Cooking with Dee » El Paso

Chuck Wagon Throwdown II

pawsinsd — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 07:51:26 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCP3wKTajsU

If this doesn’t make anyone want to participate, what will?

In what year would you place El Paso? What would they have served for dinner? Recipe?

It’s easy. I’m not asking you to write poetry.

Check out this utube clip. It’s the classic Marty Robbins song with Steve Martin.

Homage to City Slickers

pawsinsd — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 06:38:52 +0000

I flew to El Paso to bring in the cattle
Allergic husband has sent me to see
The great outdoors and the joys of battle
against the great beasts who are sent to me

The Hummer has stalled so my hand
took it in stride, he told me my latte was
not far away. Compressor is on land
so my MacBook should get some gas

About the time the Hummer is tanked
so the iPhone can go up as well.
The folks at Rosa’s Cantina can thank
Our electronics for my precious cell.

The compressor has started our first day
My DVD was eaten, oh well
The cattle have run off, who says
My compressor did it anyway.

I’m texting my publisher and shrink
Who were crazy enough to think
That being in the outdoors was good for me
I got my stuff back, thankfully.

DAC 8/4/08

Chuck Wagon Throwdown

pawsinsd — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 06:39:35 +0000

Marty Robbins’ “El Paso” – tragic love story of a cowboy and a girl, Felina.

Juni Fisher, “Red Velvet Slippers”, Juni’s recent version of Felina’s side of the story.

Check out “El Paso” and “Marty Robbins” on wikipedia (see my story of The Little Cowboy that started this).

Deputy Dawg

Now, in what era do you think “El Paso” could have happened (don’t just say 1959 because that was when Marty Robbin’s hit was aired)

AND

What kind of food would they have been serving in the era that you choose, at Rosa’s Cantina? Have a recipe to share?

Come on, people, you can do this. I even have to think about this and have both songs on iTunes now!

Deadline August 14 for responses. Have a great weekend, Dee

PS the photo is of Deputy Dawg, one of the infamous Trail Riders in the Rodeo Parade. They camp with wagons and horses right next door and Deputy Dawg has made us some awesome food.