Ahhh...

I did it; I finished teaching my first college-level course in speech communication. And how do I celebrate, you ask? Well, we start with a pound of bacon and...gotcha! No bacon tonight, but I will catch-up soon, I promise. Tonight, we feast on tacos and beer.

Spicy-spicy chicken tacos, to be exact. First, marinade boneless chicken thighs in your choice of Mexican spices - but not, for crying out loud, not Chi Chi's dry rub - that's just criminal. If you cannot find a decent spice mix in the grocery store, improvise to your liking with these ingredients:

- chili powder
- cumin
- salt
- oregano
- salt
- onion powder
- garlic powder
- touch of cinnamon and clove

Mix together with A LOT of hot sauce and olive oil, marinade the chicken for 24 hours, grill on both sides, finish in a 325 degree oven and you'll get this...

DELICIOUS.

Add to a corn taco shell with black beans, corn and tomato salsa, a few slices of avocado and a squirt of lime. *Sigh* My very sad excuse for a local grocery store did not have any decent avocados in stock. Still, it was very tasty.

Add some lovely beer to the mix and you have one of my favorite meals.

Cheers!