Entries Tagged as 'tacos'

Shrimp Tacos With Citrus Cabbage Slaw

October 11th, 2010 · No Comments

I found this recipe for shrimp tacos with citrus cabbage slaw in a 2009 issue of Real Simple in the 20-Minute Meal section. It was super quick to make and was a nice, light, summery, weeknight meal.

Shrimp Tacos With Citrus Cabbage Slaw
From: Real Simple

1/4 cup fresh orange juice
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons sour cream
kosher salt and black pepper
1/4 small cabbage (8 ounces), shredded
1 cup corn kernels (from 1 to 2 ears, or frozen and thawed)
1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound peeled and deveined medium shrimp
8 small flour tortillas, warmed

In a large bowl, whisk the orange and lime juices, sour cream, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add the cabbage, corn, and jalapeƱo and toss to combine. Let sit, tossing occasionally, for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season the shrimp with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cook until opaque throughout, 2 to 3 minutes.

Serve the shrimp with the tortillas and the slaw.

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Mercadito

October 5th, 2010 · No Comments


Mercadito, River North, Chicago

I went to Mercadito for a new employee lunch a couple months ago. I was interested in trying it because they do fancy tacos, kind of like De Cero, and I love De Cero.


David & Wa-Jiw

The interior was really interesting, a bit on the fancy side. You can see these cool lights behind my coworkers David and Wa-Jiw’s heads.


Guacamole & Taco Platters, Mercadito, River North, Chicago

To eat we all shared a bunch of plates. We had a flight of 3 different guacamoles and a flight of a few different salsas with chips to begin. We had a few sides like rice and beans. And then we all shared several trays of tacos. Mercadito has about 8 different kinds of tacos, but the thing that I didn’t like was that you couldn’t mix and match. For $10.50 you could get 3 tacos, but they had to all be the same. That was kind of a bummer. We ended up just ordering plates of 3 of all different kinds and sharing, but if I came in with a smaller group, there’d be no way to try as many tacos as we did.

I like the fancy tacos at De Cero a bit better… and De Cero lets you mix it up however you want. I also prefer the rustic interior of De Cero more than the slick look of Mercadito. Still, not a bad place.. and it’s super close to my office, so I’ll probably be back.

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De Cero Lunch

January 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Tacos, De Cero, ChicagoOlivia and I met up for the second lunch in our Monthly Lunch Club. Last month we went to Blackbird. This month we went to De Cero. I love De Cero so much. All I have ever gotten there is a la carte tacos. The tacos are delicious but De Cero also has a lot of sentimental value to me because when I worked at FeedBurner we used to go to De Cero for every occasion. It was appropriate that we also had our FeedBurner reunion there over the summer, which was the last time I was at the restaurant. I was due for a visit. Olivia had never been to De Cero. Hopefully she enjoyed it as much as I do.

Pictured above from back to front above, I had:

  • al pastor, tender chile seared pork with onion, pineapple, cilantro and lime (great spicy/sweet combo)
  • avocado, with white onion, roasted garlic, cilantro, and crema (least best this time, it was cold and the onions very raw)
  • vegetarian black beans, with garlic, avocado, cilantro, and crema (a favorite taco)

Not pictured, Olivia had:

  • rajas, hot and mild roasted peppers, potatoes, cream, and cotija queso
  • braised duck, with sweet corn salsa
  • tilapia, special taco of the day

It’s nice that Olivia and I are seeing each other more regularly now and that the time doesn’t slip by and we say “oh, we should hang out” and then never do. I’m having fun trying these restaurants and getting to know her better. One by one we plan to meet monthly and peck off these higher-end restaurants that may be too pricey for dinner, but are affordable for lunch. For next month we talked about maybe going to Bayless’ place. Anyone have any other suggestions?

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Doug & Naoko’s Labor Day Weekend BBQ

September 4th, 2006 · 3 Comments

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Joey, Doug, Jordan, Dallas, Cory, Matt :: Elgin, IL

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Smoked Salmon :: Elgin, IL

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Grillin’ George :: Elgin, IL

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Vincent & Dallas :: Elgin, IL

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Kalbi Rib Bones :: Elgin, IL

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Dallas :: Elgin, IL

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Shoes in the Entryway :: Elgin, IL

On Sunday we went out to Elgin for Doug & Naoko’s annual BBQ. This year they had grilled mahi mahi fish tacos and kalbi ribs. Yum! Dallas brother, Jordan, and his dad, George, are both in town visiting from Seattle and North Carolina. Jordan actually came here right from a 2-week jaunt in Alaska for work, so he had lots of smoked Copper River salmon. He said that it was just caught like last week and that a son of his coworker had done it all himself. I wasn’t sure if I’d like it, but it was really good. Much sweeter than I’d expected.

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El Barco Mariscos

August 8th, 2006 · 9 Comments

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The outtakes from a post I did for Chicagoist on El Barco Mariscos. For more info on the restaurant, read the Chicagoist post. It was funny, we went a few weeks ago and yesterday when the post went up Dallas got a major craving for it again and we went back last night.

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