Addictive Sweet Potato Burritos

Okay I made this recipe last night for dinner (Dalen had Chili ;) These were amazing! they are meatless so they're cheap and I'm eating one right now without the cheese and it's still great (even cheaper, and better for you) I made tortillas, I'll post my recipe. They're very easy but they are time consuming, but store bought just can't compete! I halved the recipe and it was still a lot of filling! If you don't have a big family I would suggest you half it too... Oh! And the best thing, all of the kids loved these!
from allrecipes.com
INGREDIENTS
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
6 cups canned kidney beans, drained
2 cups water
3 tablespoons chili powder
2 teaspoons ground cumin
4 teaspoons prepared mustard
1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
3 tablespoons soy sauce
4 cups cooked and mashed sweet potatoes
12 (10 inch) flour tortillas, warmed
8 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Heat oil in a medium skillet, and saute onion and garlic until soft. Stir in beans, and mash. (Mine didn't want to mash so I processed them and added the water while they were processing) Gradually stir in water, and heat until warm. Remove from heat, and stir in the chili powder, cumin, mustard, cayenne pepper and soy sauce. (I mashed the sweet potatoes in my bosch and added all the other ingredients accept for the cheese and tortillas and mixed it up)
Divide bean mixture and mashed sweet potatoes evenly between the warm flour tortillas. Top with cheese. Fold up tortillas burrito style, and place on a baking sheet.
Bake for 12 minutes in the preheated oven, and serve. (Huh I totally forgot this part. I didn't head them up at all after.)

You could make the filling ahead of time and just put them together and heat them up... also from the reviews I've read on these they freeze well.

Okay now for the tortilla recipe...
This recipe is from hillbillyhousewife.com


4 cups white or whole wheat flour or half each
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder (optional)
1/3 cup shortening
1 to 1-1/4 cups water
Waxed paper
oil (optional)
In a large bowl combine the flour, salt and baking powder. I prefer to use the baking powder because it makes the tortillas lighter, even if you roll them a little thick. The baking powder is not an authentic addition though, rather it is a southern mutation. Next cut in the shortening with a fork. When the flour is crumbly, add the water. Stir the dough with your fork until it makes a cohesive ball of dough. You may need to add an extra small spoonful of water if the dough is too dry. Be careful not to add too much though. When the dough forms a ball, knead it about 20 times. Then let it rest in the bowl for about 10 minutes. After it has rested, form it into 10 or 12 equal balls. Roll each ball in a little flour, to coat the outside of it evenly. Place a ball of dough on a sheet of waxed paper, or a clean, well floured surface. Roll the dough out into a a 6 or 7-inch circle. Try to get it as thin as you can. Loosen the tortilla from the rolling surface. Flop it onto a dry, hot skillet. Cook about 30 seconds, until the under side is dry, with a few brown spots. Flip it and cook the other side the same way. Transfer the cooked tortilla to a plate, and cook the next one. This goes pretty fast after you get the hang of it. You can roll out all of the tortillas first, in one stage, and then cook them all in the second stage. After you practice it some, the whole procedure takes less than 20 minutes, and the tortillas are sooo good. Use them the same way you would store-bought tortillas: burritos, soft tacos, etc.
The first few times you make these, you will need 30 to 40 minutes for the whole procedure. It takes time and practice to get the hang of rolling them out quickly and into a roughly circular shape. Please persevere. This recipe will save you $1 to $1.50 every time you make them. Also, if you don't have access to the store, you can still have lovely Mexican dishes all the same.
Homemade tortillas are not as flexible as store-bought tortillas. To make them more flexible, place them in a plastic bag while still warm, and let them cool right there in the bag. The steam will make them more pliable, and easier to roll up into fancy burrito shapes. This recipe makes about a dozen tortillas.

okay so I don't do anything different with this recipe other than once I've cut in the shortening I dump the whole thing into the bosch and mix it in there, then I let the bosche knead it for me. Oh I also triple this recipe, it makes 32 then. That's about a months supply for us. You could use whole flour for this but they would be a lot dryer. I have only attempted it once and they were a lot harder to work with. You'll want to cook the tortillas until they are just looking bubbly then flip them.. they should just have some very light brown spots on them. The first time I made these was for a "girls" lunch and they were like cardboard.. sorry girls! If you have an electric griddle it'll work great for doing these, otherwise you can only fit one in a pan at a time. When I make the 32 it takes me about an hour total to make them... but I can be cooking other things and cleaning the kitchen while they're cooking.

Well that's all for now... as always if you want to try these under controled conditions, come on over... I'm off to ruin my supper and have another one!

