Simple Breakfast Burrito

I had an ingenious idea the other day. While stuffing admit packets at the Law School, I started pondering what I would make for lunch. I'm getting really tired of the usual ham sandwich I've made myself since 1st grade. I remembered I had some grape tomatoes and mushrooms and assumed a salad would be fine. Scratch that - no lettuce. So I settled on an omelet, before I remembered I had tortillas. BINGO! Breakfast burrito it is. (I can also thank Bandit Burrito for the inspiration - I had one a few weeks again and it was amazing)

I realize this is just a simple concoction of a few ingredients, but that's what this is all about. I'm all for as few ingredients as possible - and combining whatever I have in the kitchen.

Breakfast Burrito
- Tortilla
- 2 eggs
- grape tomatoes
- mushrooms
- ham
- Mexican cheese

I would suggest heating the tortilla in the oven while you cook the eggs. Just wrap it in foil and let it warm at about 250 degrees.

I scrambled my eggs first. While those are cooking, cut up any vegetables or meat you want to add. Once the eggs are just about ready, add the veggies. Warm them up to your liking. Add some cheese if desired.

 So simple. The second time I made this I added salsa for some zip. It made it 10 times better.

Colorful Revolution

The past couple years I have tried giving up cookies for Lent. Did it ever work? Of course not. I think the longest I lasted was about two weeks - and that wasn't counting Sundays. This year I decided against the no cookie ordeal since I always cave in. Instead I've opted for no snacking after 9PM (another weakness of mine).

So I'm switching things up a bit. I'm obviously craving sweets - cookies especially - and wanted a simple cookie recipe. I fell in love with these simple cookies made from a yellow cake mix years ago when my mom whipped up a batch.

M&M Cookies 
Super Moist Yellow Cake Mix
1/2 C butter or margarine (softened)
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 pkg M&M baking bits

Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl and beat with a mixer at medium speed. Drop dough on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes. Cool for about a minute before placing on wire racks. 

Viola! Simple as that. The only problem I ran into was the bottoms burning. I'm still not used to an electric oven and am a horrible judge of time.

A lot of cake mixes have recipes on the side for a cookie variation. Have you tried turning any cake mixes into cookies? What are you favorites? Some of my favorites:

Lemony Crisps
Funfetti Cookies
Or just use your favorite cake mix