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hope this finds you well fed after Thanksgiving! Time to hit the golf course, swimming pool, or bike trails before Christmas! That’s the beauty of winter in South Texas; we can typically do all of the above this time of year! I remember, when I was younger, jumping in the swimming pool after we opened presents one year. At the time, I didn’t realize how lucky I was. I had never seen snow. I’ve only seen snow a few times in my life, actually--once on a skiing trip with my youth group from church, the time it snowed in McAllen, and then on a trip to promote South Texas in Fort Wayne, Indiana. That’s the trip that sold me on never, ever, wanting to live anywhere cold. We almost got snowed in, I barely made it to the airport, and I closed my eyes once we got on board because I couldn’t believe the plane was going to be able to take off, and I was scared to death.
Volunteer Deb Heinrich sorts and counts items collected in The Lamb’s Loom Donation Chest.
The Lamb’s Loom - A Purposeful Yarn Shop Story and Photos by Eryn Reddell Wingert
I don’t know how you do it! As for me, I’m thankful for South Texas-growing up here, raising a family here, growing friends here, and, most of all, not shoveling snow here. • We’re just connecting the dots,
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small, unassuming brick house, located in an older part of McAllen, is home to a vast operation, vast in the sense that The Lamb’s Loom, a little boutique yarn shop, is the epicenter for distributing--around the globe--thousands of donated knitted and crocheted items. The Lamb’s Loom is a nonprofit ministry providing items of comfort and warmth to a variety of organizations and projects, locally and worldwide. Among the recipients: orphanages in Mexico, fire-devastated regions in Washington, and Tim’s Coats, serving the Rio Grande Valley.
The Boutique Shop offers yarn in a variety of colors and textures for sale, in addition to starter kits.
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en and Sondra Regier feed Ken said. “We couldn’t do it without thousands of hungry mouths every volunteers, and that’s what’s so nice. So year at Tropic Star RV Resort, all on a many people come in for fellowship.” Through getting acquainted with volunteer basis. The pair moved to the Pharr Resort everyone over their time in the Resort, four years ago from Kansas, and in the Regiers say their neighbors have become like family. And addition to volunteering while friends now feel in the kitchen, they also “Sometimes you can’t like family, they also have work for the Resort, have too much help family members at the Sondra in the office and Ken in maintenance, at when cooking a big meal. Resort. “Her sister came least 32 hours a week We couldn’t do it down to visit and ended each. without volunteers, and up buying a place,” Ken “We stay busy, and it that’s what’s so nice.” said. “I’ve got another helps us keep active so sister who lives down the we don’t get old and fat,” • Ken Regier • street.” Ken joked. The meals for large During typical seasons, Ken coordinates the weekly Saturday- gatherings have had to be adapted morning breakfasts, where men from for safety reasons, but the Regiers the Resort volunteer to cook all-you- and others have found creative ways can-eat pancakes, sausage, and eggs to share food and memories with one another. for $5, raising money for the Resort. “One of the gentlemen was getting “We recently had a drive-in movie older and decided he had enough so outside with popcorn and a big, 18foot screen, and all the golf carts just turned it over to me,” Ken said. “Now I do all the meals during the parked six feet apart in the parking lot,” Sondra said. season.” From the breakfasts, another Ken is planning to start luncheons communal meal started--“Wine Not.” where people can pick up their plates Each month, the dinner takes on a through the kitchen’s window and different theme and typically has 150 enjoy their meals outside or at their homes. residents in attendance. “Halloween would be Wine Not They say they look forward to the day Scare Me, Thanksgiving, Let’s All Be they can gather inside the Recreation Thankful,’” Sondra said. “Christmas Hall with all their friends and family, but for now, they are happy to adapt. last year was Jingle My Bells.” For these meals, everyone lends a “We really enjoy it here; there are so helping hand. Sondra said some of many nice people everywhere,” Ken the fan-favorite meals are lasagna, said. “I get a lot of calls from friends Salisbury steak, and beef-roast asking how it is down here, and I say, ‘Well, it’s a lot warmer to sit here in sandwiches. “Sometimes you can’t have too 70 or 80 degrees then 30-below in much help when cooking a big meal,” snow.’” •
