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Southwest Vegetable Quesadillas from Hannah Lawrence 13 cans garbanzo beans 1 1/2 cup lemon juice 9 tablespoons garlic 5 teaspoons cumin 4 bunches cilantro, chopped 5 large yellow onions, diced 10 teaspoons drained black beans 10 teaspoons corn 10 teaspoons chopped red pepper 10 teaspoons chopped green pepper 5 teaspoons salt 5 teaspoons black pepper 60 10-inch wraps 5 cans salsa In a blender or food processor, combine garbanzo beans, 1 cup of the lemon juice, garlic, and cumin to make the hummus. Combine the cilantro, onions, remaining 1/2 cup of lemon juice, black beans, corn, red and green peppers, salt, and pepper. Spread a layer of hummus over the entire wrap. Cover half of the wrap with black bean mixture. Fold wrap in half. Cook on grill or flat top until the wrap is crispy. Cut into wedges. Garnish with salsa.

Adobo Red Snapper with Chipotle Coleslaw Richard Sandoval Isla Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar Treasure Island Hotel and Casino Las Vegas Snapper: 1½ pounds center-cut red snapper fillet, skin and small bones removed, cut crosswise into 4 equal pieces 1⁄4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1⁄2 cup adobo, recipe below 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise 2 tablespoons canola oil Two 6-inch corn tortillas, cut in half Adobo: 5 dried guajillo chiles 1 tablespoon canola oil 1⁄4 white Spanish onion, sliced 1 small clove garlic, smashed Three 6-inch cinnamon sticks, broken into thirds 2 whole cloves 12 whole black peppercorns 1/3 teaspoon cumin, crushed 1 1⁄2 cups water Coleslaw: 2 cups shredded red cabbage 2 cups shredded Napa cabbage 1⁄2 cup chopped cilantro 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice 1⁄2 teaspoon salt 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper Chipotle rouille, recipe below 1 tablespoon honey Chipotle Rouille: 2 canned chipotle chil...

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17 August 1982 (a quarter of a century ago) From The Gay Decades , Leigh W. Rutledge A federal judge repeals the sodomy laws of Texas on the grounds that They are unconstitutional. Shortly afterward, conservative state legislators--and even a few who normally aren't so conservative but who want to score some easy points with voters who are becoming increasingly panicked over AIDS--begin a campaign to put new laws on the books, laws that will pass approval with the federal bench. They finally succeed three years later wiht the passage of a bill that prohibits homosexual sodomy only. Then along came the Supremes seventeen years later: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 Posted: 11:00 AM EST (1600 GMT) WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Supreme Court Thursday struck down a Texas state law banning private consensual sex between adults of the same sex in a decision gay rights groups hailed as historic. The 6-3 decision by the court reverses course from a ruling 17 years ago that states could punish homosex...