egg burrito

This is a super simple recipe. So much that it hardly feels like a recipe at all. But I'm posting it so that I remember that simple meals can sometimes be the best ones, and because it's a low-calorie meal that is filling and delicious.

RECIPE: Egg Burrito

Ingredients:

Pam cooking spray (opt)

2 eggs

1 flour tortilla

1 tsp. mayo

Directions:

Place a small, non-stick frying pan on the stove over medium-high heat. Once hot, spray it with a bit of Pam. Quickly after that, crack your two eggs into the pan. They'll start to cook immediately. With a rubber scraper, mix the eggs around- popping the yolks and mixing them up. You're going for scrambled. Cook the eggs until they are done to your liking (no longer slimy but still moist), flipping and breaking them up when needed, and remove from heat.

Warm up your tortilla in the microwave, for only about 10 seconds. You want it pliable. Spread mayo down the center of the tortilla. Add your scrambled eggs. Roll the tortilla up into a burrito, and VOILA! An egg burrito.

Serve warm. Eat up. And enjoy!

Serves: 1

Calories: 251

steak and cheese quesadillas

This recipe is based on one from For the Love of Cooking- a foodie blog I occasionally "stalk." The author does a fantastic job and posts lots of recipes that an average cook might actually cook for dinner that night {unlike many too-fancy-though-fun blogs}. I mostly followed her recipe but changed a few things to accommodate the ingredients I had on hand, as well as the let's-eat-now time frame we had that night. It's pretty tasty. The meat would be awesome in a carne asada burrito... but we were fresh out of avocados atm.

RECIPE: Steak and Cheese Quesadillas

Ingredients:
1 lb. steak, thinly sliced {about 1/4"}
1/3 cup vinegar
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup olive oil
1 tsp cumin
1-2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp salt
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp onion powder {or a few onion rings if you're out}
1 1/2 tsp oregano
2 Tbs. lime juice {or lemon, if it's what's on hand}
6 cloves garlic minced



1/2 onion, diced
1 Tbs. olive oil
cheddar cheese {We love sharp.}, shredded
flour tortillas
butter

Directions:
Put all above ingredients (the FIRST grouping) in a pan and simmer/boil until meat is thoroughly cooked. Remove meat. {Note: The original recipe uses these ingredients in a marinade... which is a fabulous idea, but we were in a hurry. This worked pretty well, though.}

Caramelize onions in a pan with the olive oil... probably over medium heat. {Be careful not to burn the onions, as they smell like hell and taste icky, too.} Remove from heat.

Butter one side of each flour tortilla. On one {out of the two necessary for a quesadilla} non-buttered side of the tortilla, layer shredded cheese, steak slices and caramelized onion. Add another small layer of cheese, to insure sticking. Top with another tortilla (buttered side out).

In a skillet over medium/medium-low heat, grill the quesadilla until browned -- flip and do the same to the other side. Cut into triangles and serve warm! {Sour cream, salsa and guacamole are all great toppers... so is Cholula hot sauce... yum!}