I love my family.

So now that we know where we’re going I’ll tell you what we’re doing. We are my friends in search of the perfect taco. Said taco will be judged on taste, size, price, and accompanying condiments. Each restaurateur will be given one shot on one taco. No sides will be ordered and no drink added. While service and ambiance are valuable they will be left out the judging process. Why? Well, because I’m friends with some of the taqueria owners and I wouldn’t want to be biased. So no one tell Adrian I’m doing this, Okay? That being said I’ll still comment on service but I won’t count it in the final crowning.

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Yesterday we began the test. Where did we go?
La Herradura
423 S Dumas Ave
Dumas, TX 79029
(806) 935-3077

(the little D on the map)

Oh, how I wish I’d taken a picture of my little taco, I will in the future I promise.
La Herradura is easy to find it’s a bright yellow little building resting on the east side of HWY 287.
I used the drive through and ordered one taco, no cheese.
The sweet girl’s English was really good, but I think she was concerned that I might not know what I was getting. She made sure I wanted “steak on a corn tortilla” I said yes. She let me know the tacos were pretty little and showed me with her hands the approximate size. I assured her that was fine and I only wanted one for tasting. She smiled knowingly and disappeared into the kitchen.
After a reasonable amount of time she came for my money:
$1.60 +tax

She then returned with a Styrofoam container and a smile.
Upon opening the little square package I found a nicely foil wrapped package, accompanying it was a lime wedge (big points) and three small plastic containers. The first was filled with chopped cilantro (mucho points), the second with finely diced onion, and third with their home made salsa.
Inside the foil I found a soft corn tortilla of about 4 inch diameter. On it was a tasty mixture of carne asada and grilled onions.

After adorning my taco with all its fine accessories I happily scarfed it down.

Flavor Good!
Condiments GOOD!
Size: Small
Price: Ummm I’m not sure.
(Well let’s just say it’d take a minimum of three to stop my stomach from rumbling and more like four to make me happy so I’m not to impressed with the price/size ratio but that being said it’s my first stop, we’ll see as the days go on how it compares.)

One point of the taco test however is to see whether we want to venture a little further into the menu. It is possible that on a “meal” you could get much better value. We can’t take this into consideration thought because after all it is the “One Taco Test”.

Charleigh and I whipped this together last night. Mmmm yum. We were quite
proud of ourselves!
 

5 min prep
SERVES 8
 

1 (15 ounce) can black beans (drained)
2 garlic cloves (crushed or grated)
3 green onions (chopped)
1/4 cup fresh cilantro
1/2 lime, juice of
1 teaspoon cumin
2 tablespoons olive oil
salt and pepper
 

Combine first six ingredients in food processor. Mix till well combined.
While mixing add enough olive oil to reach desired consistency. Season with salt
and pepper to taste.
Serve with chips, on pita bread, or on warm tortillas.

wheat free/ dairy free

Oh yeah, and when you vote, vote right!
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original post from Oct. 6, 2005

This yummy meal has become our traditional “election night” fare. While some may tease I’ll go ahead and tell you a secret. Each time I eat these meatballs I am taken back to November of 2000. Even now I can here Dan Rather’s voice coming from the living room. “Florida goes to Gore” I listened intently as I simmered my little balls of meat. After supper we had quite a few leftovers. (there were less kids and they didn’t eat so much back then) Kurt went to bed well before Dan said “Turn the lights down, the party just got wilder.” I sat on the couch for hours waiting for the results. The little meatballs called to me from the kitchen. Sometime in between Mr. Rather’s “This race is tight like a too-small bathing suit on a too-long ride home from the beach.” and his “Smelling salts for all Democrats please.” I finished off the meatballs one by one. By 3AM with the fridge empty and the news anchors delirious I finally went to bed.