Chilequiles

The other morning, I walked into the kitchen to find a bag of stale tortilla chips. After my initial disappointment of wasted food, I remembered there was jar of salsa verde salsa buried in a kitchen cabinet.

I took out a small pot and poured in some (~1cup) salsa and cooked over medium-low heat. when the salsa was at a simmer, I dumped in a few handfuls of the stale tortilla chips.  I grabbed a spoon and stirred so that the chips were coated with salsa. I doddled around the kitchen coming back to stir every couple minutes.  When the chips seemed to have lost their crispy form and were becoming one with the salsa, I turned off the heat.  I stirred in a big spoonful  of nonfat greek yogurt (an amazing protien packed sour cream substitute).    After tasting, my impromptu creation, I decided to add the final ingredient  . . . cheese.  I would have preferred a sharp cheddar, but  all I had was a cheddar-jack blend, and it was delicious just as well. I sprinkled a handful of the shredded cheese over the creation and waited for the perfection of melted cheese and voila!  chilequiles.  A simple use for stale chips that tastes like an enchilada casserole.

( for added protien, I sometimes add pieces of costco's amazing roasted chicken)

The Beginning

I have so many ideas for what I wanted to write about. I have been itching to start a blog for a while, but fear has held me back. I decided to keep it simple for now and blog about food. I named it BALANCE, for the balance between food cooked at home and food eaten out, and also for the balance between healthy food and indulgent food, and fresh vs processed.  Thank you for reading :)