taco for one

yesterday i noticed we had some kind of ground beef in the freezer, so i placed it in a bowl on the counter and left it, expecting it would turn into dinner one of these first nights.

tonight was the night, and as one of david’s students mentioned making tacos for a future trip, the idea was planted firmly in my head: tacos. beef. guacamole. something green.

beef taco

serves one, easily

beef, tortillas, chile powder, cabbage, cheese, avocado, salt, cilantro, onion, jalapeño (if tomatoes were in season, i would’ve added some).

1. brown the beef, adding chile powder. set aside in bowl when done.
2. place tortilla in the hot pan (on low) to thaw (i keep tortillas on hand in the freezer–they freeze and separate great). flip when sides get brownish, but not so long that the tortilla becomes stiff.
3. sprinkle cheese on one half to melt. add beef.
4. once cheese and meat are melted, turn off heat, and set aside to stop cooking.
5. quacamole: this is a larger discussion. i’ll add my fave recipe soon, and wax poetic about my molcajete.
6. chop cabbage or some other green. add to meat and cheese, along with the guac.
7. fold tortilla in half, and voila: dinner for one!