Taco Salad - Finally

I've been futzing around trying to figure out how to make a good taco seasoning without buying a 'mix' for ages. I constantly end up making it too hot, or with not enough flavor or just... wrong. Today, I finally got it right.

After browning 1 lb of beef I added

1 Tbs of Mexican chili powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp dried oregano
.5 tsp Hungarian paprika
.5 tsp cayenne
Dash of Chipolte spice
Salt - don't know how much - I just give the grinder a twist 3-4 times

Then I poured 1 oz of White Tequila over the top of it all, mixed it while the alcohol was cooking down, and then added .5 a cup a water and let it cook for a bit.

When the water was cooked almost all away, I added a bit of arrow root to make it whole thing thicken up a bit, stirred and served.

Of course this could be served as 'normal' tacos but since I'm not eating grains right now I made a salad.

For my husband who's more adventurous then me I took a spinach leaves and some peppers and mixed two Tbs of salsa, and 1 tsp of jalapeño chutney in. I dropped some taco meat and cheese on top and he was a happy camper.

For me, I simply added taco meat and feta cheese to my spinach leaves and dinner was served.



Note: What I might do differently next time: Add onion powder

Who am I?

Who am I?

Well, I'm someone who loves to cook, but has no real knowledge or education in the matter.

I collect cookbooks, but rarely follow one.

I experiment with food, flavors and ingredients, and sometimes I get it right, and other times I get it really really wrong.

And, this blog is simply my way of chronicling my journey and hopefully document those experiments that work so that I can recreate them on another day.

What influences my cooking? Well a lot of things do; what diet I'm on, what seems interesting at the store, what I'm watching on TV and/or what's in m fridge.

Hopefully I'll entertain you with some of my stories... if nothing else I'll entertain myself.