Chicken tortilla soup.

I took the picture with my phone camera (inside the kitchen) and for
those who care, the white spots are not salt. They are just a
reflection of overhead lighting that my phone's camera couldn't deal
with. http://oi60.tinypic.com/346oos1.jpg


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On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 22:32:43 -0700, sf > wrote:

>
>Chicken tortilla soup.
>
>I took the picture with my phone camera (inside the kitchen) and for
>those who care, the white spots are not salt. They are just a
>reflection of overhead lighting that my phone's camera couldn't deal
>with. http://oi60.tinypic.com/346oos1.jpg

Dang, I wish my soup shots looked that good.
It looks delicious, care to share your recipe?

koko

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"sf" > wrote in message
...
>
> Chicken tortilla soup.
>
> I took the picture with my phone camera (inside the kitchen) and for
> those who care, the white spots are not salt. They are just a
> reflection of overhead lighting that my phone's camera couldn't deal
> with. http://oi60.tinypic.com/346oos1.jpg


Looks like some good soup!

Cheri

On 9/6/2014 12:32 AM, sf wrote:
>
> Chicken tortilla soup.
>
> I took the picture with my phone camera (inside the kitchen) and for
> those who care, the white spots are not salt. They are just a
> reflection of overhead lighting that my phone's camera couldn't deal
> with. http://oi60.tinypic.com/346oos1.jpg

Great photo, and the soup looks delicious.

Becca

On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 22:53:59 -0700, koko > wrote:

> On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 22:32:43 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
> >
> >Chicken tortilla soup.
> >
> >I took the picture with my phone camera (inside the kitchen) and for
> >those who care, the white spots are not salt. They are just a
> >reflection of overhead lighting that my phone's camera couldn't deal
> >with. http://oi60.tinypic.com/346oos1.jpg
>
> Dang, I wish my soup shots looked that good.
> It looks delicious, care to share your recipe?
>
High praise coming from you, Koko, thank you! My recipe is a "no
recipe" recipe that I make when I have a convergence of leftover
chicken that's too small to inspire anything else and stale tortilla
chips to use up or throw away.

I started last night's soup with a rich, homemade chicken stock (made
with onion, carrot, celery and a little tomato - which can be fresh,
canned, even a dab of tomato ketchup will do)... but it's not beneath
me to begin with boxed chicken broth and doctor it up. I add one or
two carrots that have been sliced paper thin and sliced green onions
to the broth and let it simmer a few minutes while I'm shredding the
chicken (volume varies depending on the amount of leftover chicken I
am dealing with) and add it to the broth with a big handful of chopped
cilantro.

When I dish it up, I crush a handful of tortilla chips and put them on
the bottom of the bowl with a couple of tablespoons of salsa fresca
from the refrigerated section, fill the bowl with soup and serve.

Tortilla chips (Safeway sells identical chips by the pound now)
http://casasanchezsf.com/wp-content/...sanchez-sf.jpg
Salsa
http://www.shopwell.com/signature-ca...s/p/2113006806

That's it!


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On Sat, 06 Sep 2014 07:27:45 -0500, Becca EmaNymton
> wrote:

> On 9/6/2014 12:32 AM, sf wrote:
> >
> > Chicken tortilla soup.
> >
> > I took the picture with my phone camera (inside the kitchen) and for
> > those who care, the white spots are not salt. They are just a
> > reflection of overhead lighting that my phone's camera couldn't deal
> > with. http://oi60.tinypic.com/346oos1.jpg
>
> Great photo, and the soup looks delicious.
>
And thank you for holding my hand (more than once) when I was trying
to figure out that whole tortilla soup thing! Now that I've made it
my own, I wonder why I had so much trouble grasping the concept!
Well, I know why. Food bloggers (and cookbook writers) often make the
simple seem difficult, so I was wary of it for way too long.


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On Fri, 5 Sep 2014 23:16:20 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > Chicken tortilla soup.
> >
> > I took the picture with my phone camera (inside the kitchen) and for
> > those who care, the white spots are not salt. They are just a
> > reflection of overhead lighting that my phone's camera couldn't deal
> > with. http://oi60.tinypic.com/346oos1.jpg
>
>
> Looks like some good soup!
>

Thank you - it was delicious too. Do you ever make tortilla soup,
Cheri?


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On 9/6/2014 9:24 AM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 06 Sep 2014 07:27:45 -0500, Becca EmaNymton
> > wrote:
>
>> On 9/6/2014 12:32 AM, sf wrote:
>>>
>>> Chicken tortilla soup.
>>>
>>> I took the picture with my phone camera (inside the kitchen) and for
>>> those who care, the white spots are not salt. They are just a
>>> reflection of overhead lighting that my phone's camera couldn't deal
>>> with. http://oi60.tinypic.com/346oos1.jpg
>>
>> Great photo, and the soup looks delicious.
>>
> And thank you for holding my hand (more than once) when I was trying
> to figure out that whole tortilla soup thing! Now that I've made it
> my own, I wonder why I had so much trouble grasping the concept!
> Well, I know why. Food bloggers (and cookbook writers) often make the
> simple seem difficult, so I was wary of it for way too long.

