Meatless Meal

I'm back after our anniversary celebrations (thank you for all the sweet comments) with a meatless recipe. Don't be too quick to judge. This one is good!

I'm known for trying to sneak meatless recipes passed Hubs (a meat lover) and only half have actually pasted. However, this one passed and we're now having it for the second time this week! So I figured it was worth passing along. It's a Grilled Portobello Quesadilla! The Portobelllo mushroom has a meaty flavor and is also filling so you or the man in your life won't walk away feeling hungry. Here it is...

Ingredients:

4 Portobello mushrooms

1 tbls oil

salt/pepper

8 8inch tortilla

red onion

spinach

2 cups of your choice of cheese

Directions:

Heat the oil over medium in pan. Brush mushrooms with oil and season with salt/pepper. Grill mushrooms and onions, covered (since we don't have a grill this works great stove-top) 8-10 mins each side. Thinly slice. Lightly brush 1 side of tortilla with oil and form sandwich with all the ingredients, covering with other tortilla. Grill covered, until cheese is melted and tortilla is crispy, 1-3 mins per side.

Corn salsa:

can of corn

red onion

avocado

salsa

Mix all together and place on top of quesadilla! (if you want to get fancy then saute the corn)

Time Flies

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Williamsburg - part of the borough

Two weekends ago Hubs and I did a little Brooklyn tour. We started in Williamsburg and walked our way down to Dumbo, which is right across the bridge from our place. We love Brooklyn. There's a lot to love. Quaintness, hipsters, laid back vibe, boutiques, restaurants, beir gartens, city views, flea markets, and that's just to name a few. So with that said, if you're looking for something to do this weekend (I know it's Thursday but I'm ready for the weekend) then you should head over to Brooklyn!

Check out the hipster-ness

We ate out back which is outside at Dumont - one of the best sandwiches I've tasted!

The outside back garden was pretty great, and shaded

But in case it got hot they gave us fans AND of course homemade donut holes which make everything better

We then walked around and landed at this lovely beir garten named Radegast Hall. It had such a low key vibe with inside and outside open room. We'll be going back here as well!

The open inside space - very welcoming

The outside beir garten

We then moved on to relaxing in the park and check out the amazing city views (people were also grilling out here which made Hubs want to move immediately over to Brooklyn)

Pretty amazing!

Right next door is Smorgasboard Brooklyn Flea with any and every kind of food you would want to try, with a view. (They do shut down around 4:30 so go early.)

We decided it was time to head back down and walk off some of that good Williamsburg food. Maybe DUMBO Brooklyn will be next...