Tortilla Soup

It's funny where inspiration comes from. Last night Suzy, Mike and family came over for some Tortilla Soup. Suzy made it, and it was very yummy. So, this morning I decided to watch the 2001 movie, "Tortilla Soup". Very yummy. Second time I've seen it and I must say Raquel Welch is fabulous, never mind the food. However, there was this easy idea. Cherry tomatoes filled with guacamole and topped with the tiniest of round tortilla chips. Adorable.

Never mind that I paused the movie to have a bowl of Cheerios. Back to the film. Just watching the hands chop, grill, and arrange and serve the food reminds me of Jen in the kitchen. Graceful and creative, and always a most delicious presentation. Very, very yummy.

I found this recipe for Tortilla Soup so this is my version of Sharing Sunday. Oh, and I changed it up just a bit:

Ingredients

2 cans (14 oz each) chicken broth 1 can (10 oz each) Mild Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies, undrained 1 can (8 oz each) Tomato Sauce 2 cups of vegetables (Celery, carrots, cauliflower, green beans, corn) 1 can dark red kidney beans 2 cups water 18 tortilla chips, broken 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (1/2 cup = 2 oz)

Directions

Combine broth, undrained tomatoes, tomato sauce, vegetables and water in medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low; simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Soup serves 6. Use chips and cheese to garnish the soup. Avocado could be wonderful, too. Change it up: Use more diced tomatoes and less chicken broth and skip the tomato sauce. Use some cumin.

A Usual Sunday

Not the greatest of weeks, but today is a new day, and the first day of a new week. I pampered myself with a Chick Flick in bed and I knew just how it would evolve about 30 minutes in, but I watched it all anyway. Some great, great lines and it was filmed in San Francisco. The acting? Not so formidable, but you can't have it all. And today, I just needed some gentle music and a familiar setting.

Ally has a friend visiting from Minnesota and since this is her first week end here, Ally called to ask if I could make the traditional family Sunday dinner with all the usual food (pilaf, chicken kebab, salad). I said "Yes" of course. Ally's friend is a girl named Hope, but for some reason I call her Faith.  I'm going to think this is mystical and magical, not just a Mema thing.

Anyways, life is all around us so I'd better get going. I don't want to miss anything (on purpose), and the fridge? Well let's just say that it's not quite ready to be raided.

Super Bowl Sunday

No secret that The Zigs are Steelers fans so tomorrow is a big day for us. Must admit that it's way more fun to win so let's see if we can have a big lead going into those infamous last 2 minutes of the 4th quarter. Go Steelers!