Originally posted by woodsman'sgame
e.e. norcod - Thanks for the very imformative post on the Spanish speakers and descendants of Spaniards who live in the Southwest.
It's interesting to me that Texas is considered part of the Southwest. A quick look at a map will clearly show Texas in the middle of the US southern half. It is directly south of Iowa, Minnesota and Missouri.

I guess the name was assigned when nobody went much further west than Texas. Anyway, here in Arizona we think it's pretty funny.

Since we are talking about the Southwest, I thought I would share a recipe:

Southwestern Style Brocolli

Take 2 pounds of brocolli, 5 pounds of green chilis, 2 pounds of jalapenos, 1/2 dozen habaneros, 20 pounds of peeled, fresh tomatos, 3 cans of pitted black olives, 5 bunches of green onions (trimmed and washed) and juice from 5 limes.

Boil the brocolli for 20 minutes and then discard it, along with the water used to prepare it. Whirl the remaining ingredients in batches in a food processor for 20 seconds for each batch, varying the time as needed depending upon the processor. Don't liquify it, but don't leave big chunks, either.

Mix it all up in a big bowl, and salt to taste. Serve it with corn chips. It will serve 6 Arizonans, 12 Texans, or several thousand people from New England.

Enjoy

Bill