Be Creative

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Be Creative


     I almost never make the same thing twice.  I have made breakfast burritos dozens of times (pretty much every time the freezer runs out).  But what I put in them changes every time.  How I make them depends on my mood, what I have around, something I'm craving or a story about "Americans don't get enough (insert any vitamin or mineral here)".  I think a recipe should be a starting point but where you go from there depends on what you and your family like.  One trick I like to use is only get crazy with one portion,  for example, I saw a cooking video where the guy used cactus in his omelettes.  I want to try this but I'm not going to commit to a whole batch just in case its horrible, so I'll make all but the last two like normal and add the cactus to those two to try it out.


     This works well for me on a few different levels.  I can use up anything I have that is going to go bad or has only a small amount remaining.  It gives me a chance to try new things and keep cooking fun, not a chore.  And I can add in something I know I should be eating more of but I'm not.


     I like any type of burritos, stir fry or tuna casserole for playing with.  


     Just be sure to think about it for a second before you add something new.  Just because you have a handful of strawberries you have been putting in overnight oats doesn't mean they will taste good in a breakfast burrito.  But you should be daring, the keeping the cost of ingredients low means you are not losing out on much, and the story about the mango egg and cheese breakfast burrito would be worth the cost.

     

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