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The Lamb’s Loom is an allvolunteer operation. Deb Heinrich from Green Gate Grove in Palmview serves on The Lamb’s Loom Board and volunteers as a liaison to the requesting agencies. Heinrich is a Converted Texan who originally hails from various Midwest and Plains states. She shares how she has found purpose at The Lamb’s Loom. “It’s where my passion is, I have a real love for it.” It’s a passion she passed on to her mother in Branson, Missouri. “When I first started loom knitting, I would visit my mom and ask if she was interested in learning. She finally agreed, and she was in her 80s!” From then on, Heinrich says, her mom would knit hats and ship them to The Lamb’s Loom, “The Lamb’s Loom really brought purpose for my mother,” she shares. When her mother passed away last May, just shy of 94 years old, Heinrich collected her mother’s yarn and brought it back to The Lamb’s Loom. Heinrich says she will use the yarn to create more items to donate. When the Donation Chest fills up, Heinrich helps tally and sort the items. One Thursday in November, she was surprised to learn the chest had been filled again, since it had been emptied mere days before. Jeanie Rowell, who oversees The Lamb’s Loom operation, shared that a large quantity of the colorful, thoughtfully crafted hats that overflowed the trunk had been donated by a woman undergoing treatment for cancer. On this particular day, over 300 items are sorted from the chest, adding to a running annual tally. Last year, the shop distributed 4,381 items and is on track to surpass that number by the end of 2020. “That’s the beauty of it,” says Heinrich. “People donate, and we turn it back around.” Rowell shares that Winter Texans contribute the vast majority of handmade donations. She says The Lamb’s Loom serves as an outlet for those whose family and friends may have received their fill of knit hats, blankets, and scarves. Heinrich adds, “They can continue to enjoy their craft, give it away, and it’s appreciated and needed!” Volunteers readily share stories about meeting needs that singularly seem like a coincidence but have become the norm, and not the exception, at The Lamb’s Loom. For example, Rowell shares the story of a local pastor who regularly travelled into Mexico on missionary trips. He once requested ski-mask-style THE LAMB’S LOOM CONTINUED ON PAGE 14 >>
Loom knitting is an easy activity to learn, and The Lamb’s Loom offers instruction.
“They can continue to enjoy their craft, give it away, and it’s appreciated and needed.” • Deb Henrich, referring to Winter Texans’ contributions •
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Lost in Granjeno – Let’s by Gretchen Losi
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etting lost in a South Texas border town is kind of our specialty. While on our way to Mission we got turned around and ended up in the quaint and wonderful town of Granjeno. We realized this after we saw it painted on a pick-up truck that was hanging on a tall pedestal with a pin-up girl wearing a COVID mask in the truck bed. This delight is in front of a border bar, where thirsty locals can sip on cold ones while watching the wall being constructed a few feet away. The little town has a long history, which gets its start in 1767, before Texas got its statehood. With a population of about 300, if you blink, you might miss it. And that would be a shame. We hope to go back and check out their noted 1872 historical cemetery, where one can find the resting places of veterans from the Civil War, World War I, and Vietnam. I love when we get lost in the Rio Grande Valley. Each street reveals a new treasure, each corner a new historical marker, mouthwatering taqueria, or raspa stand. Each encounter leaves us with a new friend or great story. This was one of those days.
