Baja who?

I was hungry today (like I am most days.) But today was a particularly bad day to be hungry, at least in my kitchen. Correction, in my empty kitchen. (What with all the travelling going on in our household these days, it really hasn't made sense to grocery shop, and, I missed this week's farmer's market...)

I contemplated going out - but what was I in the mood for? Nothing sounded tempting, and really, why waste the money? I have a pantry stocked with staples, surely, SURELY, I resolved, I could cobble something together.

So I took inventory and threw together these:

Homemade whole wheat tortillas

Suprisingly easy, I would bet any one with a kitchen probably has all the ingredients you need to whip a couple up right now:

1/4 C 100% whole wheat flour
1/8 t baking powder
pinch of salt
1 t olive oil (scant)
1 T warm water

Combine dry ingredients, mix in olive oil, slowly add water until dough forms a ball. Knead thoroughly. Let dough rest 15 minutes. Divide into two small balls, roll out on a floured surface until paper thin. Cook in an ungreased skillet over medium heat, 30 seconds each side, until slightly puffy.

I topped mine with this for a variation on huevos rancheros (minus the salsa - sadly, I had no tomatoes on hand):

Nutrition Facts per 2 tortillas: Calories:142, Fat:5g, Protein:4g, Carbohydrate:22g, Fiber:3.5g

Weekend Update

Here's a recap of the weekend so far:

Slumber party in the living room watching back-to-back episodes of this.
Made these in lieu of the usual cookies:

Zucchini chocolate chip muffins - yum

And this in lieu of the usual pizza.
Road trip to Temecula for a visit with A's parents, wine tasting, and wedding venue scouting:

Ponte Family Estate, Temecula, CA

And all the fun things to come:

Morning bike ride
Mid-afternoon house-hunting trip
Eating sandwiches from here while watching this concert here:

Hollywood Bowl

Hope you're all having fun too!

Inspired

For the past couple weeks, I've been so inspired by the 'food-porn' lovely pictures I've been seeing on food (and regular) blogs across the web.

Tomorrow night, we're heading to the Santa Monica pier with a group of friends for the weekly free concert. In honor of our gathering, I decided to put this inspiration to good use and make some snacks to share.

Here's what I've been up to today:

Photo and recipe credits (clockwise) 1. Tzatziki 2. Beet dip 3. White bean dip 4. Meyer Lemon pizza.

Everything (except the pizza) is making it to the picnic tomorrow night, and tastes SO yummy. Thank you to all for sharing not only your inspiration and beautiful photos, but the recipes!