Glad you made it, Tortilla Soup is one of George's favorites.


Becca

On 9/6/2014 9:25 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 22:32:43 -0700, sf wrote:
>
>> Chicken tortilla soup.
>>
>> I took the picture with my phone camera (inside the kitchen) and for
>> those who care, the white spots are not salt. They are just a
>> reflection of overhead lighting that my phone's camera couldn't deal
>> with. http://oi60.tinypic.com/346oos1.jpg
>
> I never understood the nasty trend of putting crispy tortilla chips
> into soup so they can get soggy and slimy. Why not just take a
> spoonful of soup and chase it with a crisp tortilla chip?
>
> And then we have migas <shiver>...
>
> -sw

People have been putting crispy crunchy things in soup for many
generations. I cut corn tortillas into strips, then I fry them. These
stay firm until the last spoonful of soup, they do not fall apart or get
soggy. I noticed they sell them in the supermarket, but they are way
overpriced. If the price comes down I might try them.

Becca

On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 22:32:43 -0700, sf > wrote:

>
>Chicken tortilla soup.
>
>I took the picture with my phone camera (inside the kitchen) and for
>those who care, the white spots are not salt. They are just a
>reflection of overhead lighting that my phone's camera couldn't deal
>with. http://oi60.tinypic.com/346oos1.jpg

Nice picture and good looking soup. I am now at the point where my
phone camera takes better pictures than my camera. I just have to
read the manual to see how to transfer the pictures.
Janet US

On Sat, 06 Sep 2014 07:21:05 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 22:53:59 -0700, koko > wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 22:32:43 -0700, sf > wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >Chicken tortilla soup.
>> >
>> >I took the picture with my phone camera (inside the kitchen) and for
>> >those who care, the white spots are not salt. They are just a
>> >reflection of overhead lighting that my phone's camera couldn't deal
>> >with. http://oi60.tinypic.com/346oos1.jpg
>>
>> Dang, I wish my soup shots looked that good.
>> It looks delicious, care to share your recipe?
>>
>High praise coming from you, Koko, thank you! My recipe is a "no
>recipe" recipe that I make when I have a convergence of leftover
>chicken that's too small to inspire anything else and stale tortilla
>chips to use up or throw away.
>
>I started last night's soup with a rich, homemade chicken stock (made
>with onion, carrot, celery and a little tomato - which can be fresh,
>canned, even a dab of tomato ketchup will do)... but it's not beneath
>me to begin with boxed chicken broth and doctor it up. I add one or
>two carrots that have been sliced paper thin and sliced green onions
>to the broth and let it simmer a few minutes while I'm shredding the
>chicken (volume varies depending on the amount of leftover chicken I
>am dealing with) and add it to the broth with a big handful of chopped
>cilantro.
>
>When I dish it up, I crush a handful of tortilla chips and put them on
>the bottom of the bowl with a couple of tablespoons of salsa fresca
>from the refrigerated section, fill the bowl with soup and serve.
>
>Tortilla chips (Safeway sells identical chips by the pound now)
>http://casasanchezsf.com/wp-content/...sanchez-sf.jpg
>Salsa
>http://www.shopwell.com/signature-ca...s/p/2113006806
>
>That's it!

Thank you, copied and saved

koko

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James Beard

On Sat, 06 Sep 2014 09:00:11 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:

> On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 22:32:43 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
> >
> >Chicken tortilla soup.
> >
> >I took the picture with my phone camera (inside the kitchen) and for
> >those who care, the white spots are not salt. They are just a
> >reflection of overhead lighting that my phone's camera couldn't deal
> >with. http://oi60.tinypic.com/346oos1.jpg
>
> Nice picture and good looking soup. I am now at the point where my
> phone camera takes better pictures than my camera. I just have to
> read the manual to see how to transfer the pictures.

If your recharger has a cord with a regular USB at one end and a micro
USB at the other, that's what to use. The first time you do it, your
computer will need to install the drivers and after that - it's easy.
Tell your phone it's okay to connect to storage on your PC, wait for
the "auto-play" window to pop up and click on "open folder to view
files". Your process might be a little different, but once you figure
it out - you won't have any trouble.

I open auto-play, go to the DCIM folder, open that and choose the
"camera" folder. That's it!