Still lost, we drove up the street a bit more. In the distance, we spotted what appeared to be the ruins of a castle. So me and my Prince Charming went to get a closer look. Turns out it was a burned-out seminary built by the Oblates in 1912. The impressive structure was originally used to train priests and went through a few identities before a questionable fire took it down. It now sits on the property of Juan Diego Academy, a Catholic school. (Giving credit where credit is due - we didn’t know what it was. Had no clue. It was fenced so we had no access. As soon as we got home, I posted the photo to the Rio Grande Valley Texas History Facebook page and, within minutes, all of our questions were answered. Do yourselves a favor and join that page. It’s a great mixture of fact and folklore. The wealth of RGV historical information on that page rivals any library. On the folklore side, we learned this site is one of the area’s most notably haunted. Folks on the page shared stories of a woman who hung herself in the hallways when the building served as a “sort of” mental hospital. At night, they say, you hear
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Pancho Villa and Al Capone used the monastery’s tunnels to smuggle everything--and everyone. While I don’t know much about the Capone escapades in the RGV, I have learned quite a bit about Pancho Villa. He did spend plenty of time in that neck of the woods…so maybe! Some less colorful, but still interesting, history from locals includes that the site was home to local church carnivals in the 60s, national seminars and conferences in the 70s, and in the 80s and 90s, locals remember fondly the lifesized nativity displays that would line the little road to the monastery. Next time someone tells you, “Get lost”…Go for it! •
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he Food Bank RGV celebrated the one-year anniversary of its chief executive officer, Stuart I. R. Haniff, MHA, November 18. Haniff came to the Food Bank RGV from California, where he served as chief philanthropy officer for another Feeding-America-network food bank. Haniff is a nationally recognized voice for anti-hunger, with more than two decades of progressive, nonprofit leadership, administration, and healthcare management experience. His nonprofit expertise includes resource development, capacity building, strategic planning, governance, organizational development, program delivery, and operations, bringing with him more than 15 years of improving policies and delivering services to those most vulnerable. In the wake of the pandemic, Haniff and the Food Bank RGV team members went into action responding to the needs of the community. “Almost immediately after taking the helm in his new position, Stuart was faced with an unprecedented pandemic that would challenge even a veteran leader,” Jeana R. Laguna, board president of the Food Bank RGV said. “Our community has struggled with food insecurity even during ‘normal’ times, but with the pandemic came a surge of need. In the face of these extraordinary challenges, Stuart brought an
unmatched energy and passion into his role and has breathed vitality and fresh vision into the organization, its employees. and the community we serve. Stuart’s love and dedication to our mission is manifested in every decision he makes. We count ourselves exceedingly lucky to have him.” The Food Bank RGV has experienced an almost sevenfold increase in demand since the beginning of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Prior to March 2020, the Food Bank RGV served an average of up to 64,000 people weekly across its three-county service area. The number of clients served has increased to 142,000 people a week across the network. Donations received have sustained the Food Bank RGV’s efforts to continue reinforcing its partner agencies across the Rio Grande Valley with food for clients. To provide additional aid to the community, the Food Bank RGV has also added “pop-up” mobile produce distributions throughout various communities and food deserts and an on-site, Drive-Thru Emergency Pantry (DTEP) for the general public Wednesdays from 7 -10 a.m. or until capacity is reached. For more information about the Food Bank RGV, please visit foodbankrgv.com or call 956-6828101. •
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he main branch of the award-winning McAllen Public Library is an incredible place. The City of McAllen repurposed a former Wal-Mart building, creating what is considered the nation’s largest, single-story, public library. At 123,000 square feet, there are many interesting features; one, in particular, includes three large, custom, mosaic murals located in an alcove off the Children’s Section. The designs, created by local artists, depict scenes associated with the Rio Grande Valley: tropical birds, a monarch butterfly, and giant sunflowers. Each mural was donated by a family, in memory of a loved one. Embedded within each design is a token remembrance element, including the Starship Enterprise spacecraft from the famed Star Trek series. For more information on the library, visit mcallenlibrary.net. •
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ndividuals and community groups have found joy in creating butterfly gardens this year. It is not a new concept; tranquility-producing projects during chaotic times and excitement in discovering nature and wildlife have been a panacea for stress, loneliness, boredom, and anxiety. A butterfly garden isn’t just for humans and butterflies. Other important visitors will be bees, beetles, moths, hummingbirds, birds, lizards, and toads. The cooler temperatures, now through February, make this the best time for planting a garden in the Valley. Key points: Choose a sunny spot, strive to have something blooming during each month, and use plants of varying heights to achieve what experts call a layered effect. Small, same-species plants are more effective in groupings of five or more.
