"Jack" > wrote in message
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On Aug 16, 4:35 am, "EmmyBlue" > wrote:
> Decades ago in Long Beach, CA, a Mex./Amer. landlady used to invite me to
> her family dinners. The food, my god, the food was to die for. Her chile
> rellenos were so good that I begged her to teach me how to make them, and
> she did.
>
> She made a pinto beans and greens dish with bacon and onion that was also
> a
> particular favorite of mine...cooked in a big cast iron skillet. What she
> called it sounded like "ka-lee-tees." I have searched the Internet just
> using the ingredients, but to no avail.
>
> Does anyone here know what I'm looking for? If not, is there another food
> newsgroup that would know?
>
> I thank you for any help.
> ev
>
> --http://soonerblue.bloghi.com/

Sounds like "Quelite". Wikipedia states: Quelite can mean any of a
number of different plants eaten in Mexico for their leaves, as leaf
vegetables or herbs, including but not limited to: Amaranthus,
Chenopodium or Coriandrum species. Maybe it was just Coriander
(Cilantro)?
Good luck............

jack

Just ran across this bit on greens that may help:

http://mexicocooks.typepad.com/mexic...-the-unam.html

or http://tinyurl.com/yk6lbfu