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There are those nights when you just want to get dinner on the table and quick – no thought, just the motions! I have to start by giving credit to my cousin, my aunt and a friend – whose ideas created this quick dinner and dessert – thank you! Most nights dinner is a 1 – 2 hour activity, but some nights we have so much going on or for some reason the time has flown by – where – I am not sure and dinner needs to be quick and hopefully, somewhat nutritious!
This whole meal was made, eaten and cleaned up in 1 1/2 hours – you can make it even faster by using canned beans.
Erin’s Veggie Quesadillas
Ingredients
Beans (I used lentils, but you can use any bean you want)
Veggies – use whatever is in the fridge
Cheese
Tortillas (I use whole wheat or spinach, but you can use whatever you like best)
1. Cook the lentils or drain and rinse a can of beans. I love lentils, but for some reason when I cook them on the stove they never come out. Here is the other thank you – I was over at a friends house and she was cooking her lentils in her rice cooker – great idea. I did one cup lentils with a little over 2 cups water – now I will have beans for other meals during the week.
2. While the lentils are cooking, cut up your veggies. I use whatever is in the fridge and 
usually make more than I need – to either have on the side or for a quick lunch or snack.
3. Saute up the veggies with a little bit of olive oil and then set aside.
4. Warm the tortillas – I use the same pans that I am going to cook with.
5. Place the veggies, beans and cheese on 1/2 of the tortilla, then fold over and cook on medium high – turn after about 2 – 3 minutes, cook on the other side and then transfer to a plate. They are hot – so let cool some before eating – they are usually cool enough to eat when you have placed them on the table and gotten the drinks for everyone. – Enjoy!
Stella has been asking for me to buy Nutella – it is a big thing in the kids lunches at school – maybe because of the advertising by them that it is a great breakfast item, makes you wonder. I love Nutella and when we go car camping I use it instead of chocolate squares for our smores – yummy! So I was trying to think what could I do with Nutella and get Stella’s craving taken care of and then I remembered my aunt telling me about how she cooked up some bananas and added them to vanilla ice cream for a dessert for her daughter – who does not like bananas, but she loved this.
Banana Chocolate Wrap – this if for one wrap
Ingredients
Nutella or other chocolate – nut spread
One banana
Butter for cooking
Tortilla (you could use a crepe or other wrap – I figured a crepe was too sweet for this)
1. Heat some butter in a pan, enough to coat the bottom.
2. Cut up the banana into 1/2″ slices and place them in the pan – keep the heat about medium. Flip once – they should be a little 
brown, about 2 minutes.
3. Warm the tortilla and then place on a plate, spread Nutella on. I put it on pretty thin and the heat helps that.
4. Place the bananas on the tortilla towards the center, roll up and bite in. I was informed by Stella that this is the best dessert I have ever made – I wouldn’t say that, but it was very good and sweet. Next time I would use the smaller tortillas.
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