The Way Of Carlito’s Quesadilla

I’ve been called many names in my life (no jokes here please): Carl, Carlo, Carlos, Carlini, Carlito, and most recently Los – short for Carlos.

I like Carlito – it’s got a nice ring to it. So I decided to name my style of quesadilla after it.

These are super simple and are cooked in the toaster oven in 4 minutes. Plus, I often try to make food that requires very few utensils. In this case, only a fork, knife and dish are required. That means ‘quick’ clean up too!

So, let me show you the Way! (Sorry Mr. Frampton, I did not mean to lyrically rip you off.)

Here are the basic ingredients:

  • Tortillas
  • Cheddar Cheese
  • Tomatoes
  • Green Chiles (diced)
  • Cholula Sauce
  • Avocado (optional)
  • Sour Creme (optional)

Thinly slice up the cheddar cheese and place on one side of the tortilla. Back the cheese away from the tortilla edge a bit. That way, when the cheese heats up it wont drip as much inside the toaster oven.

Lay on the diced green chiles, followed by a layer of sliced tomatoes. Add some salt, pepper and Cholula Sauce. That’s it!

Pop in the toaster oven. Set it for toast and 4 minutes. Lookin’ good!

Fold over the back side of the tortilla (towards the tomatoes). Top with Cholula Sauce and slice. If you have it, top with sliced avocados and a dollop of sour creme. Makes it awesome!

So delicious!

Quick, good, and easy! Now you know the ‘Way’ – give ’em a try.

P.S. – If you know Mr. Frampton, please tell Peter hello for me.

Black & White Sunday

This morning while working on photos, I was really into black and whites. So, I thought it would be cool to share some with you.

This image was taken just a few weeks ago in the small town of Niles, CA. It’s a great little town with lots of ‘throwbacks’ to yesterdays.

An old ‘Brownie’ camera. You can still buy film for these. It would be fun for ‘old time sake’ to buy some film and go out and do a photo shoot with an old camera like this.

A Liquid Amber leaf. The sun was just slightly illuminating the background.

A California poppy – yep, growing in a crack in the sidewalk. It’s almost like a “kirlian” photo, except the ‘energy aura’ is around the poppy’s shadow.

A Swallowtail butterfly taken decades ago with black and white film.

Have a colorful Sunday!