Invidious Quesadillas

The word 'invidious' comes from the Latin invideo, which means to envy or begrudge. The Latin verb is interesting to me precisely because it means more than just envy, although this indeed is its primary meaning. It means something like to cast the evil eye, to regard something with such negativity and ill-will as to transform the very passivity of perception into the activity of a curse, to lave the innocent object of regard in the poisonous apprehension which oozes from the glance of the basilisks that nest in the secret cockles of the heart.

Anyway, the reason I'm calling these quesadillas invidious is because I've always felt that black-eyed peas are watching me.

Recipe: black-eyed peas + tortilla (+ olive oil). I highly urge you to add cheese to this recipe. I didn't have any cheese at the time (HUGE OVERSIGHT).



Report: Without cheese, this is basically just black-eyed peas in a tortilla. Nevertheless, it was pretty good, but not great. 7/20.

Eggsadillas x 3

A few days ago I made an eggsadilla for the first time. This time I decided to "step it up a bit," as the famous TV-chef always says.

Recipe: (sharp cheddar) cheese + eggs + tortilla (+ olive oil). Cook things in this order: egg, tortilla+cheese, egg, tortilla+cheese, egg, tortilla+cheese. When each straight quesadilla is done, take it off the griddle and drop the already-prepared egg inside.


Report: Simply stunning. These eggsadillas were absolutely amazing. Legendary, legendary eggsadillas. The secret is putting only one egg in each quesadilla (I did two last time). When the proportions fall into place, then the clouds yawn to reveal the face of God, who smiles upon the quesadillas of man. 11/20.

Eggsadilla

It was breakfast-time, and yet I felt like eating a quesadilla. What to do? I know -- I'll make an Eggsadilla!

Recipe: (sharp Cheddar) + tortilla + egg (+ olive oil).


Report: Delicious. 9/20 (where 5/20 is the new 5/10).

Basicadillas

For my first round of quesadillas, I decided to keep things simple and go with the "Basicadilla." Plus, I didn't have any other ingredients beyond cheese and black beans.

Recipe: (Sharp cheddar) cheese + black beans + tortilla (+ olive oil). Cook the beans separately, and then add them to the quesadilla last, off-griddle. Peas and carrots provide a tasty side-dish.



Report: Delicious and easy-to-make. 8/20 (where 5/20 means what you would expect 5/10 to mean).