Recipe Exchange: Chile Rellenos from Gay and Larry's

Hi, my name is Jim Rangel. 2 make a long story short,my family Julia & Augustine Rangel were very good friends of Gay & Larry as well as Manuel and Tina Inda, back in the fiftys. I just lost both of my parents recently and didn't get a chance to get a soup i love so dearly. Albondigas wich i use to order all the time when i owned my bussiness off Rubidoux @ the 60 fwy. can you help with the recipe, i miss my parents and want to serve a great soup. God Bless.(Jamie <Jim> )

Hi, my name is Jim Rangel. 2 the point. my family Julia & Augustine Rangel were very good friends of Gay & Larry, as well as Manuel & Tina Inda back in the 50s.my parents recently passed away and didn't get a great recipe for Albondgias Soup. I personally use to come and order this in the 80s. I remember Kathy that was a great hostess, i hope you can help with a recipe to honnor the people who made our lives so special. Thank you so much & God Bless. Jamie <Jim> Rangel

Like so many others, I grew up eating at Gay & Larry's. I was there the last day to eat their wonderful food for the last time. I spoke with Trudy, and she had me sign a list for a cookbook she would be publishing in the future! Does anyone know how to reach here?I moved to Colorado since signing up?

It was tradition to go to gay and larrys almost weekly when i was pregnant with my daughtor i would go order chips and cheese and 4 or 5 reanus and reheat them for the week and heat them up to handle my cravings. with my second daughtor i lived closer which meant fresh reanu's... now well now i have a serious problem.... as you guessed it i am once again in need yes that need of gay and larrys and am desperately seeking the salsa recipe. for the person that asked what the flavor in their tacos that was so good, it was cumin. i am waiting for the infamous recipe book as well anyone with news on any recipes please please please send them to jami4respiratory@hotmail.com thanks.....

jami4respiratory wrote:

It was tradition to go to gay and larrys almost weekly when i was pregnant with my daughtor i would go order chips and cheese and 4 or 5 reanus and reheat them for the week and heat them up to handle my cravings. with my second daughtor i lived closer which meant fresh reanu's... now well now i have a serious problem.... as you guessed it i am once again in need yes that need of gay and larrys and am desperately seeking the salsa recipe. for the person that asked what the flavor in their tacos that was so good, it was cumin. i am waiting for the infamous recipe book as well anyone with news on any recipes please please please send them to jami4respiratory@hotmail.com thanks.....

just read your post as i was searching for gay and larry's recipes. just the other day in the press enterprise i found the following recipe for the chile rellenos. haven't tried them yet, but will soon. here goes:

1 27 oz. can ortega whole green chiles (12-14 per can)
3 c. Krusteaz Complete Buttermilk Pancake mix
2 cups water
12-14 1/2" by 2 1/4" strips velveeta cheese
1/2 cup cornstarch
Drain chiles, lay on paper towel, pat dry. Mix pancake mix with water--it will be thick. Place cheese inside chile, dredge in cornstarch and dip in batter covering whole chile. Deep fry about two minutes at 375.

Thank God they shut that hell hole down. Cockroaches in the kitchen, the sewer seeping in the back dining room. Plus the VD that was transfered from the illegals in back and the hostess on a nightly basis.

Trudy didn't want to "retire" or "close down", she was too cheap to remodel the place when the County came in and told her to pay up or get out.

The last 5 years that place was run into the ground by Janet kissing Trudy's ass, and Trudy's dumb ass grandson Travis.

That place should of burnt down due to all the fire code infractions or sank into the ground due to the fact the only thing separating YOU and the shit water underneath in the back dining room (remember the long table in back?) was a SHEET OF PLYWOOD over the old sewer septic tank.

My family and I enjoyed Gay & Larry's for more years than I can count. In the 1950's my parents stopped there for dinner on their way to San Bernardino to give birth to me!!We always chose this restaurant as a "special" place. Since I come from a family of 4 kids, we spent many graduations, birthdays, weddings...you name it we found a reason. The 4 generation tradition continued as myself, my brothers and sister all raised families and still ate there until they closed down. I now live in Florida and as beautiful as it is here, I would take a flight in a minute if I could have a #1A on a hot plate...not to mention chips & cheese and extra salsa!!! By the way, the receipe listed for the chile rellenos is excellent and very close to the original. I would love to see a recipe book and would like to give a big thank you to Trudy for many years of happy memories.

I am the "sister" in Diane's comment. Each time we got our braces tightened, the only thing we could eat was soup so the albondigas was the greatest!! We miss you guys and I want to personnaly thank you for the great memories you gave our family.

I ate at gay and larrys since the early 40s. The chili rellenos were incredable and thanks to you will try and recreate them. Would love to find out about the tacos and the homemade hot sauce. My e-mail is gai1959@aol.com

I am looking for Gay n Larry's salsa receipe. My parents would take me there since I was a baby in the 70's. I started the traditon with my children. I was sad to see our favorite weekly restaurant go.