All entries for Monday 21 June 2004

Mexican Fiesta Soup

For all those who love the Mexican taste, here is my favourite soup recipe. I make it like twice a quarter, so I guarantee it's good, healthy and even better than that, it's fast to make up….

Mexican Fiesta Soup:

900ml – 1L of chicken stock/broth
3 skinless chicken breasts
2 small cans of corn
1 large jar hot salsa
1 large onion – chopped
chili powder
cayan pepper
tabasco sauce
grated cheese
1 bag Doritos Dippas (the lightly salted kind)

I cut up the 3 chicken breasts into tiny pieces first with a pair of scissors and sautee them in olive oil in the bottom of my soup pot until they're lightly browned. I then add the chicken stock (I use 5 cubes of OXO in 900ml hot water). Then add the chopped onion, two cans of corn and large jar of salsa and mix them all together. Next add chili powder, cayan pepper and tabasco sauce to taste (although if you don't have these on hand, it will still taste good).

If you want it more tomatoey then you can add some crushed tomatoes, but I normally find that if you buy the salsa jars with 25% more on the label (Dorritos, I think), this is ideal.

Bring to boil, turn down low and let it simmer for half an hour.

Then dish out into large, shallow soup bowls and sprinkle grated cheddar all over. Finally crush two handfuls of the Dippas chips right in the middle to make a little pile.

Serve. Yummy.

More recipes coming soon!

Joanna Jameson : 21 Jun 2004 13:59 |  Tags: Recipes |  Comments (2) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Funny Place Names

Writing about web page http://places.jump-around.com/closest/

FAB site for finding funny/cheeky place names around where you live. It's even linked up to Multimap. Any time I read the results it finds, I'm reminded of the old MTV cartoon Beavis and Butthead ...

"Huh, huh, huh, huh, huh….He said __."

Anyone know what I mean?

Some of the places were:

Willey
Bell End
Foul End
and apparently…..wait for it….

Butthole Lane.

Type in SR6 too for fun…

Joanna Jameson : 21 Jun 2004 11:43 |  Tags: Funny Web Sites |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

The BEST bathtub music in the world

Title:

Come Away With Me

Artist:

Norah Jones

ASIN:

B00008WT49

Rating:

This album is just fantastic for anyone who enjoys laid-back, jazzy, sultry music to relax to. It's full of American style backporch kinds of songs and I'm convinced that it has the power to lower high blood pressure. Everything comes together perfectly, the writing, the instrumentals and Norah's vocals combine to make (in my opinion) the best music for lazy summer day barbeques or long car commutes or hour long baths…

My fave tracks are:

Come Away with Me
Feeling the Same Way
I've Got to See You Again

Joanna Jameson : 21 Jun 2004 11:39 |  Tags: Music |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem