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Taco Week 2023

Back in 2016, I read the book "Julie and Julia". For one whole year, Julie Powell had this themed undercurrent that was the star of every day for 365 days in a row. The book was riveting and stark, and the movie was cutesy and profitable. I wanted a quest. Her adventure was so unique. I could copycat that and choose Maangchi's Real Korean Cooking, or the Vietnam Memories cookbook. But to cook through one of those books in a year would be a significant challenge, and one I feel that I am not up to at this point with everything else that I have to do during my busy weeks. That said, Julie Powell, you were a superhero.  Sadly we lost Julie last November at the young age of 49. In February 2021, I found a theme that I thought I could handle. I had this idea about having a taco week, its goal is to create a completely different taco every night that week. It was intense, educational, fun, delicious, and memorable. February for me can feel like I am on the International Space S...