italian boy

italian boy

Thursday, August 7, 2008

open faced tacos

so i catered tanya and shannon's birthday a while ago and i made a variation of something i learned in michigan a year or two ago at a restaurant called eve. i don't know what she called them but these are my open faces tacos. i got a couple packs of wontons (you find them with in produce). either get the large eggroll size ones and cut them in quarters or they make smaller 2x2 inch ones.
so i quickly fried the wontons in vegetable oil fo my shell- it works better than a chip or tortilla since it wont get soggy and its crispier. these can be fried a day in advance. then all you do is arrange them on a platter and add a tini spoon of guacamole or a sliver of avocado, just a bit of salsa or pico de gaillo, a drop of sour cream and maybe sprincle some chopped cilantro. you can also put a few kernals of corn or a little bit of cook ground meat but leave that to your creativity. just remember less is more. it should be simple pretty and you should find everything you love about a taco in one bite.

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Hi there, my name is Giacomo and I enjoy things delicious. Long story short, my parents moved from Italy to NJ where I grew up (and loved it) but found myself in Washington, DC fourteen years ago and haven’t yet found an excuse to leave. Food has always been a huge part of my day and life… from happy times, sad times, holidays, drunken escapades and all the rest in between, I’ve usually spent a good portion of that time putting something in my mouth. I guess I started this blog a little while ago to keep track of what I was cooking and places I’d eat-- simply because my friends were always asking “how do you make this” or “where do you get that” but surprisingly over time I guess real people started reading too. SO, take a look around and let me know what you think. You’ll see that the backbone of lots of my food is Italian but I manage to cover most bases. Thanks for stopping by. BUON APPETITO!

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