Taco Finale

Alright you taco lovers, so you know how to dice a tomato, the fundamental idea of dicing is the same for all things you'd like to dice: a few horizontal slices, and an equal amount of vertical slices and viola, you have diced something! Also, I am fairly sure you know how to brown hamburger in a pan, and taco shells are readily available to you so quickly here is a taco seasoning recipe, followed by a recipe for salsa fresca.

Seasoning:

• 4 teaspoons dried minced onion
• 3 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

This recipe makes about a quart of salsa..should be enough for you little monsters and is from The Garde Manger Book(p. 44) I love so much.

1 lb. diced tomato
1/2 onion, diced
1 green pepper diced
2 garlic cloves, chopped finely
1 T chopped fresh cilantro (dry will just not cut it)
1 tsp chopped oregano
1/4 cup (in a liquid measure! They have pourable spouts) lime juice
1 jalapeno, minced (fancy talk for teeny tiny dice)
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1/4 tsp ground black pepper (it would be fresh if you had a pepper grinder)
2 tsp salt

Combine and let sit. It is pretty rad when it get to rest for a day. In the fridge.

There. Now you have your salsa, your cheese, and your meat. Enjoy!