Pinterest fail....

So earlier this week I posted a "pin-tastic" recipe I tried.

Of course we all know, everything is not pin-tastic.....

"Make-ahead Breakfast Burritos"

 Courtesy of: http://cdm-arewethereyet.blogspot.com/2012/04/breakfast-burritos.html

Ingredients:

1 lb pork sausage

1 package of hashbrowns

8-12 large eggs

1/4 cup of milk

1 package of shredded cheese

salt and pepper

1 to 2 packages of flour tortillas

Directions:

1. Brown the sausage then drain on a papertowel.

2. Cook hashbrowns in the same pan.

3. Mix eggs, milk, and salt/pepper together while hash browns are cooking.

4. Add browned sausage back to the pan to allow to cook with the hashbrowns.

5. Add eggs and milk mixture to the pan and cook until the eggs are done, stirring gently.

6. After eggs are done, lay a tortilla on the counter. Place mixture in the tortilla and top with cheese. Then roll into a burrito.

7. Wrap burritos in plastic wrap. Then place the wrapped burritos in a ziploc bag.

When you are ready to eat, you take out your desired amount (1-2 burritos), unwrap the burrito, place in paper towel, and microwave. If you have 2 burritos, she suggested you heat one for 45 seconds. Take it out and place the second one and heat it for 45 seconds. Then put the first burrito back in for 30 seconds. Repeat the same for the second burrito.

First, on a positive note

This is a great recipe to make if you plan on eating it immediately after it is cooked. They were delicious when I cooked them. I ate 2 or 3 for dinner that night.

BUT

When I reheated them several days later (after being frozen), they were not as tasty. The smell of the reheated burrito was TOO much for me. Maybe it was the brand of soft tacos I chose, I'm not sure. The hashbrowns were also "mushy" when reheated; they were gross and just ruined the whole thing for me It  was not appetizing at all.

I tried them again several days later, same experience. So I threw them out, all 20-25 of them....

I want to give this recipe a second shot. I think if I leave off the hashbrowns that it will help. Some suggested adding peppers or onions which isn't a bad idea, maybe that will mask the burrito smell.

This is all my opinion. Plenty people have given these good reviews on her blog but for me it was a pin-fail. If you happen to try it, let me know what you think.

enjoy your saturday - jen