In article >,
"modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote:

> The community garden plugs along. We'll plant this spring or I'll die
> trying.
>
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> Did I mention it's cold and wet here? Did I mention that major
> portions of my body hurt?

It will be worth it, once you take enough Aleve to feel better.
>
> And finally, sad news: Matt Martinez, Jr. died yesterday. He was a
> major presence in the Texas restaurant scene. His place in Dallas,
> Matt's Rancho Martinez, is pretty much ground zero round these parts
> when it comes to quality Tex-Mex food. His roasted jalapeno
> vinaigrette, for example, is mysteriously delicious.
>
> Over the years he published several funny and informative cookbooks,
> cooked along side notables like Julia Child, and pretty much answered
> the question of whether there was really good Tex-Mex cooking. A lot
> of heavy, fatty, salty junk is offered at a lot of places under the
> name of Tex-Mex. Matt Martinez's food is good.
>
> He was 64. The cause of death was brain cancer.

Sad news from the old hood. I'll have to read the obit on the Dallas
Morning Rag website. We may have gone to his restaurant a couple of
times.

Cindy

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