Culinary disasters

[tigertoy]

This is really annoying.

My latest culinary trick is making burritos.  I fry up some hamburger, or today finely chopped round steak because I needed to cook it, with diced tomatoes, a little tomato sauce, and seasonings, plop a dollop on a tortilla, a dollop of refried beans, a little shredded lettuce, and a little cheese, roll up and enjoy.

That's the plan.  But today, when I opened the package of tortillas, I discover that they're stuck together so tightly that they tear apart rather than separating into individual tortillas.  It's really hard to make burritos out of this.

Comments

[chirosinger.livejournal.com]

Then it's time to make a burrito or taco casserole instead. Rip those suckers to shreds, layer them with your meat, sauce, cheese, etc (not the lettuce) a couple of times and then bake. Tortillas be damned! (then eaten!!!)

[folkmew.livejournal.com]

I hate that too! I've discovered that if you take the whole darn bag of them, stick them on a plate with a damp paper towel over them, and stick them in the microwave for a few seconds (keep trying til it works, I haven't done it recently enough to remember how long) - they will loosen enough that you can peel them better.

Good luck!

[tigertoy.livejournal.com]

I will have to try that.

[blur01.livejournal.com]

That the trick that I use as well

[(Anonymous)]

I cheat.
After the first time I open the bag and before I put the survivors in the freezer, I layer the little buggers with paper towels.

No, I'm NOT Anonymous!

[msminlr.livejournal.com]

My firewall just keeps eating the cookies.

Re: No, I'm NOT Anonymous!

[tigertoy.livejournal.com]

But this happened when I first opened a fresh bag.

[tigertoy.livejournal.com]

No, and they aren't that good either, but I still like 'em. And they're cheaper.