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Mark has been feeling ill
since early this past weekend. I hate it when Mark is ill because that means
I'm on my own when it comes to meals. Breakfast I can handle. A bowl of cereal
isn't that hard to prepare, unless I intend to slice up some strawberries to
put on it. Then it enters the realm of cooking for me. I hate cooking as much
as Mark loves it. Anyway, for the last four days, because of Mark's sickness, I
have had to prepare dinner. Saturday it was hot dogs. Sunday it was
cheeseburgers, which is a real stretch for me since that involves all kinds of
preparation. Like forming ground beef into patties. Monday was Pizza, which is
really easy since I have Times Square Pizza on speed dial. It didn't matter,
Mark didn't really eat anything that I put in front of him. Finally, yesterday,
Mark informed me that he was feeling better. Great! I thought. Mark's going to make dinner tonight. But no, he
wasn't. He was feeling better, meaning he felt like eating but not cooking, and
he had a craving for Mexican food. So I got in the car, and in rush hour
traffic, in a driving rain storm, I drove to our new favorite Mexican
Restaurant. Tortilleria Mexicana. It's not just a restaurant, it's a Mexican
grocery, a Mexican novelty store, and a religious bric-a-brac shop with a large
Our Lady of Guadalupe section, but surprisingly no Pope Francisco
paraphernalia. They do have a photo of Pope Benedict though.
I am so glad I found this
Mexican restaurant. It has the three elements that make for the best Mexican
food. It is slightly scary to the average Anglo, with lots of sketchy people
hanging around. Most of the help speak only the minimum of English, so I have
to think very hard about what I'm ordering. And best of all, they make their
refried beans with lard. Yes, lard. Most of the Mexican places that cater to
gringos have given in to the vegan, hipster crowd and have cut out the lard. Because
of that, refried beans in most Mexican restaurants taste like crap. Literally,
they taste like crap... and kind of look like it too.
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