tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post651454012126158234..comments2024-02-23T02:03:23.020-07:00Comments on The Eco Cat Lady Speaks: M is for Mexican FoodEcoCatLadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-42746108523836981992015-04-17T20:48:11.070-06:002015-04-17T20:48:11.070-06:00Had one for dinner tonite. It was yum!Had one for dinner tonite. It was yum!EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-56939165511022077492015-04-17T17:20:39.513-06:002015-04-17T17:20:39.513-06:00Those tacos look amazing!Those tacos look amazing!pilch92https://www.blogger.com/profile/12263559408792146826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-55442997379552332892015-04-17T13:25:51.689-06:002015-04-17T13:25:51.689-06:00I grew up only a few miles from the place, it was ...I grew up only a few miles from the place, it was walking distance from the home of a few of my good friends, so it was definitely part of our day to day. We always described it as the place to go when you're interested in quantity over quality! :-)EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-79281616012092738122015-04-17T12:11:36.045-06:002015-04-17T12:11:36.045-06:00I drive past Casa Bonita on my daily commute! I gr...I drive past Casa Bonita on my daily commute! I grew up in Denver, but have only eaten there once - I wanted to go there so bad when I was a kid, but we rarely ate out. It was always considered kind of cheesy and tacky, but it's lasted so long and is unique in it's way that is has become a landmarkLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02984294046297993017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-46489759441808313412015-04-16T20:02:14.656-06:002015-04-16T20:02:14.656-06:00I haven't seen that episode, but I ran into se...I haven't seen that episode, but I ran into several references to it when looking for pictures, so I think they must have mocked it. Sorta hard to mock something that's not very serious in the first place though! :-)EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-67900836377971542792015-04-16T20:01:16.217-06:002015-04-16T20:01:16.217-06:00Interesting about the tomatillos. I'll have to...Interesting about the tomatillos. I'll have to give them a try.EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-67024286424428852742015-04-16T12:01:31.768-06:002015-04-16T12:01:31.768-06:00That looks really good, even if it isn't authe...That looks really good, even if it isn't authentic. <br /><br />Isn't Casa Bonita the place Cartman likes in South Park? Danielle L Zecherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01492742250595537348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-76917396517114447692015-04-16T08:15:03.785-06:002015-04-16T08:15:03.785-06:00He chops them "coursely" and mixes them ...He chops them "coursely" and mixes them in raw. Many recipes call for tomatoes, but he prefers tomatillos.<br /><br />Over-the-top can be fun. But it also seems loud and expensive. I'd want to go when they first open, perhaps on a week day!Debbie Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-75780554527738869312015-04-16T00:56:52.754-06:002015-04-16T00:56:52.754-06:00Ha! When I was in college in upstate NY, the cafet...Ha! When I was in college in upstate NY, the cafeteria would sometimes serve "Mexican food." It was a travesty! Seriously, they had these tortillas that were more like crepes than tortillas, and everything was sopping in tomato sauce, with no actual chili peppers to be found! Oy!<br /><br />And I don't know what other people experience in terms of Italian food here, because my dad knows all the authentic places - so we only go there. Still... I do miss a good NY style pizza with the thin foldable crust... yum! (Not that I can eat that sort of thing anymore due to food allergies, but you know what I mean.)EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-68834488204366405222015-04-16T00:53:44.681-06:002015-04-16T00:53:44.681-06:00Well, if all you've ever had is Taco Bell, the...Well, if all you've ever had is Taco Bell, then you haven't ever had Mexican food! EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-15324867052252230032015-04-16T00:53:01.711-06:002015-04-16T00:53:01.711-06:00So I have yet to experiment with tomatillos - does...So I have yet to experiment with tomatillos - does he just chop them up and mix them in raw, or do you have to cook them first?