The Taco Truck

Last time I was in LA, T and I met up with my uncle for a delicious dinner at a local hot spot. After leaving the restaurant, we walked around LA walking and talking when we stumbled across dozens of food trucks. (By dozens I mean 50 or so) Authentic Mexican, Korean, fair food, Indian, you name it there was a truck offering it. I wondered for a minute if I had room after my 3 course dinner to fit some truck fare in my stomach. Despite all of the eating I had done on this trip, I had unfortunately not stretched out my stomach enough for a fourth course. My Uncle said that the food is incredible and eating dinner there is am must. I believe it! Though I know Memphis is where I will be until further notice, it was another item that was immediately placed on the con-list of Memphis. It was also added to my edible bucket list (truck hop for dinner in LA)!

Since then, Food Trucks have been approved in Memphis (YIPPEEEE!) and I have visited a few. However, it was my Grandmother that found the taco truck. Some of the members of my family refuse to dine at the taco truck, but there is not much that will keep my Grandmother and I from a good meal. Earlier this month, she and my Aunt picked me up and we headed to the taco truck.

This truck parks itself infront of a latin market on Jackson right before the interstate.

The Taco Truck!

 

I was presently surprised that not only did they have a few bar stools next to the truck where you could eat, but they also had several tables and chairs with napkins on each table so you didn’t have to eat in your car or attempt juggling your lunch.

 

Up close and personal

 

The truck offers tacos, burritos, tortas, quesadillas, and gorditas. While the offered a variety of protein ranging from asada and pollo to lengua and tripa I simply selected two tacos one filled with pollo and one with barbacoa.

My lunch

 

Once again, I was impressed by the the taco truck!! The warm corn tortillas aside were generously filled with my selected protein, lettuce, pico de gallo, cilantro, and mexican crema. A squeeze of fresh lime over both tacos brought everything to life. YUM! These tacos were easily some of the best I have had in Memphis.

 

I can’t sign off with out showing you the sauces that come along with your order.

Spicy!

 

 

Cool with a not so subtly kick

 

The sauces were great on the tacos and on the chips which I failed to capture on film. Visit the taco truck and support food trucks in Memphis!

 

Sorry, I cannot remember the name of the market where they park the truck. It is in the 4000 block of Jackson and on the south side of the street.

 

What I am Loving Wednesday!

Whew! Can anyone not agree that life has been busy! Nevertheless, I have found time for food 🙂 This week features a lot of my hands, as I am holding most of the things I have loved as of late! Maybe because they have been more convenient to eat on the go?

 

I have a reputation for finding a use for leftovers in the kitchen, I hate things to go to waste! I have been known to build a whole meal around a remaining nob of ginger or bundle of thyme. All that to say, I do not like waste in the kitchen. So when I discovered the eggs that I was boiling sitting in an empty pot just short of two hours after I placed them in the water, I peeled the eggs and deemed them “roasted”. The taste reminded me of when you roast anything, the flavor develops and is concentrated. All of the water had evaporated from the pan and left the eggs to continue cooking above the eye of the stove. I recounted this tale to a friend and she asked me if that is how I would boil my eggs from now on and would seriously consider it if I were CEO of All-Clad.

 

I cannot let anything go to waste!

 

 

 

I have been craving Nachos for what seems like forever, but have not been tempted to order them at any restaurant I have been to due to there sub-par offerings. Last week, I set out solve this problem and made them at home. Substituting sour cream with greek yogurt, ground beef with ground venison, and choosing multigrain chips over regular corn did not take away any of the yumminess that comprised these nachos! They were perfect!

 

Hit the spot!

 

 

One of my friends has been researching a good oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe and stumbled across one dubbed the best chocolate chip oatmeal cookie ever. After making them, she gave one to me and asked my opinion. If you are a crispy cookie fan, these are your cookie! So often, claims are made boasting to be the best and these may actually be true to their title.

 

Pretty close to the best!

 

 

I often top spring mix or spinach salads with a soft cheese, purple onion, some variation of candied nuts, avocados, dried cranberries or cherries, and pears— I swapped out the pear for a Braeburn apple this last go round and Eureka! The crispy and tangy yet sweet apple proved to be a welcome addition to my rotation of salad toppings!

 

 

Great substitution!

 

 

A close family friend who grew up around the corner from my Dad in New York now also lives in Memphis. She unlike my dad is Italian and has brought her Italian skills to us the other night. Her cream puffs are out of this world! They have actually ruined me for any other pate-au-choux treat!

 

 

Definitely the BEST EVER!

 

 

 

 

Breakfast in bed occurred for me last week and if you know me at all you know that means I had cereal! Yes, I mixed it! It was great getting to take in the day slowly over a bowl of quaker oatmeal squares, cinnamon life, and multigrain cheerios (with skim milk and a few teenie ice cubes!)

 

High Maintenance, in a way!

 

 

I bought some plums from the grocery store not expecting anything extraordinary and once they ripened, I put them in the refrigerator to chill. When I took my first bite, I was instantly transported to many a summer night I spent as a child in sticky Virginia. After a late night game of kick ball or flag football we would all rendezvous over fresh fruit, often plums. These plums were juicy, sweet, and tart- everything a perfect plum should be!

 

Nostalgia!

 

 

Today’s Questions:

 

Do you have a favorite joint where you get Nachos? Please share! I have not been able to find any good ones recently!

 

At what temperature do you prefer your fruit?