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Chicken Taco Soup.........that's all you need to know

Ingredients (you will need a crock pot)

1 onion chopped
2 cans chili beans (16 oz)
2 cans black beans (15 oz)
2 cans whole kernel corn, drained
2 cans tomato sauce (8 oz)
1 can bottle of beer
4 cans Rotel
2 packages taco seasoning
2 lbs chicken breast
shredded cheese
sour cream
crushed tortilla chips (you have to crush them)

Directions

1. Place the onion, chili beans, black beans, corn, tomato sauce, beer, and diced tomatoes in a slow cooker. Add taco seasoning, and stir to blend. Lay chicken breasts on top of the mixture, pressing down slightly until just covered by the other ingredients. Set slow cooker for low heat, cover, and cook for 5 hours.
2. Remove chicken breasts from the soup, and allow to cool long enough to be handled. Stir the shredded chicken back into the soup, and continue cooking for 2 hours. Serve topped with shredded Cheddar cheese, a dollop of sour cream, and crushed tortilla chips, if desired.

Your man/woman/partner/friend/acquaintance/cousin/mom/dad have been working hard all day... the thing to do is to make this soup!!!!!!!!!!

Be a HERO

Noodles and .....Eggs?? huh

YUMMY.  You GOTTA make this dish!!!

What you'll need:

Noodles (spaghetti, vermicelli)
Olive oil
4 eggs

1. Bring water to boil, add uncooked noodles.  (10 mins)
2. Put Tablespoon of olive oil in pan.
3. With about three minutes before noodles are done, crack and put 4 eggs in skillet with medium heat.
3. Noodles should now be finished and eggs should just starting to turn a little white. Yolks should still be runny.  Be careful to not use too much heat or eggs will become fried.
4. Drain noodles and add to pan on top of eggs.  Remove from heat.  Allow heat from noodles to cook remaining eggs.  Stir pan, noodles will break up yolks and make a yummy mixture.  If too dry, add a little water.  
5. Eat
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HOPE YOU TRY THIS RECIPE!!!

VOTE IN THE POLL

Dear Readers:

   I've added a new feature to the left side of the page.  Please go and vote for your favorite restaurant of the 4.  If you have never eaten at any of these establishments, or if you don't live near any of these restaurants, or if you are a tightwad and refuse to spend money outside of Orville Redenbacher's delicious popcorn and a movie at home, JUST VOTE ANYWAY.

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-CM

DID YOU KNOW?

Milk chocolate was invented by Daniel Peter, who sold the concept to his neighbor Henri Nestlé

 

Three quarters of fish caught are eaten – the rest is used to make things such as glue, soap, margarine and fertilizer.

To make one kilo of honey bees have to visit 4 million flowers, traveling a distance equal to 4 times around the earth

The can opener was invented 48 years after cans were introduced

In the Middle Ages, sugar was a treasured luxury costing 9 times as much as milk.

Over 90% of all fish caught are caught in the northern hemisphere

The tea bag was introduced in 1908 by Thomas Sullivan of New York.

There are more than 10,000 varieties of tomatoes

 

Approximately one billion snails are served in restaurants annually

Maria Ann Smith introduced the Granny Smith apple in 1838

The tall chef’s hat is called a toque

 

Annually, France exports some 140 million bottles of champagne but keep 180 million bottles for local consumption

 

China uses 45 billion chopsticks per year. 25 million trees are chopped down to make ‘em sticks

Powerful Pomegranate

Pomegranates are super.  I bet you don't eat enough pomegranate.  It's not necessarily a fruit you think of grabbing at the store and it can sometimes be difficult to find.  However, POM juice can be found most everywhere and its worth picking some up.

Pomegranate juice is a rich source of phytochemical compounds shown to benefit the heart and blood vessels. It not only lowers cholesterol, but lowers blood pressure and increases the speed at which heart blockages (atherosclerosis) melt away.

Not only are pomegranates good for your heart and blood vessels but they have been shown to inhibit breast cancer, prostate cancer, colon cancer, leukemia and to prevent vascular changes that promote tumor growth.

Pomegranates' potent antioxidant compounds have also been shown to reduce platelet aggregation and naturally lower blood pressure, factors that prevent both heart attacks and strokes.3 Pomegranates contain high levels of flavonoids and polyphenols, potent antioxidants offering protection against heart disease and cancer. A glass of pomegranate juice has more antioxidants than red wine, green tea, blueberries, and cranberries

Pomegranate juice has also been found to contain phytochemical compounds that stimulate serotonin and estrogen receptors, improving symptoms of depression and improving bone mass.
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SUPER DUPER.  FLY TO KROGER  LIVE HEALTHY

-cm

HAPPY FOODS

The winter blahs are upon us.  Grey skies, cold blowing sucky wind.  Is spring ever coming? 

Eat these foods, they should help lift your spirits and drive away that winter bastardy feeling.

Lentils - low levels of folate and vitamin B have been linked to depression, exhaustion and the blahs. Lentils are rich in folate and vitamin B.  Who would have thought it?

Salmon - loaded with Omega-3s that will boost your mood and feelings of well being.

Kale - high in calcium and will help you feel relaxed and sooth jittery nerves.

Brown Rice - rich in complex carbs, will keep your blood sugar levels nice and give you  lots of energy

Next time we meet, you'd better be in a good mood.  No excuses.

-CM

SNOW CREAM

It's snowing.  Snow Cream needs to be made.

1 gallon of snow
1 cup of sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Milk to consistency

Let snow fall in clean bowl. Add sugar and vanilla, then milk to consistency.  Put snow cream in container with nice pretty logo and then sell it to folks that don't get snow.

PS. No yellow snow or clumpy snow should be used.

-CM