Tacos

Ground Beef Tacos
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup tomato sauce (4 oz)

1 teaspoon cumin

2 potatoes chopped small

1- teaspoon chili powder

salt pepper to taste

on a lark sometimes I add corn in to this. The kids liked it. 

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In a skillet add oil and fry the chopped

potatoes.  When the potatoes are almost done remove and 

put aside. Add the ground beef and

onion and garlic.  While browning add spices

and tomato sauce. Let cook. Drain off excess

grease from the cooked meat. Add potatoes and

return to low simmer.  In about another 15 minutes

you should be done.

Warm corn tortillas on a hot comal and stack them in

a clean dish towel.

On the side have fresh sour cream, cut limes,

hot sauce, chopped cheese, lettuce and tomatos.... cilantro and

onions round this out.

Finish with a few beers and ice cold cokes.  I know you boys love to eat this style of taco meat. Ry I watched you put down 5 tacos in one sitting , sooo I really know this works! I hope you learn your own style and really make it your own .....  Once you can master one dish the rest fall in to place.

My camera stinks so this is not my photo...

As always - With love, Dad.

Fwd: Pops....

This is a small letter from my friend and Matthews Godfather - Uncle Hector. Its a short stort about your grandpa..... The year would be about 1984 .....

I hope you enjoy it- your grandpa was a pretty funny and good guy once you got to know him.

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Seriously, thanks for thinking of my dad.  Every now and then you are a good friend.  

You thinking of my dad makes me think of your dad.  I had just gotten my first real job pumping gas at Lee's shell.  It's my first day and your dad pulls in.  I walk up to him in my new uniform and I say something like, "Fill it up Mr Garza?"

Your dad looks past me to Lee the station owner and says. "You hired him?"

Lee says, "The government pays me to give retards jobs."

Your dad says, "Does he even know what hole it goes in?"

Lee says, "Probably not.  There's no hair around it."

Then everyone on the lot explodes laughing.  Except me cuz I'm a young kid so I just stand there with the pump in my hand.  (Not the first or last time.)  

Your dad tipped me $5 bucks.

Pretty funny stuff.

H