Is it hot where you are? Let me tell you, it’s hot in South Texas. Today it got up to 90° this afternoon, and the humidity is drowning me. So what’s for supper on a night like this? Taco Salad is just the thing.

• i head lettuce, iceberg
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 2 avocados, diced
  
• 1½ C cheddar cheese, grated
• 4 green onions, chopped (or ¼ regular onion, chopped)
• 1 can Ranch Style beans, drained
• 1 lb ground beef, cooked
• 1 bottle Catalina salad dressing
• 3 C coarsely crunched Fritos

Mix the first 6 ingredients in your large bowl. Add the whole bottle of salad dressing and toss thoroughly. Refrigerate. Just before you serve it, add the warm, cooked ground beef and the crunched Fritos. Toss and serve.

I always try to cook all of the meat for the week at one time. Saves on time and effort and clean-up is much easier to do once rather than 3 or 4 times. Also, on days like this, I don’t have to do that part. I do warm it up in the m’wave a little bit.

Now, how about a yummy iced coffee to top off your supper. Early in the day, brew a large pot of strong coffee and put it in the fridge for a couple of hours. Pour the (now) cold coffee into your ½ gallon pitcher. Pour in a whole can of Eagle Brand Condensed Milk and a hearty squeeze of chocolate syrup. Stir it up well, serve in an iced tea glass over ice and with a straw. Yummm! Works for me!

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