Guest guest Posted January 15, 2002 Report Share Posted January 15, 2002 Ok, so today I took tortillas (the only white-flour product we consume, as I never found them whole wheat here) and filled them with a vegetarian chili. It was a normal chili, with the spices, the peppers and all, but made with veggie crumbs instead of ground meat. Then I made a hot sauce (cooked slowly some plum tomatoes with cumin, oregano, sea salt, onions, garlic and Cajun pepper) and spooned it over the filled tortillas, then sprinkled 1-2 tsp of cheese on top. Then I filled the rest of the plate with: corn, spinach cut very fine, and sliced-up fennel. My husband gave it a 7 (rating from 1 to 10). Hugs, " My darling girl, when are you going to understand that being normal isn't necessarily a virtue. It rather denotes a lack of courage! " Aunt Frances in Practical Magic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2002 Report Share Posted January 16, 2002 Elisa- Please tell me where you found even the white tortillas. I haven't seen any here yet! Carmen (also in Zurich) " Ok, so today I took tortillas (the only white-flour product we consume, as I never found them whole wheat here) and filled them with a vegetarian chili. It was a normal chili, with the spices, the peppers and all, but made with veggie crumbs instead of ground meat. Then I made a hot sauce (cooked slowly some plum tomatoes with cumin, oregano, sea salt, onions, garlic and Cajun pepper) and spooned it over the filled tortillas, then sprinkled 1-2 tsp of cheese on top. Then I filled the rest of the plate with: corn, spinach cut very fine, and sliced-up fennel. My husband gave it a 7 (rating from 1 to 10). Hugs, " ______ E-Mail for everyone! http://www.bluemail.ch/ powered by Bluewin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2002 Report Share Posted January 16, 2002 Where I live, Walmart has whole wheat tortillas, pita, hamburger and hot dog buns. -- Be kind. Be of good cheer. Dick Ford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2002 Report Share Posted January 17, 2002 I Know Dick, they are available in the States, I also found them when I lived there. But now I live in Switzerland and haven't found ww tortillas here so far. Hopefully I will Hugs, " My darling girl, when are you going to understand that being normal isn't necessarily a virtue. It rather denotes a lack of courage! " Aunt Frances in Practical Magic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2002 Report Share Posted January 17, 2002 Carmen - You can get them both at Coop and at Migros, in the International food section. They'll be near the ramen noodle soups, the Indian curry sauce jars, the corn chips... locate one of these items and you'll find the tortillas in the same shelf or nearby The Reformhaus usually carries bio ones, but no ww ones that I could see Hugs, " My darling girl, when are you going to understand that being normal isn't necessarily a virtue. It rather denotes a lack of courage! " Aunt Frances in Practical Magic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2002 Report Share Posted January 18, 2002 I didn't realize you were in Switzerland. When I lived in Munich, I sometimes found Old El Paso brand mexican food products, including vegetarian refried beans, in the tiniest section of the largest stores. I could get whole wheat flour there easily; tortillas are not that hard to make. -- Be kind. Be of good cheer. Dick Ford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2002 Report Share Posted January 19, 2002 --- Carmen Crenshaw-Hovey <crenhov4 wrote: > Elisa- > > Please tell me where you found even the white > tortillas. I haven't seen > any here yet! > > Carmen (also in Zurich) > Tortillas are surprisingly easy to make... here is a good recipe I have... I don't know where I copied from but the only time I have ever ruined it was when burned them...ewww I do not like burnt food... Flour Tortillas 3 cups flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup water 1/2 cup shortning or oil Mix together flour, baking powder, salt, and oil. Add water and mix with hands. form into a large ball and then divide into ten smaller ones. Roll each flat with a rolling pin and cook on a very hot ungreased griddle until lightly brown on each side. Yeild 10 tortillas. FYI I usually use white flour but I see no reason why you couldn't exchange it for your flour of choice. And really believe me they are easy... my two children ( 4yrs and 2 yrs) love to help me with the mixing and rolling ( and generally just playing with it like play doaugh too ) Also, although I do buy premade tortillas somtimes when I am lazy or in a hurry I MUCH PREFER the taste of fresh cooked tortillas and so does my faimly!!! They have all told me so! Send FREE video emails in Mail! http://promo./videomail/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2002 Report Share Posted January 19, 2002 Thanks for the tortilla recipe! I'll definately try to make them! Carmen in Switzerland ______ E-Mail for everyone! http://www.bluemail.ch/ powered by Bluewin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 I made homemade pizza the day before yesterday. I added 1/2 cup of wheat bran for fiber, and topped it with red pepper, onion and garlic sautéed in olive oil, plus some sliced pitted black olives and fresh oregano. I added mozzarella cheese on my husband's. It was very good! Yesterday I made a quiche using a croissant pastry shell, and filled it with sliced white button mushrooms (sautéed in olive oil and garlic + seasoned salt & freshly ground black pepper), broccoli (steamed and then sautéed also in olive oil and garlic and with a few drops of lemon juice added and the end + salt & pepper) and topped it with a potato crust, made by steaming cubed potatoes, then mashing them in a pot and adding soy milk, nutmeg, cumin and seasoned salt. I added enough soy milk to make it creamy and then I puréed it over the veggies in the shell and evened it out. I baked it at 450 for about 20 minutes then turned on the grill for a few minutes to make the potato crust brown a bit. Served it with a spinach salad with tamari dressing. Hugs, " My darling girl, when are you going to understand that being normal isn't necessarily a virtue. It rather denotes a lack of courage! " Aunt Frances in Practical Magic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2002 Report Share Posted February 1, 2002 Tonight I made a vegetarian chipolte chili, and it was VERY spicy (according to me, my husband said it was perfect) I had stewed tomatoes, black beans, white beans, kidney beans, garlic, carrot,corn, onion, diced chipoltes in adobe? sauce,red, yellow, and green bell pepper, chili powder, ground cumin, and I added some sugar to tone it down a bit. Then I made some cornmeal scones with cheese and creamed corn. They were very dense and delicious, I would be happy to share the exact recipe for these scones but they do contain a little butter, milk, and cheese. But soy works good for this. Great stuff seeking new owners in Auctions! http://auctions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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