It’s been a few busy days of not cooking due to a full septic tank. Even today I was on my roof with a hose stuck in a vent pipe after filling in a very large hole with a shovel and my bad back.

Which means I didn’t have time to make the quick pickled cabbage topping I wanted for this taco made from both beef and black beans. I was going to try this mix as a way to stretch ground beef. I found the results to be totally worth repeating.

One pound of browned ground beef to one can of drained/rinsed black beans added after the 5 tsp* of homemade taco seasoning is cooked into the browned ground beef.

After two days of corporate food this tasted amazing.

• Or just one tablespoon if you are from “mayo is spicy land.”