The goodness of cooking from scratch

I love cooking from scratch, but occasionally, it starts to feel like a chore and the lure of packets of ready mades in the shops is hard to resist.

Tonight though, I remember why we cook from scratch.  It is cheaper, feels more satisfying, and the taste.... Oh the taste.

Tonight was a practise run for tomorrow's kitchen garden program at school. A "made up by me" recipe - pumpkin and bean burritos.  They were sooooo good.  We used a chunk of grated pumpkin cooked with azuki beans (I had them instead of kidney beans and their small size was perfect) and taco seasoning.  We served in homemade tortillas with salad, cheese, sour cream and salsa.  I'm sure they'll be good at school, but our homemade tortillas made them amazing!  I'll put the recipe below.

Then for dessert, I fancied chocolate topping on my ice-cream.  We don't have any, but a quick Google search found this recipe.  Was it good? Put it this way, I will never buy chocolate sauce again.

Picture with recipe here.

Sorry, no photos of our food, we scoffled it all down too quickly.

Soft flour tortillas

1. Mix together 2 cups of plain flour with 1 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt and 2 tsp oil. 
2. Add 3/4 cup warm milk and mix to a sticky dough.
3. Kneading dough on a floured bench for 2 minutes.
4. Place in a covered bowl to rest for 20min.
5. Remove and divide into 8 pieces.
6. Roll each piece into a ball and place onto a plate, not touching.  Cover and stand an extra 20 min.
7. Roll out the balls on a floured bench to about 20cm diameter.
8. Cook in a hot, dry frying pan until they puff slightly, flip and cook other side (about 30 sec each).
9. Eat warm or cover with a damp cloth to use a bit later.