I've gotten back into making flour tortillas

So, you know that I had bought flour tortillas a couple of times this winter. I was just tired of making them myself.

But, with renewed desire to get our budget under control, I got back into making them myself.

We had bean, rice and cheese burritos the other night, and I made whole wheat tortillas, using this recipe, here. I used all whole wheat flour in the dough and white flour for rolling out. And I made a recipe and a half for the dough, but made each one larger than the recipe suggests, for burrito-size. It took me about 10 minutes to make enough tortillas for the 5 of us. I'm not sure what the grocery store charges for whole wheat tortillas. But I estimate that I saved about 80 cents over buying white flour tortillas from Dollar Tree.

I also made a food processor salsa, using canned tomatoes, tomato paste, some diced onions, chili peppers from the freezer, garlic powder, salt, vinegar, oregano, cumin and chili powder -- all the basic items that I use in making large batches of salsa in the fall for canning.

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this last week's Cheap & Cheerful Suppers

Wednesday

fry bread (French bread dough, pressed into small patties and pan-fried in a bit of oil),
split and spread with hummus
cole slaw
homemade cake

Thursday
turkey-cheddar-cranberry sauce-watercress sandwiches on homemade French bread
curried carrot soup
blackberry-rhubarb pie

Friday
turkey in gravy over brown rice
sautéed kale, watercress, onion and garlic (kale and watercress from the garden)
blackberry-rhubarb pie

Saturday
bean burgers, topped with quick marinara sauce and mozzarella
herb polenta
cabbage slaw

Sunday
Greek Garbanzo Bean Salad
(cooked garbanzo beans, canned, diced tomatoes, sliced black olives, rice, watercress, chives, minced onions, garlic powder, oil, vinegar, oregano, thyme, parsley, lemon juice and mozzarella cheese). Made ahead on Saturday evening, for a simple Sunday supper.
biscuit wraps (like these but filled with 2 slices of ham luncheon meat, each, instead of hotdogs)
prunes

Monday
teriyaki turkey with cabbage, carrots and onions
over brown rice
rhubarb crisp

Tuesday
bean burritos (homemade flour tortillas, homemade refried beans, rice, cheese, food processor salsa)
sauteed veggies -- onions, garlic, kale
carrot sticks
prunes

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