Taco Friday

Tacos on Friday is a contemporary Weegie tradition. It involves, generally, buying pre-made fixin's and throwing everything together per box instructions. I've co-opted bits of this to make "Lazy Californian Mexican." Really the only constants are taco shells, ground beef and shredded white Norvegia cheese and sour cream.

But instead of a spice packet I rummage through my cabinet for chili powder, cumin, thyme, garlic, and oregano. Throw in onion and chopped bell pepper as the ground beef finishes cooking and suddenly there's some good taste! My salsa is straight-up ganked from my best friend's in-laws, a secret recipe that makes this white girl feel pretty damn smug (although, sadly, the heat has to be toned down to accomadate a Norwegian palate, we'll get there someday...). The pièce de résistance this go-around was the guac.... God damn, this time I nailed it. Timed my avocados and tomato just right so they were perfectly ripe. Karla tipped me off about using garlic powder instead of minced garlic, throw in some lime juice and red onion and....nom nom.

(We've also figured out that eating taco shells taco style is messy. Tostada style? Much nicer!)