The Crunchy Christian Mama: The Taco

Today's recipe has been deemed by David 'the greatest thing I ever cooked' SO, he's either incredibly easy to please, or it's good. Probably both. Plus, he was starving. Anyways. Today we are cooking TACO's. Yay! I'm giving you a paleo and a non-paleo version so whatever fits your fancy you can use!

I think I told yall before that we go to the grocery store every week-day morning. We just get what we need to buy that day, and it makes it so much easier to not let things go bad. PLUS, i get to get out of the house for an hour which is pretty crucial to my sanity.

And ya, apparently we needed shiner for the day. Because, that's what happens when my husband goes with us.

First things first, taco meat seasoning. We make our own. I know I know....ITS EXPENSIVE TO BUY ALL THOSE SEASONINGS. Well, don't think about it. Hahaha. Im kidding, This spice mix recipe I'm giving you can be stored in an air-tight container for a MONTH! So, make the investment. It's SO so sososo much better than that pre-packaged garbage you buy from the box. If you make the commitment to feed your family from home you'll probably end up using these spices for lots of things. Make's you really fancy to use spices, did you know that? Well, you're welcome. I'm still waiting on my crown to arrive, but when it does, I'll let you know :)

SO, spices.

I obviously need to stop asking my husband to take my blog pictures for me, huh?

Use these spices to make your Taco Seasoning:

- 2 tablespoons of chili powder

- 1 tablespoon of grown cumin

- 2 teaspoons kosher salt (or more if you like salt)

- 1.5 teaspoons of smoked paprika

- 1 teaspoon of ground coriander

- 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper

Then just stir to combine and you're ready to go!

Cool, now that you have your spice mix, let's make some tacos.

Ingredients -

- A head of living butter lettuce (it's GOOD.)

- 3 roma tomatoes

- 3 avocados

- One block of RAW cheddar

- Package of corn tortillas

- 2 lbs of grass-fed gound beef

- 1 lemon for optional step

Brown your meat in a large skillet, this recipe makes a LOT because my husband eats for several grown men. But, it makes great left-overs or its very easy to make less if you'd rather.

Once browned, add in your seasoning mix. I used about 4 tablespoons, but you really just have to eyeball/taste this and use to your liking.

Chop up your tomatoes and grate the cheese

This is an optional step, only if you want a little extra somethin-somethin. If you don't want to put forth the extra effort, by all means, just chop up your avocado and be merry.

Scoop out your avocado into a bowl

Smash it with a fork

Squeeze half a lemon into bowl (or more depending on the amount of avocado and your preference

Lots of salt

This makes a really yummy, little tangy, 'guacamole' for your tacos.

Then steam your tortillas or cut up your butter lettuce to use as a wrap.

Set everything up and let everybody build their tacos! Yum!