Quesadillas: My Mid-Summer Muse
On June 27th, I stepped out of Spring Lake Cottage for the last time. Now I have one foot in the future, one in the past, and a stomach firmly planted in a present fondness for quesadillas. I always thought that I wanted to write a cookbook on tacos, but I’ve realized that its really the tortilla, as a perfectly wonderful carb, that I lust after so wantonly. Here in the mid-Atlantic and in my home-to-be the midwest, its nearly impossible to get real tortillas, but we make do.
During my most recent stay in Chambana, I explored the concept of the breakfast quesadilla. As it turns out, creamy scrambled eggs with American cheese and real bacon bits provide the perfect contents for this dish. I spread the egg mixture on a tortilla, topped with shredded sharp cheddar, folded in half and cooked until golden and crisp. I served this with salsa, pleasing the likes of boys 13-44.

Tonight, I had intended to prepare a refried bean, cheese and avocado quesadilla. Unfortunately, my roommate’s leftover beans produced a stench potent enough to shut up Kathy Griffin. I was near square one, but all was not lost. I heated some oil in my one skillet and added Quorn “chicken” tenders, cooked shrimp and corn. This was combined with a shredded cheddar jack blend and quesadilla-fied in the hot skillet. I topped this ‘dilla with fresh avocado and salsa. Yum!
Now I sit in my new-old-temporary digs, the basement living room of my house. I am grateful for my loved ones support, for my cuddly kitty, for my chenille slippers, for digital cable and of course, quesadillas.

Posted on July 10th, 2008 under Food, Simplicity by StarXLR8.
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Comment from Jonathan T
Time: July 11, 2008, 11:02 am
You’re alive! Good! And blogging. That’s good for the soul.
Hey, I’m a guy and 30! I must fit in your demographic and generalization about tacos/quesadillas perfectly. I make Linda and myself breakfast tacos every weekday morning. I had a scrambled egg, shredded cheese, and bacon taco. Yum!
Good luck and keep up the tasty food blog. I must make that quesadilla. It looks might tasty. Although I’d substitute carnas for chicken. Mmm…carnitas.
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