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Restaurant Review - The Local Taco Greenville

February 21, 2013 by Lindsay Leave a Comment

Yum!

A new restaurant is in town.

It's a chain, but only kind of.

The Local Taco started alllllll the way in Tennessee (not really), and just opened a location in Greenville! I've been there three times now, and I LIKE IT A LOT. Also, I ate leftovers from dinner last weekend yesterday for lunch and I LIKED THEM A LOT.

Seriously. This place is great. A manager, Kris, emailed and asked if we'd like to come write a review and duh, we did. I had already been and wanted to take Jay, so we went for an early dinner last week before we went to see my sister sing the national anthem at a hockey game. Because you care about things like that.

Local Taco is a Mexican-fusian restaurant, if I had to call it anything. Their menus are different at each of their locations based on local favorites. They use local ingredients, too, which I love.

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Mixed Grill with Green Rice

February 15, 2013 by Lindsay Leave a Comment

I didn't know what to call this.

If I liked long post titles, I would have called this Mexican-style Grilled Tuna, Tofu, Chicken, and Veggies with Green Cilantro Rice, Tons of Taco Toppings, and The Sauce I make for Fish Tacos.

But that seemed kind of long, so I didn't do that.

Anyway, this meal is one that I made last weekend for my pretty sister Emily's birthday. Our family doesn't really do restaurants on birthdays - there are a gazillion of us and we like to cook, so that's what we do!

It involved champagne at 11:30am, which is never a bad thing.

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Braised Chicken with Charred Tomatillos and Jalapenos

December 4, 2012 by Lindsay Leave a Comment

Interesting. The interwebz believes that tomatillos should be AUTOMATISM. Um. Ok? Not the same thing.

Not even close to the same thing.

Anyway, this chicken is really delicious. There are a few browning steps involved before the actual braising takes place, but everything is SUPER easy and can be done while drinking wine, which is basically my criteria for any and all cooking.

No, really.

Don't freak out about the tomatillos either - they have a nice mild flavor and are easy to find and totally simple to cook with if you haven't ever before. I'm dying to make tomatillo salsa, but in the meantime....let's braise 'em with some chicken.

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Fajita Mashed Potatoes

December 3, 2012 by Lindsay 2 Comments

I KNOW. You're welcome.

It's a side dish that can be a meal that tastes like Mexican food!

Seriously, on a Monday, you kind of just need to do weird things to your mashed potatoes, don'tcha?

This dish was born from a night when I was cooking braised chicken with tomatillos for my family and realized that my pretty sister's girlfriend was coming over too and she's a vegetarian and DAMN IT meat was the main event of the meal and WHAM. Fajita mashed potatoes were born.

They're lovely, and a nice mix-up for Mexican nights. They're easy, too!

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Taco Soup with Quesadillas

July 26, 2012 by Lindsay Leave a Comment

Soup in the summer!

Weird, huh?

Not this one, though. It tastes like a dang taco. A GOOD dang taco.

This is another vegetarian meal, but you could certainly add shredded chicken or ground beef for an even heartier soup!

I love this and have been making it for years - it's good to throw together at the last minute, or you can make it in advance and simmer it for awhile. I mix up the veggies all the time so it's never exactly the same, but it's ALWAYS delicious!

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