Instructions: It looks like that nasty old winter is finally going away. Everyone is ready for spring and all the good things it brings. [] This was written early 1999.[]

I have a new recipe for you this month that I think is an original recipe.

Its something I put together to win the "Best Potato Dish"

competition at the Valentine Hug-In in Luckenbach, Texas. Some of us old chili competition regulars have been meeting in Luckenbach the Saturday closest to Valentines Day for many moons. Its just a day or so of fellowship and relaxing around the campfires. The Hug-In features a potluck dinner for the troops. For some time now, the competition for the best potato dish has been between my friends, Jo Ann and Nina. I entered the competition this year after discovering my new recipe.

The recipe came about serendipitously, as do most good things in the food world. I was looking for a quick and easy way to prepare some round steak that came from the freezer frozen solid. I can never remember to put things out to thaw, so often I am faced with the task of cooking frozen foods. The round steak had been sliced very thin to start with, as is the custom around here. It was no more than a quarter inch thick. I made very thin slices of this so it would cook quickly. I seasoned the meat with whatever caught my eye or imagination from the spice rack. The resulting meat sauce was served over refried beans on a flour tortilla and was very good.

When the potato competition neared, I got to thinking that my new meat sauce would really go good over some potatoes. See Pedernales Potatoes.

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