recenty went to a mexican restaurant and ordered refried beans in mexican delight .. turned out to red kidney beans ... are they one and the same

Usually they're made with pinto beans, or maybe black beans. I believe the refried refers to the process, not the type of bean. Some places add lard, others don't.

i'm from S. Texas and here, refried beans are pintos. If they refry a different bean, they'll say "Refried black beans". I've NEVER had red beans in a Mexican restaurant, either here, in Austin, or in El Paso where I grew up.

The Californian will defer to the Texan. I gotta stay out of those fancy fusion food joints!

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JuliaN....I remember a friend telling me in San Fran she was SO happy to find a "hole in the wall" Mexican restaurant (often the best kind here in Texas) and walked in and they told her the special was something like tacos with fresh Arugula. LOL She walked back out and went to get seafood I think! :thumbdown:

We do have a lot of TexMex here but also a good bit of authentic Mexican cuisine. It's so good and helped make me the woman I am today! :cursing:

hey restless hows it goin? how you feeling since surgery?

I'm feeling really great! I'm tired tonight (and I learned that my body thinks tired means EAT, not SLEEP! LOL) so I'm wrestlling with "full liquids" a little, but hanging in there. I know after a good night's sleep I'll be fine again! how are you doing?

feeling fine on mushies now. felt bad on sunday but then I thought I had no protein drink so i hurried and drank one. have you had those test tube protein drinks? muscle milk? I tried the muscle milk and its really good i needed something other than isopure or isosure. mushies is good. I am trying to figure out how to get my ticker tape thingy to go on this thing. lol frustrating

I'm still just hanging with the "carb control' EAS AdvantEDGE shakes we stocked up on for preop. I'm (like everyone else!) just tired of sweet stuff and no chewing etc WAH WAH LOL but honestly I know it's just cuz I'm tired tonight. I got up at 445 after going to bed after midnight and I am not young enough to life that lifestyle any more! LOL

besides thurs nite I get mushies. I can hardly wait!