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Fabulous Food
RECIPE AND HISTORY-- WALKING TACOS
By Ellie Hillenbrand
The history of tacos is pretty self-explanatory. When the Spanish people arrived in Mexico, they
invented this dish by using small fish in a tortilla. The supposed birthplace is the city of Ensenada in
Mexico. The word “taco” literally means “to wad or stuff in a small hole”, and it can also be translated to
“light lunch” in Spanish. When most people get taco cravings, they run to Taco Bell, but Taco Bell didn’t
always serve tacos. It originally was called Bell’s Hot Dogs and Hamburgers! Bell’s was in a Hispanic
neighborhood in California at the time, so they took advantage of it and started to sell tacos for 19 cents
each. Nowadays, Taco Bell uses at least 600,000 cows to make their tacos- about 295 million pound of
beef! National Taco day is October 4 th , but I think it should be May 5 th .
This recipe for “walking tacos” startled me when I first stumbled upon it. I envisioned “walking tacos”
to be like “the walking dead” zombie tacos or something! Actually, it is an incredibly delicious and easy
way to serve tacos at a party, camping trip, or fun family dinner. This recipe serves five.
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1 pound ground beef
1 envelope reduced-sodium chili seasoning mix
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 can (10 ounces) diced tomatoes and green chilies
1 can (15 ounces) Ranch Style beans (pinto beans in seasoned tomato sauce)
5 packages (1 ounce each) corn chips/Doritos
DIRECTIONS
In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until no longer pink, breaking into
crumbles; drain. Stir in chili seasoning mix, pepper, tomatoes and beans; bring to a boil. Reduce heat;
simmer, uncovered, 20-25 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally.
Just before serving, cut open corn chip bags. Add beef mixture and toppings as desired.
RESTAURANT REVIEW: FITZ’S ROOT BEER
By Theresa Colombini
Who hasn’t heard of the famous Fitz’s root beer? Well for those who have and love it (like me!!), they
have a fabulous restaurant in Delmar Loop. Although the company is most known for their soda, Fitz’s
Restaurant also has delicious food, floats, and bottomless root beer mugs. WARNING: if you order one
of their floats, prepare to be overwhelmed! On the bottom lies a large mug of root beer, and on top
several scoops of ice cream. But don’t just settle for the original root beer float: try a quirky combination
of flavors! A plus of the bottomless mugs: you can switch the flavor every time you finish one mug. Fitz’s
has a variety of foods from gumbo to St. Louis’s toasted ravioli to fancy (and large!!) sandwiches. Fitz’s is
definitely a place to put on your summer eating-out list!!