Customer Reviews

101 Things to Do with a Tortilla

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There's something for everyone in here! If you're a lover of Mexican food, you'll find dozens of simple, delicious, and authentic recipes. "Mom's White Enchiladas" is already an all-time favorite of mine. If you're looking for Mexican-influenced dishes with a extra twist, you'll find all kinds of wonderfully inventive hybrids, like the "Tex-Mex Meat Loaf" or the "Southwest Lasagna". And if you're looking for something completely different to do with tortillas, stepping out of the Mexican territory, you'll find the most creative (and tasty) ideas for snacks, appetizers, even desserts - you name it, they've got it. It even includes kid-friendly fare, and it's quite vegetarian-friendly as well.

This is also, by far, one of the most practical cookbooks I've ever used. From the Helpful Hints at the very beginning, to the clear and concise directions throughout all the recipes - even the spiral binding (hey, it makes a big difference, being able to lay it flat) and plastic cover; they all add up to make this an easy and essential addition to your cookbook shelf.

As an ocean going chef the "101" cookbook series is the chef/cook's best friend. I found a collection of these very handy cookbooks on my last ship and I knew I had to have my own copies. The ship was short handed and it ran out of basic cooking & baking supplies. These cookbooks gave excellent and simple meal preperation ideas with the few supplies & staff we did have. It's all common sense but these ladies take the brain damage out of meal planning. Most importantly, the crew was always satisfied. I'd recommend the series for the beginning cook or one that is short on time.

i am gluten intolerant, so i cannot use "normal" bread, and gluten-free bread is expensive. so from the beginning i decided to replace bread with corn tortillas.

i have just received this cookbook today, and i already love it! i am so excited to try out the "strawberry margarita squares"! this cookbook is excactly what i wanted--a cookbook that contains recipes which are easy to convert to gluten free (corn tortilla instead of flour tortilla, for the most part) easy to do, and gives good alternatives to gluten-laden foods that i miss.

and it's spiral-bound!

to address some complaints others had (ahem): true, these recipes are not authentic mexican--they are tex-mex at best--but see this: the title is "101 things to do with a tortilla" not "101 authentic mexican recipes to make with a tortilla". and about the fact that this cookbook does not include a recipe for tortillas....how many people do you know that make their own tortillas? a quick search on Bing will bring many results, and on every corn masa package is a recipe for corn tortillas.

i recommend this cookbook to any and everyone, most of all to celiacs and gluten-intolerants that want to replace bread.

This cookbook gives you more to do with a tortilla than just adding fillings to make burritos. There's even a few cute ideas for kids edible crafts!

Fun little recipe book. Never imagined all the uses for a tortilla! Would buy again! The author has quite an imagination.

With two children in college there isn't a lot of money hanging around for gourmet food. This book has been very useful to them as they try to stretch their food dollars.

This made a great stocking stuffer for a budding cook. There are many 101 Things to with a .... books. Worth looking at. Price wasn't low, but it was less than I would have paid in a catalogue I found this in.

Thought this would be fun for our family since we eat a lot of tortillas. Unfortunately there really aren't a lot of recipes in the book that I'd be crazy about making. There are some other great recipes though. Therefore this book is just "ok".

Bought this for my husband's Aunt who lives near Austin, TX. We've visited with them and had breakfast burritos on their lovely patio. She's a wonderful baker and loves to make everything from scratch. I bought this with the tortilla maker. She loved it. Can't wait to go down again for HOMEMADE tortillas!

I bought this book for my sister's Christmas gift. She was delighted in receiving it along with the quesedilla maker. Now she has 101 things to do....besides the 1 she already knew. I was really happy that she loved the book.
Joanne