Everyone Loves Quesadillas

niclark submitted the following:

Ingredients:

• flour tortillas (one per quesadilla)
• avocados (1/2 to 1 per quesadilla)
• cheese, grated or cut into small cubes (we used sharp cheddar cheese because that's what we had on hand, but many cheeses would work just as well)
• a wee bit of butter (optional)
• garlic powder
• onion powder
• cinnamon
• balsamic vinegar
• lemon juice (optional)

Directions:

1. In a small bowl, mash up the avocado. Mix in equal parts garlic powder, onion powder, and cinnamon (a pretty heavy dash of each), a splash or two of balsamic vinegar (a little goes a very long way), and a small splash of lemon juice.
   
2. Melt a little bit of butter in a medium or large skillet (large enough to fit your tortilla), or just bring the skillet up to medium-low heat without the butter if you want.
   
3. Put the tortilla in the skillet and let it start to brown a little bit. Flip the tortilla and sprinkle on the cheese.
   
4. When the cheese just starts to melt, add the avocado mixture. Fold the tortilla in half, then cook for about a minute on each side.

Optional delicious additions: diced tomatoes, diced red onion

Baked Avocado

Avocados are delicious. So's cheese. So are walnuts.

Here's a suggestion for baking avocados. Instead of just eating them raw with balsamic dressing, sometimes a hot baked avocado is just all that amazing. It's easy too!

Ingredients:

• An avocado
• Cheese (blue cheese, feta, anything you think would be good with it), grated
  
• Optional: 1 tbsp of sour cream
• Optional: chopped walnuts
• Salt, pepper
  

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Halve the avocado, take out the giant seed.
   
3. Mix sour cream, cheese and walnuts. Salt and pepper to taste.
   
4. Put the mix in the avocado. Bake until cheese or avocado is brown.
   

Bacon would probably be lovely in this as well!

Submitted by vefehrm