Corn Tortillas – An Obsession

After completing my list of groceries today, I quickly amended my notes to add “corn tortillas.” Lately, I’ve been obsessed. My roommate noticed how much I adored cooking quick quesadillas after work. My boyfriend noted how frequently I was snacking on quesadillas and how often our dinners were turning into “taco nights.”

My grocery list addition took me back to a flashback to my first encounter with the quesadilla. I remember being babysat by my aunty Beth, who lived next door (we are a large family, and often one aunt/uncle received little nephews and nieces in one sitting). I believe she used flour tortillas with mozzarella cheese. I was hungry. My cousins were hungry. And she went to the stovetop in the kitchen and came back with these brilliant flat snacks for all the hungry and eager kids.

That’s what I thought then, as a child. And that is what I think now. Brilliant. Whether it is at Taco Bell, El Pollo Loco, or the Pancho Villa down the street, I cannot resist cheese and tortillas. Maybe my love for all Mexican food or Mexican “inspired” food is because I am from California, (I hear the East Coast greatly lacks in Mexican food), and have grown up eating it and loving it.

I get cravings for some kind of Mexican food, mostly nachos or quesadillas, as often as I get cravings for pizza (and that’s pretty often). It’s probably the cheese. That’s the only connection I can fathom…

So, love it or hate it, taco night is here to stay. As well as the frequent quesadilla and nacho binges.

Note: Being vegetarian, taco nights are usually made with taco seasoned-seitan, fresh avocados, cilantro, salsa, and hot sauce.

Oh yeah, did I mention for my birthday last year, I threw a taco party? It had salmon, chicken, steak, and of course, Boca Burgers. YUM!