I like to fuss with dinner on Sunday to celeberate the new week and reward my hardworking husband. This weekend, however, he decided to strip the kitchen floor so we could put down a new coat of wax and revive the look of the kitchen. He didn't finish until three in the afternoon. What to do? We couldn't go out for dinner because we gave that up for Lent . . . although there was a good deal of temptations on that subject!
The end result was a trip to the nearby market where they not only had sales but I had a coupon! Ground beef was on sale. Tacos! Great idea except they only had soft corn tortillas but I said I would go ahead and fry them for the tacos. Then we noticed the flour tortillas were on sale and we switched to burritos. I could fry up and spice the ground beef and we could each make ourselves a hot, tasty meal with as much meat and cheese as we liked. By the time I got home to the kitchen, I remembered a favorite - baked burritos - less fuss and much liked and we hadn't had them in awhile. They are now residing in the oven, meat bubbling and cheese melting nicely. Naturally, this turned out to be the hottest day of the week at 80 degrees but we won't discuss that and try and forget the oven is on right now.
Baked burritos evolved when the children were small and I had only a certain amount of time between chores and homeschooling to get a meal ready for dinner. It's simple but tastes like you fussed a lot. You just prepare your favorite burrito filling and fold it into a tortilla like you were making a regular burrito. You squeeze them together in a greased baking pan, top with shredded cheese, salsa, and bake. Of course, you can be creative with adding sour cream, different cheeses, other meat fillings, just a bean filling, etc. Anyway, remembering it save the day and dinner is almost done.
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