Plants for Height Wild olive (Texas olive), Cordia boissieri. This small tree is popular in the Valley for good reason--it blooms in every season. Clusters of large, funnel-shaped, yellow-centered
white flowers attract butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds. The tree can be pruned to a traditional tree shape or left bushy. It can grow to 26-feet tall. Colima, (lime prickly-ash), Zanthoxylum fagara, is a shrub in the Rutaceae family, the same family as citrus. Small, pale blooms cover the branches in March, a mighty draw for nectar insects; in the fall, dark red berries turn black when ripe, providing excellent food for birds. It can grow from 15- to 30-feet tall but is moderate-to-slow growing. Colima has cat-claw-like, sharp prickles; plant away from walkways. Two other spring-blooming species in the Rutaceae family, a bit more polite, having no thorns or prickles, are Texas torchwood, Amyris texana, which can grow to six feet, and Sierra Madre torchwood, Amyris madrensis, which can reach 10 feet. Torchwoods have slender, upright growth and make attractive groupings when planted together, space permitting. The big draw for trees and shrubs in the Rutaceae family is they are host plants for giant swallowtail butterflies. Another shrub with slender, upright growth is Vasey Adelia,
Adelia vaseyi, which can reach 10 feet in height. It blooms spring and summer and is host to Mexican bluewing butterflies. These trees and slender shrubs can establish the height in a layered garden. The Lower Realm The next level would contain shorter shrubs that amass some girth and bloom during different seasons, like skeleton-leaf golden eye, Viguiera stenoloba, Turk’s cap, Malvaviscus drummondii, Crucita, purple-blooming fall mistflower, Chromolaena odorata, and native lantanas,Lantana urticoides, Lantana camara, and Lantans velutina.
Groupings of colorful scarlet sage, Salvia coccinea, a favorite with hummingbirds, and heliotrope, heliotropium angiospermum, are two species that can help round out the lower realm. Both plants bloom most of the year and into the winter. It is recommended that you plant native plants because they attract the most beneficial bugs and are low maintenance, drought tolerant, and hardy and supply food for wildlife with fruit, seeds, and leaves. The more bugs and caterpillars, the more food for birds and other critters worth watching. Visit rgvctmn.org/rgv-plants for a list of local native-plant growers. •
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redit- or debit-card fraud is when someone uses your account to make a purchase you did not authorize. They can also steal your account number, PIN, and security code to make unauthorized transactions without needing your physical card. Credit cards offer some advantages over debit cards. First, the payment isn’t due until the statement due date versus having the funds withdrawn from your bank account immediately. Credit-card disputed charges aren’t disbursed until a decision is rendered. Debit-card disputed funds could take several months to be replaced into your account or not replaced at all. I know of a pizza-store owner who had his debit card compromised in the amount of $30,000. The bank told him he must have given out the PIN or something and would not replace the money into his business bank account. He has a new bank but is out $ 30,000. There is also a misconception that you need a PIN for a debit card to work. If you place your debit card into a card reader at a retail store or gas pump, the first thing you see on the screen is “Debit or Credit?” If you choose credit, no PIN is needed, and the funds will immediately be taken from your bank account (as long as there are enough funds available). Also, when traveling, many hotels have a sign warning about debit-card use. One such sign reads: “Attention
