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So excited.
Cinco De Mayo, one of my favorite holidays because it
means fun, music, and best of all, great food.
And what better way to celebrate than taco night at home with the
family.
Here to share her tips on how to elevate your meal is culinary
consultant, cookbook author, and chef, Jill Houk.
Good morning!!
Hey Olga!
How are you?
Buenas Dias!!
Buenas Dias to you too!
You know what is served every Tuesday at mi casa?
My house?
I'm guessing tacos.
Taco Tuesday!!
I love it.
I am so excited you're hear this morning.
My producer was telling me earlier that you make the best
tacos because you have a secret weapon?
I sure do.
What is it?
I start with Tortillaland uncooked tortillas.
And why is that?
They are so special.
They come in the refrigerated section, because they are
without any kind of preservatives.
It's 5 all natural ingredients, and you cook them fresh to
order.
Wow, that's awesome.
Yes.
And what I love about tortillas is you really can use them for a
lot of things.
Not just a taco.
Oh my goodness, no, but let's get cooking.
Alright, let's do that.
So, what we're going to is I start with my Tortillaland
uncooked tortillas, and I've got a nice hot pan here, and in 60
seconds, we're going to have a wonderful fresh hot tortilla.
So you're actually cooking these, as opposed to me grabbing
those off the counter.
What makes this, I guess, a little bit more special?
This is more special because it's cooked to order.
The ones at the counter have been cooked, and they're
delicious, but these are cooked fresh and so they are nice and
hot and you're ready to make a taco with them.
I like that.
And you also mentioned some all natural ingredients.
What are those?
Stuff that you find in your own kitchen?
Really?
So, flour, water, oil, sugar, salt.
Ingredients that you've got on hand all the time.
Alright, you're making me really hungry.
So, you've got a great spread.
Tell me what you have here.
So let's make some tacos.
Okay, I'm going to get one for you, and one for me.
So, while we're making our tacos, I'm going to flip over
the Tortillaland tortilla, and this is where the magic happens.
It gets all nice and puffed up.
This is fun to do with the kids.
That is cute.
They just love these, and of course you have to supervise
them, as you're doing this, but what's fun about taco night is
you can put on everything you want.
It's a way to make the whole family happy.
So we've got chicken.
I'm going to put a little bit of this.
I'm going to put some corn on.
And you know that Tortillaland tortillas are great for other
foods as well.
So, I'll make a homemade pizza night, where everybody is using
a tortilla as an individual pizza crust.
Let me tell you, I'll make a tuna salad and I'll use a
tortilla.
Right?
Oh, that is delicious.
That's not bad?
Not at all.
You can even make desserts, so if you have some chocolate and
some fruit, everything is just so delicious.
I've never tried these tortillas so I'm going to tell you right
now that I think I'm ready to go, because everybody out there
is going man this woman can eat.
Oh my goodness.
Let me see the difference.
Let me taste real quick.
Mmm, they're so soft.
Aren't they wonderful?
And that's the difference between a cooked to order fresh
Tortillaland tortilla, and right now we're using the flour
variety, but we also have corn and cheesy, so you can put those
out with your taco night spread, or you can put them out with
whatever you're cooking, whether it be breakfast, dessert or
lunch.
I love it.
Let me tell you my kids are going to love this, because when
I pack lunches, I can actually make them a ham and cheese
sandwich, and just put a little tortilla on and change out that
bread, right?
Absolutely.
And it's like a little hug.
You've got the tortilla that's hugging the ingredients, and
your kids are just going to love it.
You know who else is going to love this?
I have to do this.
My producer, he's married to a gorgeous Latina.
Her name is Rosie, and Chris, get over here, I know you love
tacos, so I'm not going to make you bite off my side.
I'm in taco heaven right now.
Take a bite, my friend.
I love this man.
He'll do anything for me.
MMmmmmm.
Go ahead, say que rico!
Que rico!
Isn't he handsome too?
Thank you Chris.
Okay, I want my kids to eat these tortillas, so where can I
get them?
Go to the Tortillaland.com website.
Easy.
We have a product locator.
You put in your address and it will tell you what retail stores
to buy them at.
We're at Costco, Wal-mart, Kroger, Meyer, and Safeway.
And if you'd like to learn how to spice up your meal, visit us
at TheBalancingAct.com, or share some of your favorite tortilla
recipes by logging on to Facebook.com/TheBalancingActFans
Okay, I'm going to take another bite.
This is divine.
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