Who needs Taco Bell?

Bob and I visited the grocery store together for the first time. I've been going a few times a week for two months so I am rather used to it by now. There are still many things that I am not familiar with, but a lot of them are meat-based products that I steer clear of anyway. I do remember, however, my first trip to the grocery store, scrutinizing each package and trying to ascertain what it held. I've gotten into a bit of a grocery store rhythm, I know what I need and where it is and I buy many of the same things each week. I skip the Koffiemelk (condensed milk) and buy Vollemelk (whole milk) and Slagroom (heavy cream) to mix together for my own version of 1/2 and 1/2. I know where the reduced fat ice cream is. I know where to pick up a package of tortillas and how to weigh my own produce before getting to the register.

As Bob and I wander the aisles, me pointing out some things he might want to know about, his eyes glazing over a little bit as he sights the huge variety of meat. And we're at the little grocery store! Bob is the kind of guy who goes to the Hannaford at home maybe once a week or once every two weeks and just stocks up. Lately I've been going to the grocery store and buying a small basket worth of food every two days. It's a different style.

Bob picks out a box of taco dinner mix and we grab some veggies and chicken. We get it home and open the box. There are two taco shells and two different bags of seasoning. A bit different than what we were expecting. I turn over the box and look at the directions. Yep. Luckily the computer is already on and I fire up my new favorite program: Google Translate. I type in parts of the directions, or words here and there, trying to piece together the sequence of events that is going to yield the best, most delicious tacos. Unfortunately, we can't seem to figure out exactly what the two different packets of spices are, so we end up just winging it anyway. The result is a bit saucier than we might have hoped for, but the taste is good and we had a fun time trying to figure it all out.