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33 weeks and counting. 8 more weeks left ;)

How your baby's growing:This week your baby weighs a little over 4 pounds (heft a pineapple) and has passed the 17-inch mark. He's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and his skeleton is hardening. The bones in his skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for him to fit through the birth canal. (The pressure on the head during birth is so intense that many babies are born with a conehead-like appearance.) These bones don't entirely fuse until early adulthood, so they can grow as his brain and other tissue expands during infancy and childhood.

How your life's changing:As your baby fills out even more of your belly, lots of things might start to change: Whereas before you were sashaying, you may find yourself waddling. Finding an easy position to sit in — let alone sleep — is becoming more of a challenge. And bumping into chairs and counters is par for the course.You may be feeling some achiness and even numbness in your fingers, wrists, and hands. Like many other tissues in your body, those in your wrist can retain fluid, which can increase pressure in the carpal tunnel, a bony canal in your wrist. Nerves that run through this "tunnel" may end up pinched, creating numbness; tingling, shooting or burning pain; or a dull ache. Try wearing a splint to stabilize your wrist or propping your arm up with a pillow when you sleep. If your work requires repetitive hand movements (at a keyboard or on an assembly line, for instance), remember to stretch your hands when you take breaks — which should be frequently.

Update.

Well it seems that my camera has officially died. Lets see, what's been happening here?

Okay my bosch came. It's a great thing. Just like I figured it would be, it was kind of anti climactic. I was so hyped up about it and then when it came it was great but I knew that it would be. I've been making very yummy delicous bread that we all love (accept for Dalen ;)

It was our seven year anniversary yesterday. Not a lot of years by some standards but it's always amazing to look back and see what (and who) has happened during those years. I love my husband so much and I am SO thankful that he is mine!

The kids and I all have colds which isn't great but it's okay.

Ephrim burned himself on the wood stove about a week ago. He's fine but it took us a while to figure out what had happened because he's not the best communicator so the burn ended up being a lot worse than it would have been if we had managed to get cold water on it right away. Then Emma burned her's on the wood stove. Her's wasn't anywhere close to as bad and by morning she felt fine.

I'll be 32 weeks tomorrow. CRAZY! Do we have a name yet? Nope, I think we'll just hash it out in the hospital. So for now, Buster it is. I looked the name up and found out what it means. Suprisingly it means "One who breaks things" yeah, go figure, it couldn't be some amazingly noble spiritual meaning. I figure it doesn't matter so much what we name him anyway, everybody's just going to call him Buster anyway!

How your baby's growing:By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds (pick up a large jicama) and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, she'll gain a third to half of her birth weight during the next 7 weeks as she fattens up for survival outside the womb. She now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). Her skin is becoming soft and smooth as she plumps up in preparation for birth.

Well that's about it for today. I need to get all my Christmas cards done and sent out and I have a parcel to send as well. Hopefully I can get them all ready and send them tomorrow.

Oh I do have a picture. But it's not of us. It's of my future dream home...

There it is! Can you just see me standing on the porch, barefoot and pregnant in an unflattering dress and apron yelling at my kids? ;)

Buffalo and Lions

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Week 31

How your baby's growing:This week, your baby measures over 16 inches long. He weighs about 3.3 pounds (try carrying four navel oranges) and is heading into a growth spurt. He can turn his head from side to side, and his arms, legs, and body are beginning to plump out as needed fat accumulates underneath his skin. He's probably moving a lot, too, so you may have trouble sleeping because your baby's kicks and somersaults keep you up. Take comfort: All this moving is a sign that your baby is active and healthy.

Stop while the going's good.

I should really learn my lesson. After an entire night of good sewing, one should really learn their lesson and not push their luck. There was a bit of a shirt disaster tonight that will require some extreme seam ripping. So I've taken a break from sewing for Buster and will now focus on wraps for a week or so. Just in case you were looking for some pictures.

The first fruits

So these are the things that I've made so far. There is more to come. By the way, I can make a some cute stuff with a t-shirt.

My first attempt at the little sausage baby pants. They don't have the cute little bum panel but they are still stinking cute!

The matching beanie.

I made his little pants with the wrong pattern so they were way too big, they would have fit Liv though, so I just took them in so once he gets too big for them I can just let them out.

So the booties above were the first pair that I made and I tried to finish the tops of them with my sewing machine so they ended up looking messy at the top.
This pair I finished the tops by hand and I love them. I really like the other ones too but I'll just have to put them on with pants that you won't see the tops with. Both pairs are reversable.

This is the blanket and I love it. It's a basic reversable blanket but now that I've finally figured out how to square up my fabric it is so much nicer.. it actually folds up evenly ;)

I have four more things that I want to make. I dont' know if they'll be done today but I'm sure I'll have something to add tonight!