This morning Sweetie asked me to peel and chop two packages of fresh frozen green chilies. Man, they still smelled like fresh roasted chilies. If you have ever been around a market or store when chilies were roasting, then you know what I am talking about. And that smell spurred some good memories, of plenty of Mexican food restaurants and since we are going to Las Cruces, NM soon, memories of Nellie”s,  a wonderful place of excellent Mexican food. Founded by Nellie and Danny Hernandez in 1962. Danny passed away in 1998, but I understand Nellie is still cooking. Her family helps out up front.  My number three son, who now lives in Madison, WS says it is his very favorite place to eat. He went to school at New Mexico State and visited Nellie’s regularly… And ours, too. If you like Mexican, it will soon be yours too.  And on the way down, we will have to go by Sparky’s Barbecue in Hatch, NM, home of the world famous green chile cheeseburger. Driving down I-25, take the Hatch exit and drive to downtown Hatch. It is worth the stop. (I have never tried the BBQ but I see plenty of folks ordering it…..Now, there are some other places that I cannot pass up, like Lambert’s, Ozark, MO, the home of the tossed roll…Those rolls are fresh out of the oven and the guy throwing them is good. He does not throw curves, only fast balls, er, bread…Kidding aside folks, you will have to wait,  but it is worth it on all the entries….Driving down US 285, between Wichita Falls and Decatur, TX, try Cat Fish O’Harlies just north of Decatur. That’s the best catfish and hush puppies that you gonna find anywhere. Don’t dare pass them up….Going down to Galveston to spend some time on Galveston Island…Nice…And for good eating try Clary’s Seafood. His fried flounder is so wonderful…It ain’t cheap, but it’s worth every penny…It’s has been a few years, but I’m willing to bet it has not changed. Another, on the seawall is Gaido’s Seafood, great food there as well. Folks tell me that is where Mr. Clary got his training. I don’t know that for a fact but that what I heard, it’s good and just a tad behind Clary’s.  You can’t miss on either place….And finally, my home town, Reform, AL, there is Jack’s…The only meal that I have eaten there is breakfast and all the entries have been good. But I really like the bologna biscuit. I grew up on bologna and where else can you find bologna biscuits on the menu? That’s the only place I know off. Driving down highway US 82 between Columbus, MS and Tuscaloosa, AL, lies the little town of Reform..Jack’s is just off the highway. Stop in and try one of the bologna biscuit….. Now, at the bottom of this post there is a shaded area to read more and you can click on that and see a place for comments. That is where you can put in your favorite place to eat or fuss at me for leaving some place out. I hope you will….come on in and let us hear about your favorite place….Pete …UPDATE…..We went Monday to Sparky’s and Tuesday’s to Nellie’s…Both are still great…We had to wait some at both places, but we did’t mind…just makes it taste better when you finally get it.