National Nachos Day

Nachos were invented in 1943 at a Texas border restaurant. They were just something the owner whipped up for hungry American soldiers after his kitchen had closed for the night. Hard to imagine a time without them, but they didn't become really popular until the late 1970's. 

I remember my first nachos in San Diego-- I was about 25. Old Town was a sweet, quaint place back then and a Mexican dinner seemed almost exotic. Certainly it was a splurge for us. Now we're sophisticated about international food and take it for granted, but some of the magic is gone.

If you don't gobble it up the night before, bits of leftover steak make the very best nacho lunch!

Well, we can breathe again in Seattle. The smoke cleared out and within a few hours we went from purple dots to green. Rain today and the first snow falling in the high mountains. Winter knocking on the door.