TACO TUESDAY: Nutty Taco Salad (Date Unknown)

TACO TUESDAY: Microwave Week Continues! Are you one of the “many people” who bought a microwave oven just to have an “expensive toy”? For shame! The microwave is an “asset” to your kitchen! In fact, the fine folks at the Oklahoma Peanut Commission thought so highly of the marvelous microwave that they produced ‘Microwave Magic’ (date unknown), a 32-page recipe booklet of nothing but microwave recipes featuring—you guessed it—peanuts. From Chicken Peanut Casserole and Peanut Tea Ring to Peanut Surprise and Aunt Jean’s Poppycock, if it has peanuts in it and you can microwave it, well, it’s probably in here. But since today is Taco Tuesday, I figured I’d share Nutty Taco Salad, which features microwaved ground beef and taco seasoning mixed with peanut butter and topped with lettuce, tomatoes and cheddar cheese. Click picture for full-size image.

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TACO TUESDAY: Tacos from McCall's Family Style Cookbook (1965)

TACO TUESDAY — Remember that old kids game "Telephone" where you'd whisper a phrase down the line and then compare the original to what the last person heard? That's the vibe I get from this "Tacos" recipe out of 'McCall's Family Style Cook Book' (1965). It's as if the Estradas down the street went to Tijuana, and when they came back told the Smiths all about these great "tacos" they had with "tortillas, tomatoes, ground beef and shredded cheese." By the time the Hendersons got the idea to make them for Saturday night dinner they're throwing in sausage meat and grated Parm, rolling up canned tortillas (?!) and baking the whole thing like enchiladas. Click image for full-size picture.

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Taco Tuesday: 256 "Souper" Taco Recipes from 'Creative Cooking with Soup' (1985)

TACO TUESDAY: Hold on to your sombreros, amigos. If I’m reading this cookbook’s “How to Use This Book” page correctly (and there’s no guarantee that I am), today’s taco recipe is more like 256 “souper” taco recipes. “How is that possible?” you ask. It appears that the fine folks at the Campbell’s Test Kitchen are allowing, nay, demanding that you get a little crazy. Mix that ground beef with Spanish style vegetable soup and some Cheddar cheese, then top it all off with some chopped green onions. Go wild! (‘Campbell’s Creative Cooking With Soup’, 1985, From the Collection of The Hungover Gourmet) Click picture for full size image.

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Taco Tuesday: Meat-Filled Tacos (1984)

Did you know that "America's love affair with Mexican food got its start in restaurants and fast food chains"? "Now many people across the country are discovering the fun of cooking Mexican at home." From the 'Mazola Corn Oil Mexican Cookbook' (1984, Best Foods). Click picture for full size image.

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(Almost) All ALDI Fish Tacos

I've been having a hankering for fish tacos but didn't feel like waiting for fast food either last night or this afternoon.

So I scoured my pantry, fridge and freezer and found I had the ingredients on hand to make a quick, tasty and filling Friday lunch.

• 1 Beer Battered Cod Fillet (ALDI)
• About a cup of thinly sliced red cabbage
• 1 tbsp. mayo (ALDI)
• A splash of white vinegar  
• 2 Small Flour Tortillas (ALDI)
• Sriracha Mayo

Cook fish fillet according to package directions. In the meantime, mix mayo and vinegar together in a small bowl and add to cabbage. (This can be done ahead of time and placed in the fridge.) Take fish out of the oven and cut in half lengthwise and then break each half into two pieces. Warm tortillas over a low burner until warm and a little charred (about 30 seconds each side). Place a layer of cabbage slaw on each tortilla, top with two chunks of fish each and drizzle with mayo. I wish I'd had some lime handy to add a splash of citrus but I'll remember it next time. – Dan Taylor