New Year’s Day I pinged LiLu.
Me: i just fell off the couch
thought i would share
LiLu: HAHAHAHAHA
thank you for that
Me: 2009 has not brought grace
I had the kind of night where I woke up with a pounding head and a half consumed gatorade in hand. This is a bit of a pattern for me. I somehow always manage to wash my face and brush my teeth, but then pass out clutching something; my keys, my computer, and most often, my teddy bear. I hadn’t spilled a drop of liquid on my sheets, but I guess I have years of experience in drunken juggling to thank for that.
New Year’s Eve was spent with Cinadarella and AuntLifesaver at a party thrown by a friend. The party was perfect, the host gracious and the alcohol copious. To everyone’s shock, I was fairly restrained in my alcohol consumption. Also, a birthday right around the corner means I will soon be squeezing myself in to a very tiny dress…I made the fatal mistake of being very cautious about what I ate. I was so hardcore I only downed three pigz in blanketz; that’s like Keith Richards only doing one line of blow. Before hitting the party, AuntLifesaver convinced me to split a quesadilla with Cindarella, but two wedges of tortilla does not a good foundation make. My hangover was disproportionate to the amount of alcohol I consumed because of the measley amount of food in my stomach. Next time I am eating the whole tray of pigz…
This is the quesadilla that didn’t quite cut it; two more slices and I probably would have managed to maintain enough balance to remain on the couch. This is barely a recipe; it is more instructions for assembly. It was good enough that I gave in to my urge to recreate it. It is simple, healthy and tastes good. For all you people who say you cannot cook, this recipe proves you can. The next time you are filling your sad and pathetic shopping carts with Lean Cuisines and canned soup, remember how easy this is to make. (Not that I don’t enjoy the occasional chicken enchillada suiza from the good folks at Lean Cuisine.) You can cook. Take a baby step this new year. You can do it.
Just hold on to your seat.
Goat Cheese and Spinach Quesadillas
1 large whole wheat or high fiber tortilla
Goat cheese or spreadable soft cheese
Several slices tomato
Handful of fresh spinach, stems removed
Preheat grill pan or skillet over medium heat. Spread cheese on half of tortilla and then layer spinach and tomatoes on top. Fold tortilla in half. Spray pan with non stick spray and cook on each side for about 3 minutes. Cut in wedges and serve.
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Grace is overrated. If no one ever fell, who would we laugh at?
I thought you were laughing with me.
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Looks good – keep offering really simple ones for us non cooking losers on and off this year please. Since I’m supposed to be bringing home baby – some damn day – it would be good to have easy things to fix. I’d like to cook more but I despise the clean up after so any thing you have that makes the clean up easy is much appreciated!!
I try to throw easy ones in as much as I can…nothing here is too complex. My goal is to just get people to cook a little more and realize it isn’t impossible. And fingers crossed on the baby.
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Last month I had one of the best quesadillas I can remember, at – of all strange places – the food court in the Charlotte airport.
Peter
Good food can be found in the strangest places.
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Speaking of grace, ever notice heroine addicts on a fix that never seem to fall despite their impossibly contorted posture and barely conscious state?
Yes! Well, at least we know I am not on heroine because I fall all the time.
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i totally bit it on the sidewalk this morning. this is becoming part of my regular morning ritual.
I am sure you looked pretty doing it…
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Those nights are always rough. If you miscalculate the intake ratios, you really pay for it the next day. One good cure or “helper” when this happens, is the POM pomegranate juice. It will pull you from the depths and makes the $8 bucks worth it.
Better than gatorade, even? Huh. Thanks for the tip.
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Gatorade looks like Woody Allen compared to the mighty POM!
I shall always keep a bottle on hand.
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What do you think about using oil (olive or other) instead of non-stick spray? When I used to make quesadillas all the time, I used olive oil and liked the added flavor. The problem was that I had a lot of trouble using enough oil without getting the quesadillas soggy. But I bet if I spent an afternoon on it I could figure out the right amount of oil and the right cooking time.
Anyway, my point is that you can’t go wrong with a dish based on melted cheese.
I think thats the issue with the oil–sogginess. You could get on of those pumps that mists the oil.
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Sure I was. Just like you laugh WITH me when I Open Mouth, Insert Foot.
It’s all about class, lady.
Of COURSE.
Ps, um, I hate women under 30 who use the phrase lady. Ahem.
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You eat the quesadilla after the drinking. That’s the key here.
Also, how awesome is it to here people say “quesadilla” wrong?
NOW you tell me. Jerk.
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HA. Nobody puts LiLu in a corner. Lady, hooker, slutbag… I will use any term of endearment I want and y’all will LIKE IT.
I should never question you. Lesson learned.
