Mexican.

I came across a recipe for the Mexican dish quesadilla and thought I would give them a shot, and to stay true to the theme I made some re fried beans to go with them.

The quesadilla's were well received, but the re fried beans stole the lime-light and were a huge hit with Indigo (and the rest of us). As you can imagine the beans were very messy, we tried giving her a pre-loaded spoon to begin with but she seemed to prefer using her hands.

The quesadilla's were super easy to make and you can use lots of different fillings, so we will definitely be trying them again. Here is how we made them:

Quesadilla.

2 flour tortilla
1 big handful of chard or spinach (steamed)
some grated cheese (we used cheddar)
125g ricotta cheese

Mix the steamed chard/spinach with the ricotta and grated cheese and spread the mixture evenly on one of the tortillas, then place the other tortilla on top to make a sandwich. Place the Quesadilla on a dry fryingpan (medium heat), cook till golden and then turn over. You can also spread the filling onto half of the tortilla and then fold it over, this way it is easier to turn over in the fryingpan.

I made some patties with the leftover re fried beans and a courgette the next day for lunch, they were really nice too but Indigo preferred eating the beans the messy way and didn't have much of her patty... typical.

Quesadilla and re fried beans (left), one baby sized portion and one adult sized portion, and messy Indigo using the spoon to eat re fried beans; Simon commented that it looked like she'd had her face in her nappy... nice one..