PRoMiSeS PRoMiSeS...

I've been promising for a couple of days to make a version of 'fried ice cream', minus the frying because I really think all the other stuff is bad enough :o) and I couldn't put it off any longer. Here's my quickie version of a restaurant favorite.

LOADED Fried Ice Cream on a Sopapilla wannabe

Combine about 1/2 cup of crushed frosted flakes and cinnamon sugar(to taste).

Lightly fry a flour tortilla*preferably Trader Joe's...YES, it matters!* in preheated oil and sprinkle immediately with more cinnamon sugar. (It's like a tortilla trying to be like a sopapilla, minus leavening and all that gooey honey *slurp*...not to mention a lot less oil so I guess that makes it not a sopapilla at all??? LOL! now that I've got you totally confused...my total intention! Just kidding. Or am I? LOL!!!!)

Scoop a ball of your favorite ice cream and roll in the crushed flake mixture. place this ball on your tortilla and top with whipped cream, marashino cherries, chocolate syrup, nuts or whatever you like. Wait for the sounds of silence whilst the goods are being devoured!

Enjoy :o) (the silence and the treat!)

TRaDeR Joe'S To THe ReSCue aGaiN!

On our recent trip to Trader Joe's, we purchased the homemade style flour tortillas and sun-dried tomato & basil tortillas on a whim. I usually make my own tortillas but I'm always looking for a good substitute because frankly, I don't always feel like making homemade tortillas. I cannot, however, enjoy a meal made with store bought tortillas if they have that 'odd' taste. I'm sure you know what I mean...like they've been sitting in plastic on the grocery store shelves for a while.

Trader Joe's has pulled it off! They have accomplished something that many a tortilla manufacturer has been unable to do in my book. When we lived in San Diego several years back, we used to go to a butcher called the 'Iowa Meat Farms'. I'm not sure if they are still in existence but they used to carry tortillas that were like homemade in that you would have to lightly cook them before eating. Why more manufacturers don't do that is beyond me. Maybe the shelf life isn't so long... but I'm sure they are better for you and they definitely tasted better.

These were definitely worth blogging about. If you are fortunate enough to live close to a Trader Joe's (or crazy enough to drive nearly one hour to get to one), you must try these tortillas. Very delicious! So good I ate one PLAIN! I did follow the serving instructions found on the plain flour tortilla package.

Here's wishing you many happy tortilla dinners :o) Pick some up for your next tortilla creation!