Music Video Friday 26 New Year’s Eve

December 31, 2010

New Year’s 2011 The new year is here ready or not.  Happy New Year from Real Texas Blog.  We look forward to 2011 as our best year ever!

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Texas Bucket List

December 29, 2010

Texas Bucket list The new year is fast approaching and that means it is time to make new resolutions, decide to visit interesting destinations, and attend various festivals all across Texas.  Some of that visiting and attending means travel, but hopefully not out of Texas.  Mainly, it is what you do on your travels that […]

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Real Texas Chili

December 27, 2010

Texans are very particular with their chili. The Real Texas Chili does not contain any beans and tomatoes but it is so delicious. I make Real Texas Chili all winter, especially during football season.  There is nothing better than a Lone Star Beer, a bowl of hot Real Texas Chili, and watching football. You can […]

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Birthdays on Christmas

December 25, 2010

Today is my birthday There are only a few of my friends who share the same day of their birth with me, December 25th. It’s a special day to have a birthday…..Christmas Day.  It’s  a birthday I can remember.  For instance, being a typical male, I don’t really remember birthdays all that well.  There are […]

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Real Texas Christmas eve

December 24, 2010

Small Texas towns are waitin’ for Christmas By David Werst 1992 ‘Tis the day before Christmas and all through the town The lights are a shinin’, it sure does look grand. It’s a small Texas town, kinda far from the city, All the folks here pitched in, and made it look pretty. There are lights […]

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Music Video 26 Christmas edition

December 24, 2010

Just a few Christmas songs Merry Christmas from all of us in Real Texas! Merle Haggard Jose Feliciano Robert Earl Keen Brenda Lee classic Not country, but I like it

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Lone Star Fried Green Tomatoes

December 22, 2010

What?   It’s not summertime? Well it has seemed like it the last few days here in Texas.  Ramona just has to get this recipe in before the end of the year.  Strange huh? Only in the South have I found Fried Green Tomatoes, and only in Texas will you find Lone Star Fried Green […]

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New Year Black-Eyed Pea with Jalapeños Pie

December 21, 2010

In Texas we eat Black-Eyed Peas for New Year’s. I’m not sure about the swelling of the peas, are supposed to be prosperity.  But I can guarantee you that we’ll have Black-Eyed Peas on our table on New Year’s day! The New Year Black-Eyed Pea with Jalapeños Pie is a great recipe for brunch on New Year’s […]

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Real Texas Cha Cha Sauce

December 20, 2010

If you like the fresh flavor of Jalapeños with a little Real Texas kick, then you can’t be without this recipe.  Real Texas Cha Cha Sauce. It’s a Texas version of the Vietnamese Srirache Sauce which uses the red Fresno peppers. The Cha Cha Sauce is made with fresh Jalapeños. For a full version of the recipe […]

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Real Texas Women

December 20, 2010

Women make holidays special With the holidays upon us, it is time to hand out some Christmas flowers to all the women who make the holidays (and every day) so special for us all.  I speak as one who has witnessed all the hard work first hand from all the women in my life from my grandmothers forward. Those […]

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