Day 72: Casa de Senor Salty

As much as I like eating out to get my daily taco, there is a certain satisfaction that I can only attain by eating tacos created by my own two hands. After a long Friday at work, heading home to cook up some carne and drink some beers in the comfort of my home seemed like the perfect end to a rather hectic week. A quick stop by Safeway, and I was headed to mi casa to begin the cooking process. First, toss the meat with some lime juice and oil to marinate. Second, throw together some fresh salsa (very spicy, and very good). Third, whip up a tasty avocado-lime crema. And finally, throw the meat onto my super hot grill pan for a nice sear (this always produces copious amounts of smoke, and usually no less than 4 fire alarm incidents). After the meat was charred to a perfect medium rare, I stashed it in some foil to rest, and contemplated how to properly prepare it for consumption. Lacking a pair of huge cleavers (this is inevitably what I see the guys at taquerias use to turn a piece of meat into the small chunks synonymous with carne asada), I turned to the electric knife I had purchased a year ago, yet had never taken off the charging stand. It did a remarkably good job chopping the steaks into proper Mexican-style taco filling (Thanks Sonic Blade! Apparrently all TV infomercial purchaes aren't completely worthless). As I ate my self-made meal and reveled in its deliciousness, I couldn't help but but think "wow, I'm good!"