I got started late so I didn’t finish it yet, but I’m making an Easter Birdy (tutorial from Molly Chicken). I’ve had this one on my to-do list for quite a while, and decided to make one finally. It’s a super cute pattern. Here’s the progress so far:

As for the barbacoa (made yesterday), it was fabulous! Still not exactly like Chipotle, but getting closer. I’m sure the other ingredients play a hand in that flavor too… When I got home and started preparing everything to make burritos, I discovered I didn’t actually have that can of black beans that I thought I had. I called my husband and told him to pick some up on his way in. He came home with a can of refried black beans. Not the same. I used it anyway. Close enough.

I heated the tortillas and let them get singed a little bit over open flame, in hopes that they would pick up a bit of that fresh-made flavor. Not bad! Tongs are highly recommended for this process…unless you have some hair growin’ on your knuckles that you wanna get rid of.

Then added the hot rice, beans and barbacoa, the pico de gallo, and the green Tabasco - just like I do at Chipotle! I rolled it all up and it was good to go, no foil wrapper necessary. Overall, a tasty meal, and very close in flavor to the original. And more importantly, you don’t have to ask for more of your favorite ingredients! Don’t be stingy!