Debit-Card Users: For your protection, we do not recommend using your debit card at check-in.” Upon registration, the hotel will place a pre-authorization (hold) on your debit card account. The room rate estimates this amount, plus tax, plus $ 20.00, times the number of nights stayed. Depending on your bank’s policy, this hold (balance reduction) will remain on your account for up to 10 days after check-in. At check-out, the actual charge for the correct amount of your stay will be processed against your debit card. The debit card hold amount and the exact amount of your stay will reduce your checkingaccount balance until the hold falls off. Again, this could take up to 10 business days. Especially if traveling to a foreign country, using a debit card tied directly to your bank account does not make sense. The bad guys (and gals) can use a device called a “skimming machine” to make a copy of the card or gain the data needed to make a duplicate debit card. If you are out of the country, your bank account can be wiped out, and you may not find out until you get home. It is also more challenging to catch the thieves, as they not in this country. Next week – RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) Protection Be aware! Be safe! And don’t become a victim! •
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et us catch y’all up on a few things. The Lamb’s Loom has had a busy summer, thanks to all of our friends. We know this year has been quite the year for all of us, with losses, gains, and everything in between. Through it all, The Lamb’s Loom family has been blessed by wonderful friends and supporters, and we are grateful to you all. Our Donation Chest has enjoyed being filled up just about every week this year. We have been amazed at the continued generosity of so many. There will be even more “yarn hugs” sent out this year, thanks to you. As you can imagine, several of the ministries we help have had to change--or postpone--the work they do due to travel restrictions. We are happy to say that we have actually added to our list of recipients this year, despite all that is going on. There will always be needs, and y’all continue to meet them. THANK YOU! For those who may be new to The Lamb’s Loom, let us fill you in quickly. We collect donated knitted,
crocheted, loomed, and other handmade items and send them out with various groups to people in need all over the world. The Donation Chest is at the heart of all we do. We have learned in our years of doing this that there is more than yarn involved. Wrapped inside that hat or scarf is the care and love of the Maker. That blanket is a gift of encouragement to those who need courage, the shawl, a gift of prayers in every stitch for the recipient. These items that are given are the tangible gifts of caring for another. We do hope you’ll come and join in with us and become a PEG! Pray, Encourage, Give. Remember, The Lamb’s Loom is not just a yarn shop; it’s a ministry and a mindset. The Lamb’s Loom is located at 1102 Tamarack in McAllen. We are open Wednesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Additional parking is available in the rear via Upas Avenue. You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram, and our website (thelambsloom.com). •
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knitwear to hide the faces of men at risk of being identified by the cartel. The pastor did not know how many he might need, so volunteers settled on making 35 hats. When Pastor Mike returned to Mexico with the hats, he discovered the exact number of men who needed them was 35. Recently, Heinrich shares, a request came in for 50 baby blankets. Not only were they able to fill the large order, but they exceeded it by also sending blankets and hats for adults and children. Heinrich says requests often come in for fewer than what is actually needed, citing a recent request from California serving the homeless. The ask was for 28 hats, but The Lamb’s Loom is sending 40 hats and 50 scarves. “I will not be surprised to find out that’s exactly what they really needed,” says Heinrich. Heinrich considers these stories, and many others from The Lamb’s Loom, as “Godwinks.” She explains. “Godwinks is an insinuation that He’s trying to tell you something. When so many things come to you ‘coincidentally,’ there’s a point in time when it’s no longer coincidental; it’s a Godwink. THAT’S The Lamb’s Loom.” •
Creative and unique gifts, like these unicorn gloves, are available at The Lamb’s Loom.
The Lamb’s Loom offers yarn, loom kits, and unique gifts for sale, as well as classes. The Lamb’s Loom is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. It is located at 1102 Tamarack Avenue in McAllen. The phone number is 956-607-6855. Follow The Lamb’s Loom on Facebook @thelambsloom and on Instagram @lambsloom. For more information, visit thelambsloom.com.