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Falling off the couch? Definitely sounds like something I would do (or have done). My parents like to tease me that I stopped ballet so early because I was so clumsy. I say, it’s because I couldn’t touch my toes, and the teacher made fun of me.
(They’re probably right.)
One second I was on it, the next I was off. Glad someone can relate.
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Good lord I love goat cheese.
So “full of grace” is a John Waters reference, right?
Goat cheese is under appreciated, methinks.
It wasn’t. Do you think less of me?
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That looks yummy.
I make pizzas with those high fiber tortillas. Put one in a cake pan, add a dab of olive oil and seasonings, top with some sauce and cheese. After a few minutes, voila! A pretty decent thin crust pizza.
That does sound good…and easy. Now I want pizza.
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Oh, I have done the not enough eating for the amount of alcohol consumed way too many times. Owie owie ow. Quesadilla looks delish, though. Happy 2009, grace or no.
If I was graceful, how would I regale you with such stories? Happy to you too, Lisa.
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No, but you should rent “Pecker.” Ridiculously hilarious.
So I had a basically all-candy diet in December and seem to have lost weight. Am I contemptible for this?
I have seen Pecker but it was years ago. I should rewatch it.
YES YOU ARE.
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How do you get the grill marks on the tortillas if you cook them in a pan? I got a George Foreman grill from a friend who ended up getting the family sized one. Could I cook it in there?
And I’ve never used goat cheese. Where do you even find it?
I used a grill pan. The instructions say to use a skillet or a grill pan.
Oh, it is good–you are missing out. It is usually with all the other more “exotic” (ie not American) cheeses in the grocery market. It is generally shaped as a log.
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Excellent recipe. During lean months after Enron, quesadillas was all I could afford to cook. 4 nights a week of that stuff (minus goat cheese, plus processed American or cheddar) and I could actually eat.
Good call–a bargain meal to boot.
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I use an energy drink rather than Gatorade. 100% success rate. And it gets you too wired to sit on, let alone fall off, a couch.
I was handed a gatorade as I left the party. Yes, it was an awesome party. There was also a driver.
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those high fiber tortillas only taste good with melted cheese in the middle and salsa on top. on their own they taste like shit. normally i love tortillas on their own, but those i can’t do.
La Tortilla factory is actually really good, I think.
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Goat cheese is right up there w/ bacon when it comes to awesomeness. You’ve convinced me that I need to make these yummies for dinner.
Welcome, PC. There are some more goat cheese recipes back logged here if you do some digging!
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For those of us that enjoy the benefits of cast iron, using butter as the cooking fat medium yields a quesadilla of delicious quality it crisps up the tortilla nicely.
Of course, one must be at peace with butter to do this, which i very much am. Now I have to go to the gym.
Oh, yeah…that is awesome…but, post holidays, a far off dream.
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I had the same problem on nye. There was a buffet of food that disappeared after i managed to get only one mini burger. yeeks. i barely moved till 5pm the next day minus yacking champagne. could have used one of these dillas to line my stomach!
Oh, that is not good for anyone involved, Dig. Eek.
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Quesadillas are pure comfort food! Just about anything runny between grilled tortillas is mouth-watering. Well maybe not anything…
Are you a fellow Capricorn? It’s my day today and I am milking it for all its worth, a habit I learned from years of dealing with a just-after-Christmas birthday. What a gift to a baby!
I say milk away–it is your day! Hope it has been happy. And yep–a Capricorn. I don’t know if I personify one, though.
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Hello, dinner!
See! You can cook.
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I am honored to have been a part of this…sorry about the piggies – they were in high demand. I figured an even gross would be enough. Apparently that was not the case. Note taken for next year. Also looking into cases of Pom for guests instead of gatorade….
Welcome Vintage. You threw an awesome party–no apologies for any of it. I could have had more pigz…I was trying to be strong, dammit.
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Yes, but were you secretly taped singing “Africa”?
Didn’t think so.
Thank G-d I wasn’t…that would be so humiliating.
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I’ve learned to not worry about calories when a hangover is at stake. Turkey sandwich and hashbrown at 3 am? Perfect recipe for happiness.
You had me at hashbrowns.
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i love this recipe! i know quesadillas are pretty simple and virtually every college student or 5-year-old knows how to make them, but since I’ve been averse to lactose for years now, I’ve had to miss out on quesadillas… Until now! I just discovered that for some odd chemical reason, goat’s milk cheese and sheep’s milk cheese don’t wonk me out. I’ve been jumping up and down for days over that discovery. However, it wasn’t until this very MOMENT, when looking at this recipe, that I realized that meant I could finally take advantage of this perfect hangover remedy. Gracias for helping me connect the dots!
Oh, this is exciting. Congrats on the discovery and glad I could help!
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made this recipe today, was very nice.
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