SparrowAnother entry in my #1985 #BagLunch #cookbook journey. We're skipping ahead a couple of recipes because I just had to share the pure 80-ness of this photo with you. I can imagine what the model shoot was like.
"Okay John, cover up a bit more of the 7-Up logo with your hand. Tim, look at his burrito like you're seeing a tit for the first time. Can we make the sandwich a bit more flaccid? Perfect!"
Anywho, this time lunch is Bean Burritos. The innards are composed of tinned refried (pinto) beans with garlic, green onions, and tinned chilies topped with shredded cheese and chopped tomato. The recipe says half a small tomato per burrito, which I found to be excessive for both flavour and moisture.
Overall the taste is...meh. The recipe makes 2 burritos so I had one fresh and one after it had been in the fridge for 24 hours. Fresh was okay, mostly just bland and too much tomato per bite, plus you don't heat the beans enough to melt the cheese and I would prefer melty cheese (I have no qualms with using tinned refried beans. Just they don't have a lot of flavour on their own). Eaten cold the next day was below okay. The tomato juice soaked into everything, making it somewhat soggy, and eating it cold increased the blandness. Needs some cumin, paprika, and chili powder, maybe some cayenne pepper. I would add some sour cream too. And ditch some of the tomatoes.
I paired each with an apple and half a tin of Indian-style chicken soup, as the book recommends for a "lunchtime fiesta". I was hoping for their Mexican-style chicken soup since that would presumably pair well, but the shop was out.
I also enjoy their insistence on a *white* paper plate for reheating and the term "micro-cook", because in 1985 microwaves were new and mysterious.
My wife was born in L.A. and raised by a Mexican-born grandmother, and because I apparently love annoying her I got her to sample the fresh-made option. Her feedback was "straight up poverty meal" and "it will do".
#burrito #beanburrito #lunch
"Okay John, cover up a bit more of the 7-Up logo with your hand. Tim, look at his burrito like you're seeing a tit for the first time. Can we make the sandwich a bit more flaccid? Perfect!"
Anywho, this time lunch is Bean Burritos. The innards are composed of tinned refried (pinto) beans with garlic, green onions, and tinned chilies topped with shredded cheese and chopped tomato. The recipe says half a small tomato per burrito, which I found to be excessive for both flavour and moisture.
Overall the taste is...meh. The recipe makes 2 burritos so I had one fresh and one after it had been in the fridge for 24 hours. Fresh was okay, mostly just bland and too much tomato per bite, plus you don't heat the beans enough to melt the cheese and I would prefer melty cheese (I have no qualms with using tinned refried beans. Just they don't have a lot of flavour on their own). Eaten cold the next day was below okay. The tomato juice soaked into everything, making it somewhat soggy, and eating it cold increased the blandness. Needs some cumin, paprika, and chili powder, maybe some cayenne pepper. I would add some sour cream too. And ditch some of the tomatoes.
I paired each with an apple and half a tin of Indian-style chicken soup, as the book recommends for a "lunchtime fiesta". I was hoping for their Mexican-style chicken soup since that would presumably pair well, but the shop was out.
I also enjoy their insistence on a *white* paper plate for reheating and the term "micro-cook", because in 1985 microwaves were new and mysterious.
My wife was born in L.A. and raised by a Mexican-born grandmother, and because I apparently love annoying her I got her to sample the fresh-made option. Her feedback was "straight up poverty meal" and "it will do".
#burrito #beanburrito #lunch
