Tams Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 TACOS AND TORTILLA CHIPS personal use only please You will need: polymer clay - translucent, ochre, white, brown, red, yellow, orange, pottery varnish ½ inch round cutter ochre artist pastel TORTILLAS: Mix 1 part ochre, ½ part white, and ¼ part translucent clay. Roll out to about 1/16 of an inch. (I used third setting on my pasta machine) Cut out circles with your ½ inch cutter. Gently rub ochre pastel on a piece of paper. For tacos, rub pastel onto one side of each circle. If you wish to make flat tortillas or chips, rub both sides with color. If you are making tacos, you’ll want to gently fold each circle over to form a shell shape. Bake for 10 minutes on 275. While still warm, if you are making chips, cut each circle into chips. I cut each circle in half both ways, then cut each piece in half. Lightly coat pieces with varnish and let dry. FILLING: Roll a very thin snake of brown clay. Take a piece of the snake and “bunch it up” to a size to fit in your taco shell. Keep the shape of the snake clearly defined. Make sure they fit easily into the taco shell, so you can glue it in place after baking. Bake. TOPPINGS: tomatoes: mix translucent with a trace of red. Roll into thin snake and bake. While warm, cut into tiny pieces. onions: roll translucent into thin snake and bake. While warm, cut into tiny pieces. lettuce: mix translucent with a trace of leaf green. Roll very thin and tear into tiny pieces. Bake cheese: mix ¾ part yellow and ½ part orange clay. Roll into thin snake and bake. While warm, cut into tiny pieces. PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: After gluing the filling into your shells, you simply glue the other toppings to the filling. I mixed my tomatoes and onions together with a bit of glue and applied those with a toothpick. I also used the toothpick to place the lettuce . After the glue dries a bit, then I used a toothpick to place some cheese. BONUS: I used pottery colored clay and a ¾ inch cutter to make southwestern plates. I rolled my clay very thin and placed it on a baking tile. I cut the circles directly on the tile so they wouldn’t lose shape being transferred. I baked these for 8 minutes. Then, I painted small turquoise dots around the edge of the plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachpeach Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 AWESOME!!!!! thanks! :groucho: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalygirl Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 How cool! I can't wait to try this myself! Thank you for sharing :groucho: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogster Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 That is awesome!!!!!!!! Prolly taste better than Taco Bell too... :groucho: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tams Posted April 22, 2007 Author Share Posted April 22, 2007 Thanks! I'm glad you all like it, makes sharing even more fun!! :groucho: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJEP Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Thank you! That looks wonderful!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tams Posted April 22, 2007 Author Share Posted April 22, 2007 You're welcome, Carrie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Yum......Tacos....oooo, now I've got the sudden urge to head to Taco Bell....Great job and thanks for the tutorial!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinyJudi Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 My family is always asking me to make tacos. The next time I do, wont they be surprised. :groucho: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Guacamole? I thank you for the taco tutorial, as I have a 1:24 hacienda kit patiently waiting its turn and I'll want to make teensy weensy food items for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokkie Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 What a yammy course Tams, very clear foto-shots! thank you, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tams Posted April 22, 2007 Author Share Posted April 22, 2007 Thank you - Holly, were you wanting a tut on guacamole as well? I wasn't too happy with the color mine turned out, which is why I didn't include it in the tut, but I could if you want me too. Just let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Would adding a touch of ochre and translucent clay help your guacamole? I don't need a tutorial for it, I just figured since you were on a roll... I very much like how your tacos tured out, and I could see moving on to burrits, enchiladas & chimichangas and all sorts of yummy nummies. Does anyone have a good tut on making rice for rice dishes (como arroz con leche, o arroz con pollo, o moros 7 cristianos)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueUni47 Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Tams great job thanks for the tut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tams Posted April 23, 2007 Author Share Posted April 23, 2007 Would adding a touch of ochre and translucent clay help your guacamole? I don't need a tutorial for it, I just figured since you were on a roll... I very much like how your tacos tured out, and I could see moving on to burrits, enchiladas & chimichangas and all sorts of yummy nummies. Does anyone have a good tut on making rice for rice dishes (como arroz con leche, o arroz con pollo, o moros 7 cristianos)? That's a good idea, Holly. I'll have to give it a try tomorrow. I'm also going to be making some tostadas tomorrow, might even try enchiladas, my real life specialty. If you find a rice tut, please let me know! Can't figure out how to make it either. Thank you, Glenna! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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