Tex-Mex is a term for a type of American food which is used primarily in Texas and the Southwestern United States to describe a regional cuisine which blends food products available in the United States and the culinary creations of Mexican-Americans that are influenced by the cuisines of Mexico. A given Tex-Mex food may or may not be similar to Mexican cuisine, although it is common for all of these foods to be referred to as "Mexican food" in Texas, the United States and in some other countries. In many parts of the country outside of Texas this term is synonymous with Southwestern cuisine.

ON July 29, Continental Flight 1669, a 737-700 with about 120 passengers aboard, was bound for Newark from Caracas, Venezuela, when bad weather caused the plane to be diverted to Baltimore. It sat there for about five hours with passengers on board as food and water ran low and toilets became filthy.

Recent blog pics of foods found at Newark's Portuguese feast. Warning: Will make you hungry!

On my way back from Peru, waiting for my connection at Newark airport, I can still feel the unrelenting sun of the Nazca desert on my face, when the chill hits me as I exit the airplane. Already I can sense the space between people, the smooth flow of things that work efficiently, and I notice the large portions at the restaurants.