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• Slow Dance •
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enjoy slow dancing with my wife. It’s hard to mess up a slow dance, unless I step on some toes or I am really out of the rhythm of the song. Slow dancing is like the leisurely train ride at the zoo. You can relax and not be too worried about those around you. Sometimes I look at some passages of scripture like a slow dance. A wonderful illustration of this is the passage in Romans 8:35-39. Read it slowly. “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (English Standard Version) The easy reading is reassuring to us and is easy to understand. We know God loves us in good times and bad times. We also know God wants a saving relationship with us in good times and bad times. But the tough times make it challenging to know that nothing can separate us from God’s love. We even think our sin will keep us from God, but if we accept Him as Lord and Savior, 1 Cor. 6:11 tells us, “But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and the Spirit of our God.”
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Wherever you are right now, ask yourself if you have the love of Christ in you. Now is a great time to call out to God for that love. Now is a great time to start your own slow dance with the Master. Just pray this: “God, I know I have turned my back on you. I am a sinner, but I know you have paid for my sins and you have forgiven me. Lord, I accept your love that you give me through your death and resurrection. Your grace far outweighs anything I can do. Thank you, Lord, that I can be called your child.” Enjoy the dance! •
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Classic Cars Shine at 1st Annual McAllen Chamber of Commerce Cruise Night Special to Welcome Home RGV Photos by Michele Sparks, Clark Chevrolet Marketing Director
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hined and souped-up, dozens of classic cars lined Main Street in McAllen from the Old Church Winery south to Business 83, Saturday, November 14. It was like a scene out of the film American Graffiti, as engines revved and owners preened in the driver’s seats. The first McAllen Classic Car Cruise Night, presented by Clark Chevrolet, was hosted by the McAllen Chamber of Commerce. Car owners were invited to cruise a designated route and present their cars for judging based on six categories: muscle car, retro-mod, original classic car/truck, low-rider, Corvette, and 4x4 with
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Entertaining at a Distance • • • with Sandy Olson • • •
Although the Midwest is a glorious place to live (three seasons out of the
year), one thing I miss is the access to fresh seafood we have in Texas. This recipe uses capers as an ingredient, something many people are not familiar with. They are the buds of the caper bush and are full of briny, salty flavor that is almost like the ocean. They are ordinarily used in fish dishes, but this one is much different. Capers come in jars, packed in either brine or salt. Use the brined ones here. Also, look for condensed beef broth, not the kind in the cans that is ready to serve. •
Caper Meat Balls • 1 pound lean ground beef • ½ cup bottled capers, drained • 1 pound ground pork • ¼ cup all-purpose flour • 2 eggs, slightly beaten • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil • 1 cup soft bread crumbs • 1 can condensed beef broth • 1 medium yellow onion, grated • ¼ cup water • 1½ teaspoons salt • 1 tablespoon lemon juice • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper Mix the ground meats with the eggs, crumbs, onion, salt, pepper, and half of the capers. Blend well, but gently, until combined. Shape into 72 little meatballs. Roll each in the flour to coat. Heat the oil in a large, heavy skillet and brown the meatballs, one-third at a time. Pour off all of the drippings. Return the meatballs to the skillet and stir in the beef broth, water, and lemon juice. Cover and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes, stirring often. When the meatballs are cooked through, stir in the remaining capers. Place on a serving platter with a toothpick in each for easy serving. These can be made ahead, chilled, and later reheated in their sauce. • Lifelong foodie, restaurant reviewer, cooking teacher, and summer Iowan, Sandy Olson spends the Winter-Texan season at Palm Shadows RV Park in Donna. This season, Sandy will be sharing recipes for appetizers you can serve your guests while entertaining and social distancing. You can contact Sandy at
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Submitted by The Junior League of McAllen, Inc.
