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Cooking In The Kitchen..Having Fun – Tortilla Pizza

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Following on from my recent post for cheats garlic bread using tortilla wraps I thought I would share one or two more recipes or ideas I guess you could call them using wraps.

Izzy is still a big fan of cooking, baking, spreading butter and anything food related so I am totally embracing it and trying to encourage it as much as I can. Today’s experiment with wraps was so much fun for her as I left her have more or less complete control.

For this recipe you will need:

Some tortilla wraps – great for leftover ones that are slightly drying out.
Tomato purée
Cheese – most types will do, we used a mix of cheddar and mozzarella.
Toppings – we used basil leaves,chopped olives and tomatoes ( Daddy had jalapeños on his too )
A sprinkle of dried herbs

Put all your different toppings into small bowls of ramekins pre chopped or torn. Squirt some purée onto a wrap and ask your child to spread it around and now give them free reign with the toppings. Try not to interfere.

It helped with us that I made myself a pizza at the same time and Izzy mimicked me a little but older children will get the idea by themselves.

We sprinkled on a little dried herbs ( I helped with this ) and squirted on some garlic oil to finish.
Pop into a hot oven (only adults please) and leave until golden brown around the edges. Slice it up like a normal pizza and serve whilst warm.

This was more of a fun activity for Izzy than something I was desperate to cook but ahh they were so good. Light, crispy and just really, really good.

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Jalapeños for Dad 🙂

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COOKING WITH KIDS

Cheats Garlic Bread

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I’m a garlic lover. I love garlic bread especially but often find it too heavy and it fills me so much that I struggle to eat my meal. Over the last few weeks I’ve been on a frugal kick and I’ve been using up all the odds and ends in my cupboards – like those last few tortilla wraps leftover from Fajita night. Introducing cheats garlic bread…

So I needed garlic bread, didn’t have time to make bread from scratch and no French stick or ciabatta at home so I used some leftover wraps – now this is no great invention. In fact it’s so simple that its barely a recipe but we have had it several times now and we love them.

Cheats Garlic Bread

You will need:

Tortilla wraps
Butter
Garlic paste or diced garlic cloves
Dried parsley

I’ve left out quantities as it depends on how many wraps you have etc etc but you roughly need 1 part garlic to 3 parts butter and the parsley is more to make it look prettier than for flavour so as much or as little as you like.

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Preheat your oven to gas mark 5.

Chop up your tortillas as you would a pizza and lay on a wire rack or baking tray. Melt your butter and garlic together by blasting in microwave for about 20secs. Add in your parsley and stir. Using a pastry brush give each slice a good coating of the garlicky butter and place in the oven for about 10 minutes until golden brown – keep a close eye as there is a fine line between golden and burnt!

Serve immediately for ultimate butteriness but they are also good cooler when they crisp up a little more.

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They are salty, butter, garlicky and crisp. Perfectly light and a delicious accompaniment to lots of meals. A little addictive too some may say.

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Quesadillas – Simple Suppers #3

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Have you ever made or eaten a quesadilla? They are very similar to a fajita and incredibly tasty. It pretty much consists of two tortilla wraps filled with ingredients of your choice ( always include cheese) and cooked on either side – similar to a toastie.

I saw a photo on Pinterest a while back and all it said underneath was chicken, cheese and pineapple quesadilla. My mouth watered. Time went by as it tends to do and I forgot about this but when having a recent cupboard sort out I found a tin of pineapple rings and it flashed into mind. I had half a cooked chicken leftover from the previous day and a few small different flavoured chunks of cheese lurking in my fridge. It was decided.

You will need:

Tortilla wraps ( as many as you want to eat or share with lucky loved ones)
Pineapple ( fresh or tinned is fine)
Cooked shredded/torn chicken
Cheese ( I used a mixture of mild&mature cheddar and Red Leicester)
Butter

Firstly chop your pineapple into small pieces and grate your cheese. Place a small knob of butter into a frying pan and sauté your pineapple until they begin to caramelise- yum.

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Add your chicken and any other ingredients you wish to add – I finely chopped a banana chilli for some extra zing- and heat throughout. If you have a griddle pan get it on the heat ( if not simply use a frying pan) and when very hot quickly toast your tortillas on both sides and place on a plate. Now place 1 tortilla wrap in griddle pan put a big spoonful or two of your chicken/pineapple mix into the middle, top with cheese and a teeny squirt of BBQ sauce and place a second tortilla firmly on top.

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After a minute or so be brave and flip it over so both tortillas are nicely browned. A griddle pan makes a huge difference to the appearance but probably none to taste. Repeat until you have used up all your wraps/filling.

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This simple supper is delicious. It looks like you made an effort but is easy peasy and can be adapted to use up any leftovers you may have.

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Bon appetit

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