Texas Cooking Online * March, 2004 Newsletter *

How to Make Sure You Get Your Newsletter If you use spam filter rules or special email filters, please use the domain "texascooking.com" (not the entire "from" address, which varies).

Fiestaware Specials Brighten your table with the latest Fiestaware color - Tangerine. Visit the Texas Cooking Fiestaware Store to find these pieces. Also look at our new pages on older, collectible Fiesaware. Many of you emailed to express concern because you had not received your February newsletter. That was no accident. We had been operating with essentially the same email server since we started the newsletter in 1998, and it was time for a major upgrade. We are pleased to announce that we now have a new, state-of-the-art email server but, unfortunately, the installation stood in the way of a February newsletter. To even things up a little, we are awarding twenty T-shirts this month, which are listed at the end of this newsletter. We are frequently asked how one goes about entering the T-shirt contest. Sign up here. Nobody gets so old that the idea of cake and ice cream doesn't conjure up the delight we felt as children at a birthday party. In Having Your Cake and Ice Cream, Too, Chef Jennifer Farmer takes the idea and runs with it in her Ice Cream Cake creations. She shares preparation and assembly tips, as well as a multitude of ideas for flavor and ingredient combinations. We'll round this issue out with a Classic Recipe, Chile Rellenos Pie. Scroll down and see.

Special Features Having Your Cake and Ice Cream, Too by Jennifer Farmer Making an Ice Cream Cake: Ice cream cakes do not have to be complicated. They can be fun, simple and easily done at home. Jennifer Farmer shows how to create these delightful desserts that will have everybody talking. A Mess of Greens by John Raven, Ph.B. John Raven must have been thinking Irish thoughts when he chose the topic for his article A Mess of Greens. He will tell you how to identify them, select them and, of course, cook them. Bread Baking With Sponges by Sidney Carlisle Sidney Carlisle is no slouch when it comes to making homemade bread. The recipes for Italian Bread and French Peasant Bread in Making Bread with Sponges will become favorites. Test your knowledge of Texas trivia! February's contest question "Which celebrity was not born in Texas?" fooled most people. As much as we'd like to claim James Garner as a native Texan, he was born in Norman, Oklahoma. The March question concerns Texas ski slopes, and can be found on our front page in the right column. Have you read John Raven's latest advice column, Ask Dr. John? This month's column includes answers to questions about fajitas, salsa, jerky, white chili and the always-popular subject of cleaning cast iron utensils. Talk about variety! Sports Tickets | Concert Tickets | Theater Tickets Texana Book Review: Texas Food Companies - A Tasty Guide Missing real Texas food? Learn about over 100 companies in the state who produce a delicious assortment of candy, pastries, salsas, sauces, ice cream and more. Read more original book reviews in the Lone Star Bookstore Discount Cigarettes Inexpensive shopping by the carton. Click on our link to find out more. Looking for free stuff? Participate in contests, get product samples, trial offers and information Classic Recipe: Chiles Rellenos Pie This is a wonderful brunch or supper dish. 14 ounces canned green chiles (2 7-ounce cans) 1 pound Monterrey Jack cheese, sliced 1 pound Cheddar cheese, sliced 4 tablespoons whole wheat flour 1 cup evaporated milk 1 cup sour cream 4 large eggs 1 cup cooked chicken or turkey, diced 2 cups chunky salsa (your choice) Preheat oven to 350°F. Cut chiles open and line a 9x13-inch baking dish with them. Layer both cheeses evenly over chiles. Add any remaining chiles over the cheese layer. Mix the flour with a small amount of the milk; using a wire whisk, make a smooth paste. Mix in the remaining milk and sour cream. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, and add the diced meat. Pour mixture over chiles and cheese. Bake for 30 minutes at 350°F. Pour salsa over top and bake an additional 15 minutes. Makes 8 to 10 servings. You can find this and over 400 more recipes in Grandma's Cookbook. Texas Cooking readers can get this satellite system - gratis Stop Spyware! Kazaa, Gator and other similar programs have been sneaking 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. Free Catalogs Enjoy Great Savings from Free Catalogs Clothing Bridal / Wedding Invitations Wine & Brew Sporting Goods Hobbies / Crafts Pets _________ Cosmetics, samples, DVDs, promotions Gratis! T-Shirt Contest February & March Contest Winners Barbara A. of Yonkers, New York Carlisle B. of Alvaton, Kentucky Doug B. of Burlingame, Kansas L. Bruce C. of Cartersville, Georgia Windy C. of Monrovia, Maryland Jeannine F. of Houston, Texas Rich G. of Kerrville, Texas Nicole H. of Woodbridge, New Jersey Bob H. of Lewiston, Idaho Michael W. J. of E. Wenatchee, Washington Larissa M. of Chicago, Illinois Peggy M. of San Antonio, Texas Frank M. of Carmichael, California Alex M. of Amarillo, Texas Justine M. of Louisville, Kentucky Coy Lou P. of Paradise, Texas Harold R. of Napoleon, Missouri Gina S. of Borger, Texas Shirley T. of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Alida V. H. of Cudahy, Wisconsin Congratulations winners! We are frequently asked if we award T-Shirts to non-US residents, and the answer is Yes. We have had quite a few Canadian winners, and have also sent T-Shirts to winners in England, Australia, Ireland, Switzerland and Germany. 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. As you can imagine, our contest database has become very large (which is good), BUT much of it consists of old email addresses that are no longer valid. Therefore, we are making the following change in our contest rules: Readers can still enter as often as they like; however, each contest entry will expire three months following the date it was entered and will disappear from the database. This will greatly reduce the number of "names in the hat" and improve the odds of winning. We think this change will result in an even better contest. We are frequently asked how one goes about entering the T-shirt contest. Sign up here. Subscription / Unsubscribe Help This newsletter is sent to you because you, or someone on your behalf, indicated you would like to receive it when you signed our Guest Book or entered our T-Shirt Contest. If you wish to stop receiving the Newsletter, click here or point your browser to http://www.texascooking.com/unsub1.ihtml If you would like to change your email address, please send an email to txmailbox@texascooking.com. ©2004 Texas Cooking Online. All rights reserved.