Friday recipes; or Fricipes

Sometimes when you have kids, you just do things to get by.

Of course I'd love to make every meal a culinary delight, but nobody ever died from eating peanut butter and jelly for lunch. And there are days when that's all the creativity I can muster.

But my all-time favorite quick meal is the quesadilla. It's easy. It's simple. And it can even be nutritious. The quickest meal is the quesadilla with refried beans and grated cheese. But my favorite is spinach with goat cheese. Yum.

One bunch of spinach.
Two cloves garlic.
One Tbsp. olive oil.
Two flour tortillas.
Spreadable goat cheese
1/4 cup shredded mozzarella

Salsa and sour cream for dipping.

Sauté the garlic over medium heat for about 30 seconds (just until it smells nice) and add spinach. I like it with a little water still clinging to it. With tongs, continue cooking until the spinach is nice and wilty.

On one flour tortilla, coat with goat cheese. Top that with spinach. Next, add the mozzarella (this binds it all together).

Top with second tortilla. Brush with oil and cook over medium heat until both sides are golden brown, about a minute each. Serve with salsa and sour cream, or eat standing over the stove, which is what I sometimes end up doing with these beauties.

Save the extra spinach to add in pasta, stuff in a pita or more quesadillas. The possibilities are endless.