Eva's Journal : Tortillas

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Summertime Gardening & Food

Hello Friends,

Wow, this Summer has really flown by!

Who else is not ready for Summer to end?

Lol- right now I would not mind the temp lowering a bit, but....

im not ready at all for my kido to start school this year...

ugh- School board meetings and etc...

Anyways.....enuff of that for now..

Right now , I will be honest with yall...my Garden has gotten very overgrown with weeds and etc..

I have not had the energy and time as much as I would have liked this summer...

However, that the way it goes sometimes.....

I am thankful to have my Greenhouse.

In there I have a lot more going on-

Lots of Radishes and Oregano right now.

Plus: Tomato , Watermelon , Roses , Peppers , Sweet Basil , Thyme , Sage - Plants

I have been making Bruschetta Non-stop

My Husband has had enuff but I could eat a lot more of it. LOL

Lots of Bread , Garlic , Tomatoes and Basil--- YUM!!!!! Love it!

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I have also been using my Thyme as mush as possible.

Baked some Tilapia with Thyme , Garlic and Lemon . Slow Bake at 350* for 30-45 mins

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Best Fish ever - Flaky and perfect for Fish Tacos!

I am lucky enuff to be given a Cast Iron Tortilla press as a gift last Christmas!
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So I put it to good use- making over a dozen Corn Tortillas.

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The Fish , Fresh Tortillas and some cilantro, tomatoes, and a Squirt of lemon & avocado to top and Dig in!!

I hope yall enjoy the rest of your Summer!

-Eva

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Tortilla LOVE & Recipe

Hello Again,

I am trying to keep up with my blog these days - we shall see how that goes...

Life has been so busy .....with try to keep up with all the watering in the greenhouse

Plus- Cooking and Baking like Crazy and Spring Cleaning....ugh all keeping me busy....

Im exhausted these days....

Anyhow...I have really been cooking up a ton of Tortillas ... I try to make them on a regular basis -but life gets in the way...

Plus I want the recipe to stay fresh in my head .

Here is the recipe I use for Fresh Flour Tortillas:

2 cups flour
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
1⁄4 cup vegetable shortening or 1⁄4 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon baking powder
1⁄2 cup warm water (may possibly need to add more, up to 3/4 cup) or 1⁄2 cup milk (may possibly need to add more, up to 3/4 cup)

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Mixed the flour , salt , baking powder first then mix in the vegetable shortening - then the water... You get this ball or Tortilla dough

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Cover Ball of Dough with towel or plastic wrap for 20-30 minutes
#Tortilla #Recipe

I roll little balls with my fingers that look like this #Tortillas

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They look like this right before I start rolling them out..

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First couple of rolls of the Tortilla

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Tortilla all rolled out and ready for the hot pan