The Busy Gourmand

Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato Fixings

I develop cravings for certain types of food fairly regularly. These cravings are not necessarily tied to my environment or based on a seasonal trigger. They just pop up and I have to do something about them in order to satisfy the hunger. Most of them are tied to foods I would not ordinarily cook, and are usually not the best things to eat every day if you want to stay healthy. Things like fried chicken, fried green tomatoes, and fried onion rings usually fall into this craving category. The obvious emphasis in all of these foods is of course the word “fried.”

Lately though a new type of craving popped into my head; a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich, the classic BLT. Where it came from I have no inkling. But the idea of a two slices of toasted whole wheat bread, with sliced bacon, tomatoes, fresh lettuce, and a healthy dollop of mustard was just driving me a bit nutty.

Yesterday I decided that this craving had to be fulfilled. Unfortunately when I woke up there was no bread in the house. I had some tortillas to use, but the idea of a tortilla BLT was not too appetizing. So with a bit of reconfiguring I came up with the idea of a quesadilla BLT; some grated cheese, some bacon, some thinly sliced tomato, and some fresh lettuce, between two toasted tortillas. And with a little bit of sour cream and a few leaves of cilantro it turned into a masterpiece. So when the BLT craving hits your stomach try the quesadilla BLT instead.