First you gotta realize that this thing is a technically a taco..then, come to terms with the fact that it might be the tastiest taco in town.  We are all children of the cone. [mightycone.com]

wait a minute! i just realized that back in 2007 when I wrote about the chicken cones at ACL fest, I entitled my post “The Mighty Chicken Cone” .. did I name the place?

my personal favorite breakfast taco combination: bean, bacon, egg, and cheese.. add maria’s famous chimichurri and you’ve got yourself a win-bear>

Don’t confuse this with the Brisket taco – the tenderloin at Rio is much better – juicy chunks of steak with avocado and a tangy tomatillo salsa…Great taco. Perfect base coat for a night of heavy booZin.

:: Cabeza

impressive selection..everything except the source

Carne guisada is one of my favorite dishes.. its a mexican beef stew with a spicy kick that goes great as taco and burrito filling or just in a bowl like chili.. I tried my hand at making it on superbowl sunday thanks to inspiration from a recipe post on the Homesick Texan (one of my favorite food blogs!).  Lisa’s recipe served as the jumping off point for my creation.. I went with an orange and yellow theme – yellow tomatoes, carrots (to give it more of the pot roast vibe),  no onions, a lot of garlic, and then I kicked it up the scoville units with the slow burn of habanero peppers! I let it stew in my crock pot for about 6 hours… bring in the taco cabana tortillas, avocado slices and fresh cilantro on special teams.. then turned the Chippys loose on my creation at the super 43 bowl party..

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New from Salsa King Robb Walsh
(Loosely) inspired by this weekend’s Superbowl matchup between Arizona & Pittsburg, Robb whips up Fried Bologna Migas.  Then he grabs a Chorizo Breakfast at Cabeza’s favorite Houston Taco Trailer – then one behind Bubbles Carwash.

Cooking with Beer at St. Arnolds Brewery
Houston’s St. Arnold’s Brewery hosted its 2nd Annual One Pot Showdown this past weekend.  The rules were simple: Cook 1 pot full of food for 250 people – and feature one of St. Arny’s delicious microbrews in your recipe/  Several Mexi entries impressed the judges, including Lawnmower shrimp tacos dressed with cabbage, remoulade & strawberries; and the 3rd Place winner- Los Carnes’ TamALEs- traditional chicken tamales (with lard) steamed in Lawnmower beer- get all the winning recipes here/

yanked from Holy Taco

These were very good. Savory and comforting in a very ‘home cooked by your abuelita’ sort of way. Our first trip to the former location of Dona Emilia’s (congress and san jacinto).. Cabeza got a $16 steak for lunch that was aiight.. we got a nice queso appetizer that included carnitas, jalapenos, avacado, and cilantro on the side.. worth a try.

best tortilla soup in town? Chappy says yes!