Tortill-YEAHS!!

That’s right, I made tortillas from scratch! Since I’m staying with friends temporarily, my cooking resources are kind of limited. I also have to pack a lunch every day for my summer classes, so I need food that keeps well and tastes good cold. I decided to make a kind of Mexican rice bowl thing with black beans, tomatoes, avocado, and cheese. I saw the recipe on Pinterest and it seemed kind of like a cheap and yummy Chipotle proxy. But, I also needed to knock out some Moosewood recipes because I’m running behind. So tortillas were a perfect fit.

            I was super impressed by how easy they were. The whole process took less than 10 minutes and the results were very good. Seriously, there is no need to ever buy tortillas again. Basically, you just mix some water, salt, and flour. Then knead it together, and roll out some thin circles. Then, you fry them up in some canola oil. As with practically everything I ever make, I probably could have rolled these thinner. But they were cooked properly and tasted great! I mean, they’re tortillas so they didn’t really taste like anything, but they were great rice and bean delivery systems.

            My main criticism is honestly of the rice bowl. It needs some more spices or some salsa or something to give it a little more “oomph!” But that’s just a personal preference and easily remedied.

I have a massive weekend of work ahead of me for summer classes. There’s a paper and lots of reading looming over me, and, I predict, tons of coffee!