Serves 12 • 3 cups sifted flour • 1½ cups sugar • 1½ teaspoons baking powder • 1½ teaspoons cinnamon • ¾ teaspoon nutmeg • ¾ teaspoon cloves • ¾ teaspoon allspice • ¾ teaspoon salt
APPETIZING DELIGHTS
• 1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce • 1½ teaspoons baking soda • 2 eggs, slightly beaten • ¾ cup oil • 1 cup chopped nuts • 1½ cups golden raisins, optional • ½ cup orange or pineapple juice • Powdered sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease 10-inch Bundt or tube pan. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, spices, and salt. Thoroughly mix tomato sauce and soda in a small bowl; add to flour mixture. Stir in eggs, oil, nuts, raisins, and fruit juice. Mix well. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 45-55 minutes. Cool in pan 15 minutes before turning out on serving plate. Dust top with powdered sugar. • The Junior League of McAllen, Inc. envisions significantly improving the quality of life of the children and youth of our community by preserving the innocence of childhood, encouraging responsibility, and promoting a safe environment. Cookbooks can be purchased through the Junior League website at www.juniorleaguemcallen.org, as well as at Barn White and Quips & Quotes in McAllen.
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What’s in Your Cupboard? Submitted by Randy Hoelscher, The Border Cook
Since writing in this paper about Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine, I have become semi-
famous. Every now and then, someone will say he or she saw my article in the paper. It is much rarer that anyone says he or she made the dish and that it was fantastic. The person more frequently says he or she did not make it because the ingredients in the recipe were too weird. The gist of this article is to convince you that the ingredients are almost always easy to acquire and that you can substitute or ignore something if you do not have it. I will recommend a basic selection of items to keep in stock and debunk the idea that many Mexican ingredients are weird, hard to get, and/or difficult to use. I source everything at H-E-B and sometimes in Mexico, an excuse to go there other than for margaritas and nachos. For canned goods. I always keep a supply of the following items: Tomatoes--diced, both plain and fire-roasted (without garlic; add it if called for) Beans--pinto beans, refried beans, black beans, and garbanzo beans (chickpeas) Tomato sauce and paste (substitute ketchup if it is not a main ingredient) Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (get the smallest cans available; leftovers can be put in a sandwich bag and frozen) It is also handy to keep a couple of cans of charro beans or borracho beans (drunken beans, made with beer, not broth); mainly used for a side dish Dry Goods: I keep both white and brown rice on hand. Also, corn meal and flour. For soups that call for fideo noodles, you can substitute angel hair pasta or thin spaghetti noodles. Chili peppers--I tend to use two different dried chilis, the Ancho pepper and the pasilla pepper. The Ancho is a dried poblano chili, and the pasilla is the dried form of the chilaca chili pepper. In recipes, these are frequently toasted with tongs over open flame or in a dry frying pan. When they become fragrant, you then split them and remove the seeds and webs. They are often torn into pieces and mixed with wet ingredients in a blender. (Note: Dried chilis are dried outdoors, so it is recommended that you wipe them off with a damp paper towel before using. I store chilis in zipper storage bags to prevent them from drying out. They keep for a long time. I prefer to buy packaged peppers rather than bulk peppers.) Produce: I always keep a couple of yellow onions on hand, as well as a few Roma tomatoes and some fresh garlic cloves. For toppings on tacos and such, it is nice to have some fresh cilantro, an avocado or two, and some lettuce on hand. Refrigerate these items to preserve freshness. Keep some limes and a lemon or two on hand, as well. Fresh juice is better than bottled, but in a pinch, bottled juice can be used. Spices: This is where many people get bogged down. I keep maybe 30 spices on hand; a lot are for cookies and soups. Only a limited number are used for Mexican cooking. These are: smoked paprika, paprika, bay leaves, ground cumin, chili powder, crushed red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper, and garlic powder. I do not use onion powder as most of the recipes I make use fresh onions. Many recipes call for oregano; I greatly prefer Mexican