Food Adventures: Burritos!

This morning, after breakfast, we did a burrito assembly line.

We've talked about making batches of burritos before, and we recently made a couple extra burritos after having taco night leftovers.  We've both made and frozen batches of burritos in the past and thought it would be a great way to stock the freezer for work lunches.  Last night was Date Night, and this week we had dinner at Market Basket and then went grocery shopping.  I know, very hip, eh?!  But it was lots of fun.  There's a prepared foods counter and grill separate from the deli -- I got a tasty turkey and muenster sandwich, and Ben got a cheeseburger.  We shared some mozzarella sticks, mmm.  And we sat at the little café tables, eating our dinner and stabilizing our blood sugar before braving the hordes of people searching for grocery deals at MAHket Basket.

A nice surprise was watching the Veteran's Day college basketball game ESPN was broadcasting from the USS Carl Vinson.  I'm not usually a fan of basketball, but it's pretty cool to watch a game being played on an aircraft carrier, with the president in attendance!

So this morning, after eating our own breakfast burritos, we started up the burrito line and made about 12 to freeze.

Make sure you heat them up first -- makes it easier to roll them. Just 30 seconds will do.

Chop chop!

I could do this in my sleep!

:)

Here's how we do it:

Don't fill them too full, or they'll go everywhere when you start to roll.

Fold up from the bottom and squeeze that bottom tortilla flap over the filling. Then fold in the sides, and finish up rolling.

Tada! Ready to wrap in foil.

Labeled and ready to store in the empty tortilla bags. (Some have chicken and rice and some have egg. All of them are delicious.)

"It's like 12 meals at Chipotle!" --Ben

The cleanup crew awaits...

Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer true...

It's looking like a lovely fall day. Probably a good day to take out the air conditioner.

Probably also a good day for raking and sweeping leaves.

We love burritos!

And that's it for Burrito Saturday -- time to go play outside!