The day started out with a plan for dinner but by dinner time we were on to Plan B, Take 2. The original plan was for Teriyaki Chicken on Spinach Salad. On opening the defrosted chicken to put in the marinade it was clear it was bad. Not sure how but that’s not important, I’m not risking food poisoning. I defrosted in the microwave straight from the freezer so the only thing I can think of was that it was bad when I bought and froze it.

With Plan A gone we moved to Plan B which was Taco’s. As we were going out we picked up some ingredients on the way home. I had everything ready. The only real recipe part of this is that I make my own taco seasoning.

• 1 TBSP Chili Powder
• 1 TSP Cornstarch
• 1 TSP Salt
• 1 TSP Garlic
• 1 TSP Cumin

This made enough for 1lb of ground beef.

Brown up 1lb of ground beef with 1 small onion diced small. Drain the fat. Add the spice mix and 1/2 cup of water. Turn down and simmer until most of the water is gone. It will have a nice spicy gravy coating the meat. (Recipe originally posted as Taco Night)

The take 2 part was when we open the second pack of Taco shells that I had bought for a previous taco night. Rancid. Twice in one day. Ok time to roll with the punches. Down to the corner store for some Tortilla Chips. They had these mini bowl ones that I thought might work well. Everyone made theirs their own way. I left the lettuce off of mine and I forgot the salsa on the photo one. My preschooler ate the bowls with lettuce and sour cream.

It work out great. The kids found it fun. They were actually less messy. I can eat one in one bite although the rest of the family was taking two or three. I can see myself serving these at a Superbowl party and similar TV watching events.