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I’ve been craving fresh and simple lately, and these tacos are just that. They come from Ina Garten’s latest book Cooking for Jeffrey, and I made just a few small changes to streamline the recipe even further. There’s a wonderfully easy chipotle roasted salmon, a tangy cucumber and cabbage slaw, and avocado for a creamy balance. Ina calls for mashing the avocado with lime and sriracha, but I preferred slicing avocado and squeezing on some fresh lime and sriracha separately. One less bowl, and my youngest isn’t quite able to handle sriracha yet anyways. This is fairly typical weeknight fare for us, and I thought you all might appreciate the simplicity as well.

Sometimes when it comes to entertaining, I fall into the trap of thinking that a meal needs to be complicated and time-consuming in order to be special. I forget that the most important part of getting together are the people, and while food plays an important role in gathering us around the table, I find that most people are just as appreciative of a simple meal as they are with a more elaborate one. So lately in order to keep the stress levels low when we have friends over, I’ve been trying to plan meals that are crowd-pleasing but also manageable and straightforward. I think most would agree that tacos makes excellent party fare- a taco bar set out with bowls of salsas, guacamole, cheeses, and a variety of fillings can be so festive and colorful, and there are endless possibilities.

Chipotle Roasted Salmon Tacos

Grilled Pork Tenderloin Tacos