use Promo Code NATURE at checkout Stop Spyware! Kazaa, Gator and other similar programs have been sneeking their way onto people's computers wreaking havoc to their systems. This malicious set of programs are difficult to remove. They flood the screen with their own pop-up ads, and they open the computer up to a host of viruses. If you have programs like Kazaa, TopText, Gator, WhenU and others on your system, take a moment to learn about the problems these programs cause. We have written a useful and quick tutorial that informs you about them, and how to uninstall them from your computer. AllWineBaskets wine and fruit gift baskets make classy Father's Day gifts! T-Shirt Contest We award T-shirts to ten readers every month. The winners are announced in the first newsletter of the month, so watch for the first newsletter in June. The Rules Since we began our T-Shirt giveaway five years ago, our contest rules remained unchanged. Readers have been able to enter as many times as they like, and their entries were retained in our database. 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