Enticements

At a recent breakfast meeting of the 30Squares Executive Committee it was mentioned that the reading list wasn't getting the consideration it should because it was too intimidating. I was told readership would improve if I offered food first. Well, this being a blog, all I can do is offer the recipe for some food along with enticing photographs. So, keeping well within the spirit of The Moore Doctrine ( ... But I am plumb tired of being dry and factual so I writ it just about as it went and you can tell Mr. Zip he oughta be thankful I didn’t stick a book review in the middle of it and maybe too a recipe for rhubarb pie ... ) I present to you the recipe for the official food of 'Miniature Building Construction in the 20th Century', Debra's Chilaquiles.

Note: Before beginning you should acquire 2 Pyrex / Corningware Cornflower Blue dishes as shown in the photo. Ours came from a thrift store for well less than $10 each, as this is a recipe being conducted within the spirit of The Moore Doctrine.

Let's get going.

What you need to make 2 servings:

Corn chips (I use Neal Brothers "classic" yellow organic corn chips)

4 eggs

Unsalted butter for frying the eggs

2 to 3 oz. of Monterey Jack cheese, shredded, or 2 to 3 oz. Medium organic cheddar, shredded, and 1/4 cup of crumbled Feta

1 pkg green chile enchilada sauce (I use Frontera), or half of 12 oz / 375 ml jar of green chile salsa

Steps:

1.  Make a layer (not too thick) of slightly broken chips in the bottom of each dish.

2.  Pour and divide the sauce over the chips in each dish to cover the chips.

3.  Put half of "melty" cheese over the sauce / chips in each dish. 

4.  Microwave each dish for 30-60 seconds, just until cheese starts to melt.

5.  Meantime* fry eggs in butter, or however you like to fry eggs.  Yolks shouldn't be cooked completely.

6.  Put two eggs on top of chips/sauce/cheese. Add Feta, if desired.

* to save time I start frying the eggs, and then microwave the dishes.

There you go! Now, suitably enticed and fortified, you may want to re-shingle a roof, or dig a garden, or install your summer tires, or put an addition on the house, or maybe even read the 'Miniature Building Construction in the 20th Century' list :-)