July 1993
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Features
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Raise the Roof
The Alamodome is more than an outsized sports arena. It’s a marvel of urban planning that ensures San Antonio’s downtown vitality for years to come.
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The Making of a Sex Symbol, 1993
How did Vickie Smith, waitress from Mexia, become Anna Nicole Smith, world-famous face? It’s anyone’s Guess?
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Vine and Dandy
What’s red and white and growing all over (as a tourist attraction)? Texas wineries.
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Sex, Lies, and Audiotape
Is folksy, friendly Kenny Rogers an insatiable phone-sex addict? Three women from the Dallas-Fort Worth area say he is, and now the Houston-born singer is fighting to restore his good name.
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The Best and Worst Legislators 1993
Our biennial boosting and bashing of the state’s most beguiling politicians.
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Columns
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Chuck Wagon Redux
The latest culinary crazy, Cowboy Cuisine has put a new spin on traditional Texas cooking.
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Moving Pictures
A provocative San Antonio exhibit captures the flash and fervor of the Chicano movement in art and politics.
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Dark Shadows
Thirty years ago, the old Mount Carmel Center was our local haunted house. Even then the specter of evil was present.
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Reporter
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Movie Mac
Houston’s Mattress Mac is making a comfortable living as a film producer.
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Snakes Alive!
Collectors flock to Del Rio to capture a care, fantastically patterned reptile.
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Broiling Over
Propane producers and the Railroad commission want us to retire the charcoal grill.
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Web
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Toasted Pumpkin Seed Salsa
1/2 cup whole shelled pumpkin seeds 3 medium tomatoes, cored 1 small onion, peeled and cored 1 medium poblano chile 1 medium jalapeño chile 1 tablespoon lime juice 1/4 cup chopped cilantro leaves 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 1/2 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper 1 tablespoon salt 2 tablespoons olive oil Toast pumpkin seeds in …
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Venison Sausage Quesadillas
6 ounces venison link sausage, finely diced (pork sausage may be substituted) 8 flour tortillas, 6 to 8 inches 8 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, shredded 1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro 1 jalapeño chile, seeded and minced Salt and pepper to taste 2 ounces vegetable oil Cook sausage and drain fat. On 4 tortillas, place 11/2 …
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Five-Grain Salad
3 quarts water 4 cups mixed grains (soft wheat berries, hard wheat berries, buckwheat groats, rye, and barley) 1 cup diced avocado 1 cup diced yellow pepper 1 cup chopped arugula 1 cup finely diced red cabbage 4 tablespoons finely crumbled blue cheese 8 tablespoons olive oil 4 tablespoons lemon juice 3 teaspoons salt 1 …
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Miscellany
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State Fare
Grains, greens, and wild game form a partnership in this power lunch from Dakota’s (600 N. Akard), an urban enclave deep in the heart of downtown Dallas. Dakota’s bills itself as a new American grill, its menu running the gamut from homey to nouvelle. Executive chef Jim Severson is particularly fond of this seasonal salad, …