Saint Raphael Archangel

Raphael the Archangel is recognized in all three major religions of the world. He is mentioned by name in the Book of Tobit and 1 Enoch. Jewish tradition tells us Raphael was one of three heavenly visitors entertained by Abraham at the Oak of Mamre.

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Jack-in-the-Box Style Tacos

I came across this recipe recently on food.com.  The kiddo and I really like Jack-in-the-Box tacos – for reasons I don’t understand.  (Hubby thinks we are daft). So we decided to give them a whirl. I added more beans than the original recipe called for, as well as more taco sauce to the meat mixture. The original recipe said it made 12 tacos. I only got 8 out of mine, but I was heavier on the filling than those you get at Jack-in-the-Box. The only draw back that I found was how much the grease splattered when the tacos were fried. You’ll need plenty of paper towels handy to blot the oil from the tacos before serving. These are NOT healthy tacos – it’s fast-food junk all the way. Even so, they are really good.

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Taco Bell Inspired Crunchy Tacos

Did you know long before there was a Taco Bell, Glen Bell opened a drive-in taco stand in San Bernardino called Bell’s? That was way back in 1954, before the notion of chains and fast food franchises. By 1962, the first Taco Bell Restaurant opened in Downey, California. Two years later, the first franchise opened in Torrance, and three years after that there were 100 Taco Bells throughout southern California. I haven’t a clue when the first Taco Bell opened in my hometown. All I know is that when I was in high school; we could dig change out from under the sofa cushions, fill up on tacos and still have money left over for a tank of gas. Yeah, those were the days.

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