'Bread and Butter' and Tortilla Soup

This video just might make your day :-)

It is only 1:55.  Watch it, and you can thank me later.
Watch the WHOLE thing.  It is worth it.

It just might make you smile, or at the very least, poop your pants.

This evening I made some tortilla soup with loads of toppings.  

If you want to know the way to my heart, it is Mexican food, toppings of any kind ... and that lead singer from the video above ;-) Hehe.

Tortilla Soup

1 chopped onion

2 T olive oil

1 chopped red pepper

4 minced garlic cloves

1.5 tsp cumin

pinch cayenne

1/2 chipotle pepper in adobe sauce (1/2 a pepper, NOT half a can)

zest from 1 lime

1 small can chopped green chilies

1-2 chopped tomatoes

2 chicken breasts (cooked and shredded) - or you could use black beans for a veg. soup

4 cups chicken or veggie broth 

1/2 cup sour cream

Toppings:

• Sour cream
• Avocado
• 1 million bunches of cilantro
• Fresh lime
• Cheese
• Tortilla strips (bake 1 tortilla for about 10 minutes, then break up)

Directions:

Heat oil.  Add onion and red pepper.  Cook for a few minutes until soft.  Add garlic and spices and stir for 30 seconds.  Add everything else except the sour cream.  Bring to a boil, then simmer for about 20 minutes.  Add sour cream and stir in before serving.  Throw a whole bunch of toppings on and enjoy!

All stirred up and ready to be devoured ...

After eating this glorious dinner, I avoided doing report cards by making chocolate chip cookies ...

A girls gotta do what a girls gotta do.

What do you have planned for the weekend?  

Do you like tortilla soup?  What topping would you use the most of?

I think we all know I would push small children out of the way for the cilantro.