oregano, which can be found at H-E-B as a packaged spice--not in the bottles. It stores well in a small mason jar. Dairy Products: I use sour cream, mostly with tacos, often infused with diced cilantro. Mexican crema is used for some recipes and is readily available. For cheese, I use a shredded Mexican blend most often. Some recipes call for a melting cheese. I prefer Oaxaca cheese, but you can substitute Monterey Jack in a pinch. I also like Mexican fresh cheese, queso fresco, which can be crumbled or shredded. Other products: I do not use liquid broths. I have had great success with Knorr-brand granular bouillon, both chicken and beef flavor. I have also had great success with Fiesta-brand products, such as these: Southwest fajita spice (for beef or chicken fajitas), fancy light chili powder, chicken rub, and Cajun all-seasoning. I also have a newly discovered favorite spice blend for many dished for which I usually used Italian seasoning; it is McCormick Gourmet Organic Herbs De Province. It is not Mexican but very good for a general seasoning. I hope this list of products has made you feel more comfortable with Mexican cuisine. Enjoy! • Randy Hoelscher is a transplanted Texan living in the Rio Grande Valley. He enjoys being “The Border Cook,” spreading the word about Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine on his website, TheBorderCook.com, as well as on Facebook: The Border Cook.
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bon appetit! with
Executive Chef Bettina
Tolin
Italian Sausage Orecchiette with Broccolini I have been obsessed with this dish lately. It is completely soul satisfying
with a depth of flavor and very simple to prepare. The thing about this dish that makes it so lovely is the marrying of the sausage, garlic, butter and pasta water to make a beautiful emulsified sauce that clings to the orecchiette pockets. You taste the sauce with every bite. The broccolini gives a little crunch and texture to go along. Enjoy and Bon Appétit! • FOUR SERVINGS
• 1 bunch of broccolini (1 1/4–1 1/2 pounds), trimmed • Kosher salt • 12 ounces orecchiette • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling • 12 ounces fresh Italian sausage (about 3 links), casings removed
• Crushed red pepper flakes • 4 garlic cloves, smashed • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces • 1 1/2 ounces Parmesan, finely grated (about 1 1/2 cups), plus more for serving
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Cook broccolini in a large pot of salted boiling water until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer broccoli to an ice bath to stop the cooking process and then to a colander. (save pot of water for cooking pasta). Chop broccoli into smaller pieces; set aside. Bring reserved pot of water to a boil again and cook pasta until barely al dente, about 9 minutes. It is important to slightly undercook the pasta in this step because it will finish cooking in the sauté pan. Heat 2 Tbsp. oil in a large skillet over medium. Add sausage and a generous pinch of red pepper flakes and break up meat into smaller pieces with a wooden spoon. Cook, stirring occasionally and continuing to break up sausage, until it is browned and cooked through, 6–8 minutes. Add garlic, stirring, until it starts to turn golden, about 1 minute. Ladle about 1/2 cup pasta cooking liquid from pot into skillet with sausage and add blanched broccolini. Keep mixture at a low simmer, stirring often and mashing with spoon to break up sausage even more. Using a spider or slotted spoon, transfer pasta to skillet, then ladle in an additional ½ cup pasta water. Cook, stirring, until pasta absorbs most of the liquid and is just al dente, about 4 minutes. Add butter and stir until melted, then transfer pasta to a large bowl. Gradually add 1 1/2 oz. Parmesan, tossing constantly until you have a glossy, emulsified sauce. Serve pasta topped with more Parmesan and red pepper flakes (if desired) and a drizzle of oil.
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Bettina Tolin is a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Austin Texas. She has cooked in the kitchens of the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island, Florida. She is currently the Executive Chef and owner of Marcello’s Ocean Grille & Spirits overlooking the historic lighthouse in Port Isabel, Texas. Marcello’s Ocean Grille & Spirits was recently written up in Texas Monthly magazine as the new trending restaurant for dinner and brunch in the South Padre Island area.
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