quesadillas and good company

There is nothing like good food and good company. Lorne and I went to Scott and Sakura's for dinner last night. We made some quesadillas. A LOT of quesadillas actually. Eight of them between the four of us and we managed to eat seven. Which, when you think about it, is quite a lot per person! It was because they were so damn good! They were washed down with some quality beer (kindly provided by Sakura) and followed later in the night by mocha roll-cake and coffee. And, of course, more beer than recommended for a weeknight.

I've always loved food and though it's fun going out to eat at fancy restaurants and having waiters wait on you, nothing beats having a wonderful meal cooked at home. And it's not just the eating part I dig, it's the cooking part, too. I'd never really cooked much until I started going out with my guy and it's become a favourite pastime of mine even when it's just cooking for myself.

Add a couple of awesome people and you have yourself a fun night.
Lorne always says that feeding people and eating together is a sign of affection in his family. Last night there was plenty of affection being passed onto our plates.

Food + Friends = Happiness

"The way to a man's heart is through his stomach."

QUESADILLAS RECIPE (makes 8 - 10)
Ingredients:

• 2 chicken breasts
• 2 medium steaks
• cheese (Monterey Jack or Pepper Jack is best apparently, but we could only find red cheddar and another mixed cheese bag)
• tortillas
• 2 onions, sliced
• 1 red and 1 yellow pepper (sliced)
• 2 avocadoes
  
• pepper, salt, garlic powder for seasoning
• salsa
• sour cream

Method:

1. Nicely brown the peppers and onions in a large frying pan and season to taste. Set aside in a bowl.
2. Season the meat as you like it and cook in frying pan. Remove from frying pan and cut them into strips (around 1 cm).
3. Either wash the pan or use another (non-stick is best) and heat it on a medium heat.
4. On a plate, assemble your quesadilla! On a tortilla, put a layer of cheese, then the peppers and onions, some beef or chicken strips and then another of layer of cheese. Finish with another tortilla. Make sure it's not too chunky and that the filling isn't too close to the edge of the tortilla, otherwise it might all fall apart when you flip them over.
5. Make sure the pan is dry (no need for oil as you want them to be crispy) and throw the quesadilla in. Try to flatten it a bit with either your hand or a spatula thing.
6. Once the tortilla is brown, flip it over carefully and brown the other side, too. Remove from heat and cut into quarters.
7. Serve with guacamole, salsa and sour cream.
   

For the guacamole:

1. Peel the avocadoes and remove seed. Cut into small chunks.
2. Put chunks into a bowl and season with garlic, pepper and salt.
3. Mush it all up with a fork until it turns into guacamole!