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thebronwen and Ben was a trip to Penzeys Spices and a cart-blanche to pick out a selection we liked, under the condition that I report here on what we made with them. :) We tried out one of the mixtures we brought home for the first time on Wednesday, so here's my somewhat belated write-up.
I've never really been a big fan of tacos, and haven't had them in probably more than 10 years. But the taco seasoning that Penzey's had smelled so good, and Wednesday night I had a hankering for tacos. Given that I haven't had tacos in 10 years, it follows that I've never actually cooked them myself, but luckily there were instructions on the back, and it's not really that hard. So:
Tacos
1/2 kilo lean ground beef
2 tomatoes, roughly chopped
1 yellow pepper, roughly chopped
1 red onion, roughly chopped,
4 T taco seasoning
1/2 c water
Brown the ground beef in a skillet until about 3/4 browned; drain if necessary (it wasn't for me). Add the tomatoes, onions, and peppers, continue cooking until beef is wholly browned. Add the taco seasoning and water, and cook for about 5 min. Serve with hard shelled tacos, greens of some kind (we used the generic mixed bag of salad greens from the grocery store), cheese, sour cream, sliced olives, etc.
I liked putting the onions, peppers, and tomatoes directly into the meat rather than keeping them separate as toppings, since then they added their flavor to the meat.
thebronwen and Ben was a trip to Penzeys Spices and a cart-blanche to pick out a selection we liked, under the condition that I report here on what we made with them. :) We tried out one of the mixtures we brought home for the first time on Wednesday, so here's my somewhat belated write-up.I've never really been a big fan of tacos, and haven't had them in probably more than 10 years. But the taco seasoning that Penzey's had smelled so good, and Wednesday night I had a hankering for tacos. Given that I haven't had tacos in 10 years, it follows that I've never actually cooked them myself, but luckily there were instructions on the back, and it's not really that hard. So:
Tacos
1/2 kilo lean ground beef
2 tomatoes, roughly chopped
1 yellow pepper, roughly chopped
1 red onion, roughly chopped,
4 T taco seasoning
1/2 c water
Brown the ground beef in a skillet until about 3/4 browned; drain if necessary (it wasn't for me). Add the tomatoes, onions, and peppers, continue cooking until beef is wholly browned. Add the taco seasoning and water, and cook for about 5 min. Serve with hard shelled tacos, greens of some kind (we used the generic mixed bag of salad greens from the grocery store), cheese, sour cream, sliced olives, etc.
I liked putting the onions, peppers, and tomatoes directly into the meat rather than keeping them separate as toppings, since then they added their flavor to the meat.
