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Link to the recipe I referenced: https://www.atcoblueflamekitchen.com/en-ca/recipes-menus/recipes/black-bean-corn-burritos.html

This meal is one that I have been craving since I arrived back in Victoria following winter break. My mom makes something similar – and has told me that it is very simple to make. I am also a frequent customer at Chipotle (too frequent, honestly), and I have been wanting to try to make something like it at home for a while now – and this is where is meal came in.

If you were to click on the link and view the recipe I used, you would see that I did not follow it to a tee. For one, I did not make burritos (more on this later). Additionally, while I used most of the ingredients that they did, I did remove bell pepper – just because of personal preference. However, I did my best to follow their steps and most of the ingredients were there.

Now, the process of completing this recipe was honestly very simple. As I have stated previously, I am not much of a chef. However, this only took me a total of 45 minutes and I didn’t run into any challenges…until I tried to turn my bean-corn concoction into burritos. The tortillas that I had purchased were very small, and I was unfortunately unable to successfully build a burrito. However – I ended up creating burrito bowls and the following day I placed a tortilla under the stuffing (at the bottom of the bowl) which was delicious!

Here is the first bowl I made (without the tortilla). I added rice, cheese, avocado, and sour cream to my mixture:

My Personal Ratings:

The Taste – 8.5/10

This was absolutely delicious! I made enough to give me a week of leftovers and I truly never became tired of it. While I will tweak it slightly the next time I make it (more lemon juice, maybe make salsa as well?), I found this to be incredible. It was a lovely change for the usual 3 meals I make (I’m barely exaggerating), and I will definitely make it again soon!

The Process – 9/10

This was very quick and very easy! I can definitely see myself frequently, because not only did it take me very little time – but it also gave tons of leftovers. Additionally, none of the ingredients were expensive or hard to find, and the wiggle-room in the measurements meant that I didn’t have to waste anything. While I struggled with the burrito wrapping aspect – I enjoyed it as a bowl just as much as I would have as a burrito.

Overall – I loved this and I would highly recommend to anyone who was short on time but was looking for a delicious and satisfying meal.

In class this week we talked about the importance of representing information visually – as well as various tools we can use to make this possible.

While listening to this presentation, it became even more clear to me how helpful visuals are when presenting information. We looked at an explanation of how a bicycle pump works – first without an image and then with one. The explanation without the image honestly made no sense to me – and the simple additional of the image was able to make the explanation click. This is such an important reminder that including visuals in lessons makes a huge difference. Additionally, without the image, I found it considerably more difficult to focus on what was being said. By adding visuals to our lessons (and putting in the time so that they are actually helpful), we can make our lessons more engaging and increase the collective understanding of what we would like to get across.

We also looked at several tools for creating visuals. I am accustomed to Canva – I use it for every project that involves graphics. We looked deeper into Powerpoint and how we can use it to create visuals (and learned that we will likely be able to ask our students to do this too!). This was helpful to learn – especially considering that many of us (including me) will likely be using Powerpoint to create lessons. It was very helpful to learn about how to use it even more effectively.

Going forward, I will put even more effort into creating visuals when teaching. I truly understand that they make all the difference. I am also excited to be able to use Powerpoint as a tool for this!

Note: I created the banner on my website during this class – using Powerpoint!

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