I have a package of flour tortillas in my freezer for when I want to make wraps or quesadillas but a recent post on a sourdough baking group on FB inspired me to make my own with discard sourdough starter.

The recipe below has been scaled down from the original and the directions have been rewritten with a bit more detail.


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When I'm happy ... I want sushi.

When I'm sad ... I want sushi.

When I'm bored ... I want... I think you can pretty much figure out where this is going.

BUT, sushi is pricey, so I go digging through the pantry and the freezer for inspiration, and then I come up with dishes that will fill my tummy and not empty out my wallet.


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What country/nationality's cooking, other than your own, do you enjoy?

I live in Canada and other than poutine and butter tarts, I can't really claim that I cook anything that is particularly CANADIAN. Throwing maple syrup into a dish doesn't make it Canadian, does it?

I enjoy a variety of national cuisines. This past week ... I made Chinese ( ( Read more... )

I had planned on a Greek themed cooking weekend inspired by a package of phyllo dough in my freezer ... galactoboureko and spanakotheropita and dolmathes. (I keep seeing those jars of brined grape leaves in the grocery store). I even wrote them down on a piece of paper ( Read more... )

My freezer/pantry clear out has taken a serious turn and I can finally see the bottom of the upstairs freezer. And there are darned few things left in there so I've had to be creative.

Even the carrot cake was partially made with a freezer item, the last of a bag of walnuts from Costco. I DID have to buy a can of crushed pineapple though. And, ( Read more... )

WARNING: Picture Heavy Post

I've been doing quite a bit of cooking from my freezer these days due to necessity. No money and free time means I can get creative.

I love dim sum and one of my favourite dishes is char siu bao or Chinese bbq'd pork buns. I was going to use the Korean pork tenderloin for a filling but I was too lazy to do so when I ( Read more... )

I had an inexpensive turkey in my freezer ... too ratty to ever present to company, if I had had plans for any, because it was missing most of the skin over the breast. However it was perfect for making a bunch of tasty goodies. Some were eaten immediately but most were wrapped up and frozen away for the future. A lot of good meals starting with a ( Read more... )

I'm sure than anyone who likes Tex-Mex food already has his/her own favourite recipe for "Mexican Rice", but if you don't, this isn't a bad one to start from. My recipe varies based on what I've got in the house. This is the most recent version I threw together ( Read more... )

Huevos divorciados, or "divorced eggs," is a Mexican breakfast dish featuring two fried eggs separated by a column of chilaquiles. The eggs are each served on a different coloured sauce ... red (salsa roja) and green (salsa verde).

I've made chilaquiles before, even if it should have been called a Tex-Mex migas in being combined with scrambled ( Read more... )

There are lots of things you can do with a whole turkey. You can visit previous 'turkey' tagged posts to see them. I tried a few new things too ( Read more... )