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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 5 Sep 2014 23:16:20 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >
>> > Chicken tortilla soup.
>> >
>> > I took the picture with my phone camera (inside the kitchen) and for
>> > those who care, the white spots are not salt. They are just a
>> > reflection of overhead lighting that my phone's camera couldn't deal
>> > with. http://oi60.tinypic.com/346oos1.jpg
>>
>>
>> Looks like some good soup!
>>
>
> Thank you - it was delicious too. Do you ever make tortilla soup,
> Cheri?

I make what I consider to be a mexican type soup sometimes using chicken,
pork, or beef using spices and leftovers, but that's about it.

Cheri

On 9/5/2014 11:32 PM, sf wrote:
>
> Chicken tortilla soup.
>
> I took the picture with my phone camera (inside the kitchen) and for
> those who care, the white spots are not salt. They are just a
> reflection of overhead lighting that my phone's camera couldn't deal
> with. http://oi60.tinypic.com/346oos1.jpg
>
>
Looks good enough to eat - right now!

On 9/6/2014 8:25 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> I never understood the nasty trend of putting crispy tortilla chips
> into soup so they can get soggy and slimy. Why not just take a
> spoonful of soup and chase it with a crisp tortilla chip?

Because they add texture and body.

Do you obsess over wonton soup?

On Sat, 06 Sep 2014 09:52:39 -0500, Becca EmaNymton
> wrote:

> On 9/6/2014 9:25 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> > On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 22:32:43 -0700, sf wrote:
> >
> >> Chicken tortilla soup.
> >>
> >> I took the picture with my phone camera (inside the kitchen) and for
> >> those who care, the white spots are not salt. They are just a
> >> reflection of overhead lighting that my phone's camera couldn't deal
> >> with. http://oi60.tinypic.com/346oos1.jpg
> >
> > I never understood the nasty trend of putting crispy tortilla chips
> > into soup so they can get soggy and slimy. Why not just take a
> > spoonful of soup and chase it with a crisp tortilla chip?
> >
> > And then we have migas <shiver>...
> >
> > -sw
>
> People have been putting crispy crunchy things in soup for many
> generations. I cut corn tortillas into strips, then I fry them. These
> stay firm until the last spoonful of soup, they do not fall apart or get
> soggy.

Part off what kept me from making tortilla soup for so many years was
my reluctance to fry up strips of tortillas for it and when I did, I
didn't like that they stayed crisp. I've embraced this version
because it's a perfect way to use up leftover chicken and stale
tortilla chips.

> I noticed they sell them in the supermarket, but they are way
> overpriced. If the price comes down I might try them.
>
I don't think it would be worthwhile to buy a bag just to make
tortilla soup, unless you were making soup for a crowd.


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sf wrote:
>
> I started last night's soup with a rich, homemade chicken stock (made
> with onion, carrot, celery and a little tomato - which can be fresh,
> canned, even a dab of tomato ketchup will do)... but it's not beneath
> me to begin with boxed chicken broth and doctor it up.

Boxed chicken broth. Weak dishwater and you know it if you really have
ever made your own. The only was to doctor up boxed or canned chicken
broth is to add lots of chicken bouillion. And if you do that, you
might as well just start with water ladled out of your toilet to start
with.

G.

Becca EmaNymton wrote:
>
> People have been putting crispy crunchy things in soup for many
> generations.

Yes! You buy hot&sour soup at any chinese restaurant and it comes
with a bag of dry fried noodles (or whatever those things are). You
add them right before you eat the soup so they are a bit crunchy but
not completely mushy.

G.

On Sat, 06 Sep 2014 13:15:25 -0400, Gary > wrote:

> sf wrote:
> >
> > I started last night's soup with a rich, homemade chicken stock (made
> > with onion, carrot, celery and a little tomato - which can be fresh,
> > canned, even a dab of tomato ketchup will do)... but it's not beneath
> > me to begin with boxed chicken broth and doctor it up.
>
> Boxed chicken broth. Weak dishwater and you know it if you really have
> ever made your own. The only was to doctor up boxed or canned chicken
> broth is to add lots of chicken bouillion. And if you do that, you
> might as well just start with water ladled out of your toilet to start
> with.
>

I don't feed myself the same meal every day for a week - so I'll live.



