Before I get caught up in this week's post, let me explain why I haven't been around since November. Right after my last posting, I went on vacation and came back to find out my dad had a heart attack and was in Cardiac ICU. Two weeks later, he died while ungoing cardiac surgery. I was Daddy's girl. Well, I was born Daddy's girl, went to middle school as Mom's Girl, went to high school convincing myself I was no one's girl. It took my dad's being in a major accident my sophomore year of college for me to realize what I was missing and I was Daddy's girl every since. When he died in December, it was like I was a boat without oars - just drifting. Over the last year, other family members have passed on or have had major medical crises as well. Two new babies have been added to my extended family and two new babies have been born to teammates at work causing the only thing that kept me going - I haven't had time to think!
I haven't been very creative in the kitchen, and that has meant a lot of quick and comforting foods.
Quesadillas became one of those cheap, easy and comforting way to have dinner on the table. On the fly at a local natural foods market, I picked up cilantro, poblano peppers, and bell peppers and added some frozen black beans and corn kernels and sauteed it all together to make an easy dinner. Well, I made quesadillas a few more times, but then just couldn't muster up the will to make it again so it all just sat around in the fridge waiting for either the garbage disposal or for me to get it together.
Welcome the quesadilla omelet! I diced up one large garlic clove, a handful of cilantro, one poblano pepper, and a yellow bell pepper. I grated some sharp cheddar cheese. I cracked a few farm fresh eggs. About ten minutes later at the stove and a dash of hot sauce, I had dinner!
It was so great, it was requested again! When my husband said it was blog worthy, I realized how long it has been since I heard that and it was the motivation I needed to get back to being Seduced by Produce. Having problems posting pictures, so this is going up sans-photographs.
