Frozen burritos arrive in the freezer two ways -- either they come in "bulk" in a giant box that takes up two-thirds of your freezer space, or they come individually wrapped. At my grocery store, Tina's Burritos were on that ever-so-deceptive "club card special" for three-for-99-cents. That makes each burrito a very recession-friendly thirty-three cents, but don't think I fell for the advertising double-speak! I only bought one!
The wrapper made a very proud proclamation of "100% CHEDDAR CHEESE." There were no such matching declarations of "100% BEANS" and "100% TORTILLAS." I was worried. I was also slightly worried when the instructions indicated that a person could "cook" the burrito in the microwave oven OR the regular oven. Who would cook a single frozen burrito in the regular oven?! No one, which is why the instructions give you regular oven cooking times for those occasions in which you might be entertaining a dozen dinner guests and will unwrap each individually packaged burrito to heat in the regular oven.
The burrito was not bad for a bean and cheese burrito, but then again, I also doused the entire thing in about ¾ cup of jarred salsa. It didn't feel right to use anything but jarred salsa, by the way. Kind of like putting lipstick on a pork carnitas burrito don't you think?
The insides are in the gallery:
May is National BBQ Month and National Hamburger Month
Cupcakes, not for dessert (unless beef is your idea of a treat)
Because eating French Fries in the car is so tough
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3-31-2008 @ 11:35PM
Ariel said...
my bf makes those Tina's burritos in the oven (well, toaster oven). In his/our defense, we're poor college students who eat really well for dinner and he doesn't have a microwave.
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4-05-2008 @ 12:41AM
sarah said...
oh ariel, there's no need to defend yourself. as i have said before, in food, there is no sin (unless you're either of rachael ray or sandra lee ;) )
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4-28-2008 @ 7:23PM
Tina said...
Actually, if you brush a little olive oil or veg. oil on them before putting them into the regular oven they come out a whole lot better than microwaved.
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