The days are warm and sunny here. The blue skies tempt us out doors and encourage
simple foods for meals. There’s nothing
low fat or low calorie about quesadillas or their accompaniments, but I love
their ease of prep.
Earlier in the week, I’d bought avocados, tomatoes, cilantro,
and a jalapeno to make guacamole and a salsa…salsa fresca. Cooking these three things for two isn’t hard
at all. Put some cheddar cheese between
two flour tortillas, and pop them on a frying pan or grill. Melt the cheese. Quesadilla done.
Perhaps I could use the Cuisinart for the salsa, I
thought. Sensibly, I also pulled out the
long awaited instruction book. Sure
enough, there were recipes for both guacamole and salsa fresca on the same page. I started by reading the guacamole. There were lots of spices listed I never add,
but there were the avocado, onion, tomato, jalapeno, and cilantro. I even had a tired lemon that I could trim
down and use for the squeeze of lemon needed for tartness.
I actually followed most of these directions chopping things
in chunks and whizzing them through the Cuisinart in batches. I had beautiful bowls of chopped onions,
cilantro, and jalapeno next to the semi chunky avocado. It worked, and I felt heroic….remember my
other kitchen machines are dated 1939.
Before doing anything more, I read the recipe for the salsa
fresca. It used all the same ingredients. Whoops.
I’d used my only jalapeno in the guacamole. It was a very good thing I hadn’t stirred it
all together yet.
I had to laugh at myself.
Yes, it all tasted really great when the guacamole got just a little of
the onion, cilantro, and jalapeno and the salsa got the rest.
Life is Really in the
Footnotes:
I love guacamole. Ditto quesadillia. (sp). Had one earlier this week with cheese, egg and tomato. Very good.
ReplyDeleteI'm wondering what happens when the guy comes down in the photo. Great shot BTW. Dianne
Delicious, had homemade guacamole and chips as dinner accompaniment for son#1 and I last night. I've gotten re-hooked on West Wing too. It amazes how current the story lines are.
ReplyDeleteJust hold down on the amount of tortillas/chips...all the rest is super healthy and not so calorie high. I have an avocado...now need to make some guacamole tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteWhat a photo! I'm with Dianne. What is the story on the return trip? Enjoyed your dinner prep then spent some time on Google trying to process the meaning of "subrogation." Finally, some clarity via Investopedia.
ReplyDeleteAll this talk about subrogation makes me miss those days when I, too, was in the midst of that insurance claims work.
ReplyDeleteYour food sounds delicious as well as seeing President Josiah Bartlet....I'm currently watching Season #7 of Dexter...which I love.
Many of my best "whoops in the kitchen moments" have become favorites. Trouble is I can rarely duplicate them later.
ReplyDeleteWow! That photo got my attention!
ReplyDeleteAnyway, the salsa and guacamole is much more interesting to me. Yum!
Glad you've mastered the Cuisinart!