You wanna know what I truly love about a taco truck? Other than the fact that the tacos often come with a roasted jalapeno? Most days, I can scrounge up $6 dollars for two tacos at lunch. Today, I had a $10 bill. I decided to use it wisely and bought two tacos, and they came with a roasted jalapeno!
And guess what? That jalapeno was HOT. It was so hot that I may have cried a little (in a good way). When it comes to jalapenos you never really know how hot it’s going to be. In fact, most grocery store bought jalapenos taste like a bell pepper.
Taco Trucks, Beer & Salud, I’m Back
Ryan always plants a ton of hot pepper plants in pots for me. I take great delight in all things garden grown, but the really, really hot peppers take FOREVER to grow. Ninety plus days for ghost peppers for instance.
This year, we bought three, yes THREE, jalapeno plants from the Loveland Garden Center. And guess what? They were mislabeled. In actuality, they are green pepper plants (insert every swear word here, some in Spanish). This was extremely disappointing, to say the least, although they go well in pasta with the ridiculous number of Italian herbs we grow every year. We grow so many Italian herbs (and I often forget to use them). Ryan “likes the way they look” (that’s a direct quote).
So, back to yesterday’s outing. I do this for you, the TacosandPho.com reader! Oh, who am I kidding. I do this for me, but you’re second.
On this week’s Taco Tuesday, I went to the Taqueria El Ray Food Truck (always parked in the Big O’ Tire parking lot on Highway 287 in Loveland, Colorado). I’ve heard about this taco truck and have seen it, so I should have gone sooner. I have no excuse.
The tacos are $3 each, and I’d encourage the use of cash. Use cash as much as possible at small businesses. Credit card companies are the devil. Sermon over.
If a roasted jalapeno is served with my tacos, the place will get extra credit, and yes, Taqueria El Ray served half a roasted jalapeno with my tacos. I got an asada taco and an al pastor taco. Verdict? I’d definitely go back. They were both good, but the al pastor was excellent! Served with pineapple chunks, if you like al pastor (and I do), give this one a try.
Lastly, I recently found out that Ozempic, not only reduces food cravings, but also reduces cravings for alcohol. I also just learned that the cost of Ozempic has gone down. That little marketing factoid was on the national news. Nice of CBS to give Eli Lilly a free ad.
All this tells me is that I will eventually be the last chubby person on the planet, because the truth is, I don’t want to lose food and drink cravings! Food and drink are a big part of why living is so wonderful. I’m in the Just Say No to Ozempic camp, but it’s getting lonelier and lonelier here.
We attended the Heritage Fire Tour earlier this month. The culinary creations at this event were inventive and unbelievably delicious. It’s by far the most creative food event I’ve attended in years. I cannot imagine living a life without food cravings!
I can legitimately say, “shove your pills up your arse, Eli Lilly, cause I’m gonna shove this taco in my mouth.”