<br /><br />And the pink facade of Casa Bonita, is... well... bonita! The place is totally over the top though.EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-64561096864277745362015-04-16T00:51:48.427-06:002015-04-16T00:51:48.427-06:00"Interesting" is such a kind choice of w..."Interesting" is such a kind choice of words. The part that really makes my brain hurt is that this city is literally crawling with real, authentic Mexican restaurants - I just like a big plastic imitation duck sitting smack dab in the middle of a pond full of real ones - and everybody's interested in the plastic one instead of the living ones!EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-1918795283345615732015-04-16T00:49:47.437-06:002015-04-16T00:49:47.437-06:00Ha! That's totally hilarious! I guess Casa Bon...Ha! That's totally hilarious! I guess Casa Bonita has "made the rounds" so to speak!EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-36400725164582989822015-04-16T00:21:53.431-06:002015-04-16T00:21:53.431-06:00I so miss authentic Mexican food. After living in ...I so miss authentic Mexican food. After living in LA and having the Mexican stands I grew to love the food but coming back east there isn't anything remotely authentic about the Mexican food here, even in the so called authentic restaurants. Then again I couldn't get anything that tasted even close to Italian when I lived in the southwest. I'm going to give your recipe a try it looks very good. I've got my oldest son and his children coming down for the weekend so this might be dinner Saturday.<br /><br />I'm not sure I could handle a Mariachi band practicing near me all the time, once in a while is fine but I've just never took to it.<br /><br />Casa Bonita is hysterical. I guess historical landmarks don't have to be in good taste to get the designation. Loishttp://theecograndma.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-26284509985378509402015-04-15T21:04:55.555-06:002015-04-15T21:04:55.555-06:00Ha! I love your phrase "hysterical" lan...Ha! I love your phrase "hysterical" landmark. I think I would love to visit Casa Bonita just to see all the kitsch. But, I will have to pass on Mexican food. the closes we get to that here in Hamilton Ontario is, sadly, TacoBell. IntrepidReaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17442523071263001228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-48596053103114392802015-04-15T21:04:34.253-06:002015-04-15T21:04:34.253-06:00At first I thought "cheesy" was literal,...At first I thought "cheesy" was literal, but then I figured it out. Your tacos have just a little literal cheese on them.<br /><br />Robin's easy-pants guacamole is avocado plus lime (or lemon). He says yours is definitely a step up! But normally he goes whole hog (avocado + lime + jalapeno + oil + garlic + onion + tomatillos at least).<br /><br />I generally avoid places like Casa Bonita but it really is so pretty! I could see going once.Debbie Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-25805930689330203292015-04-15T20:32:27.983-06:002015-04-15T20:32:27.983-06:00Sounds like an interesting dining experience... I ...Sounds like an interesting dining experience... I went to TRex Cafe in Orlando (With NO kids in tow) just because I liked the idea of dinos roaring at me while I ate, haha. But it's seems strange for a restaurant to be a historical landmark... A roadside attraction, I can understand!<br /><br />- Allison<br />www.allisonwrites.comAllisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02261995621776561765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-37757046020319925922015-04-15T15:56:58.127-06:002015-04-15T15:56:58.127-06:00Oh my gosh! I just read about this place in a nove...Oh my gosh! I just read about this place in a novel. They name was changed, but my friend from Denver confirms it's the same place. "Where You Once Belonged" by Kent Haruf. It made me want to visit! --TRISTA at All But The Kitchen Sink. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-78588405733564280622015-04-15T12:44:26.580-06:002015-04-15T12:44:26.580-06:00Black Bart's cave is hysterical... it's ba...Black Bart's cave is hysterical... it's basically just a twisty dark passage where high school kids hang out and make out... with periodic interruptions to scare the pants off of little kids coming through! At least that's how it was when I was a kid.<br /><br />And South of the Border looks similar, though much more elaborate. It just cracks me up - the caricatures of Mexican culture.EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-10340055467974384152015-04-15T12:40:24.868-06:002015-04-15T12:40:24.868-06:00Well... it's definitely a "unique" e...Well... it's definitely a "unique" experience! :-)EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-9890757396646508282015-04-15T08:29:52.100-06:002015-04-15T08:29:52.100-06:00That's really something! Have you been in Blac...That's really something! Have you been in Black Bart's Cave? It's amazing that it's all under one roof. I was reminded of South of the Border just off I-95 at the South Carolina-North Carolina border, which is equally cheesy but not under one roof. http://www.thesouthoftheborder.com/Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948800298547471988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-79616302468088860912015-04-15T06:12:31.444-06:002015-04-15T06:12:31.444-06:00Until the pictures, I didn't realize that the ...Until the pictures, I didn't realize that the cliff divers were real. If I'm ever out your way, I'm gonna have to visit Casa Bonita.Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.com