The glory of a simple change

My husband Mike is a pretty simple man, never prone to anything that could be considered over the top. His personality won’t allow it; and he cares more about what he can do for others than what he can do for himself. He is also the most accepting and easy going guy I know. I am always asking him for meal requests, special items he would like to try, something new to eat etc. etc. and he will just smile at me and say “Everything you make is wonderful!” Ahhhhh…..be still my fluttering heart! My biggest fan in the kitchen.

His milieu in our culinary repertoire has always been the homemade tortillas we have on Burrito night. We splurged several years ago on a really nice tortilla grill, and quite often feast on fist sized fare, chock full of delicious stuff. We have experimented on the recipe of the tortillas; subbing milk for the liquid (didn’t work) and using shortening instead of oil (too heavy). Just this past week, when faced with a lack of his favorite flour, I made the suggestion that he sub in whole wheat for the regular unbleached. Ladies and gentleman, we have a WINNER! Fresh, soft, HUGE (for whatever reason, these tortillas spread out like wildfire, fulling stretching to the 10″ rim of our tortilla grill) and oh so delicious! After a lustrous meal of oooohing, ahhhing and sighing through our stuffed tummies, Mike turned to me with a twinkle in his eye and said “Do you think this is worth blogging???”

Tortillas

1 c. unbleached flour, 1 c. whole wheat flour, 2/3 c. water and 1/3 c. oil.

Mix flours in bowl, add oil and work into flour with hands. Pour in water, mix well to incorporate. Tear off dough and form balls with hands; cover with plastic and a wet paper towel and allow to rest for 20-30 minutes. Proceed with tortilla grill, or in saute pan. Stuff with any desired filling. We use: soy crumbles with seasoning, rice, cheese, refried beans, homemade guacamole (recipe is on this blog), chopped chipotles, salsa etc. etc. Wrap your fists around it and dig in. Delectably delightful.