Of Disasters and Deliciousness

This week was weird. On Tuesday we began with Cuban Beans and rice, and gradually devolved into a mess. On Thursday Jeniffer's mother and grandmother came in to teach us how to make tortillas and rice, Mexican-style. It was an about average week, but only because the two recipes cancelled each other out.

RECIPE #1: Cuban Beans and Rice
I really wish I could just forget this recipe. I have little doubt that it tasted good, but after all the headache and trouble it took to make it (The stove in our kitchen hates me) I didn't even want to try it. It took all of Foods class and most of lunch period to cook, and even then the rice was still hard! Either we did something wrong, or the stove wasn't working properly. I will almost certainly never make this recipe again.

RECIPE #2: Tortillas, Rice and Charro Beans
This pretty much made up for Tuesday's disappointment. It was easy to make, fun to do, and utterly delicious. The Charro Beans were complicated, but yummy. The flavours of the many different veggies soaked through everything, making it very worth while. The rice? I've never had better rice. I've never had orange, tomato-flavoured rice before, either, so I guess it makes sense. The tortillas, though, were the ice cream on the pie. Delicious, healthy, and appealing to my boyish nature (Crushing little squishy objects in a metal compactor) they made my day. I brought the recipe home with me, so hopefully we can make these again in the near future.