[Jolly Amaranto]

In the early 70s, I was dating a Hispanic girl, a fellow student at the University of Houston. We occasionally visited her folks who lived in Laredo. They would take us out to eat at some little "restaurants" that were operated out of folks home kitchens. There were a couple of table where you could sit while ordering and eating your food. Served home style, you just scooped out various ingredients from bowls on the table and rolled them in corn or flower tortillas. I did not ask what was in the meat dishes, just ate it. Was all delicious. One time they took us over the river to Nuevo Laredo to a real nice restaurant. First time I ever had Chateaubriand. Served with grilled asparagus and scalloped potatoes. Not exactly Mexican food but it was in Mexico so I will call it that.