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On Sat, 06 Sep 2014 08:46:22 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Sat, 06 Sep 2014 09:00:11 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 22:32:43 -0700, sf > wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >Chicken tortilla soup.
>> >
>> >I took the picture with my phone camera (inside the kitchen) and for
>> >those who care, the white spots are not salt. They are just a
>> >reflection of overhead lighting that my phone's camera couldn't deal
>> >with. http://oi60.tinypic.com/346oos1.jpg
>>
>> Nice picture and good looking soup. I am now at the point where my
>> phone camera takes better pictures than my camera. I just have to
>> read the manual to see how to transfer the pictures.
>
>If your recharger has a cord with a regular USB at one end and a micro
>USB at the other, that's what to use. The first time you do it, your
>computer will need to install the drivers and after that - it's easy.
>Tell your phone it's okay to connect to storage on your PC, wait for
>the "auto-play" window to pop up and click on "open folder to view
>files". Your process might be a little different, but once you figure
>it out - you won't have any trouble.
>
>I open auto-play, go to the DCIM folder, open that and choose the
>"camera" folder. That's it!

thanks, I've copied and saved. I appreciate that your reply was in
people talk.
Janet US

On Sat, 06 Sep 2014 10:27:37 -0600, Mayo > wrote:

>On 9/5/2014 11:32 PM, sf wrote:
>>
>> Chicken tortilla soup.
>>
>> I took the picture with my phone camera (inside the kitchen) and for
>> those who care, the white spots are not salt. They are just a
>> reflection of overhead lighting that my phone's camera couldn't deal
>> with. http://oi60.tinypic.com/346oos1.jpg
>>
>>
>Looks good enough to eat - right now!

I get cravings for chicken tortilla soup. there's something about the
combination of flavors that really appeals to me.
Janet US

On 9/6/2014 2:06 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> On Sat, 06 Sep 2014 10:27:37 -0600, Mayo > wrote:
>
>> On 9/5/2014 11:32 PM, sf wrote:
>>>
>>> Chicken tortilla soup.
>>>
>>> I took the picture with my phone camera (inside the kitchen) and for
>>> those who care, the white spots are not salt. They are just a
>>> reflection of overhead lighting that my phone's camera couldn't deal
>>> with. http://oi60.tinypic.com/346oos1.jpg
>>>
>>>
>> Looks good enough to eat - right now!
>
> I get cravings for chicken tortilla soup. there's something about the
> combination of flavors that really appeals to me.
> Janet US
>

It's right up there with hot and sour soup for cravability.

On Sat, 06 Sep 2014 14:05:27 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:

> On Sat, 06 Sep 2014 08:46:22 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
> >On Sat, 06 Sep 2014 09:00:11 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 22:32:43 -0700, sf > wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> >Chicken tortilla soup.
> >> >
> >> >I took the picture with my phone camera (inside the kitchen) and for
> >> >those who care, the white spots are not salt. They are just a
> >> >reflection of overhead lighting that my phone's camera couldn't deal
> >> >with. http://oi60.tinypic.com/346oos1.jpg
> >>
> >> Nice picture and good looking soup. I am now at the point where my
> >> phone camera takes better pictures than my camera. I just have to
> >> read the manual to see how to transfer the pictures.
> >
> >If your recharger has a cord with a regular USB at one end and a micro
> >USB at the other, that's what to use. The first time you do it, your
> >computer will need to install the drivers and after that - it's easy.
> >Tell your phone it's okay to connect to storage on your PC, wait for
> >the "auto-play" window to pop up and click on "open folder to view
> >files". Your process might be a little different, but once you figure
> >it out - you won't have any trouble.
> >
> >I open auto-play, go to the DCIM folder, open that and choose the
> >"camera" folder. That's it!
>
> thanks, I've copied and saved. I appreciate that your reply was in
> people talk.
>
You're very welcome and I completely understand the need for "people
talk": I Googled how to turn on close captioning recently and the
first thing I read is "turn off the STB"... what the "heck" is that?
They didn't define it anywhere on that page. So I lost some time
trying to figure that out. I finally found out that STB means "set
top box". Okay - WHAT is a set top box??? So I wasted more time
figuring out they were talking about the box that displays the
time/channel. Why didn't they just say so in the first place?


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On Sat, 06 Sep 2014 14:18:40 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Sat, 06 Sep 2014 14:05:27 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 06 Sep 2014 08:46:22 -0700, sf > wrote:
>>
>> >On Sat, 06 Sep 2014 09:00:11 -0600, Janet Bostwick
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 22:32:43 -0700, sf > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >Chicken tortilla soup.
>> >> >
>> >> >I took the picture with my phone camera (inside the kitchen) and for
>> >> >those who care, the white spots are not salt. They are just a
>> >> >reflection of overhead lighting that my phone's camera couldn't deal
>> >> >with. http://oi60.tinypic.com/346oos1.jpg
>> >>
>> >> Nice picture and good looking soup. I am now at the point where my
>> >> phone camera takes better pictures than my camera. I just have to
>> >> read the manual to see how to transfer the pictures.
>> >
>> >If your recharger has a cord with a regular USB at one end and a micro
>> >USB at the other, that's what to use. The first time you do it, your
>> >computer will need to install the drivers and after that - it's easy.
>> >Tell your phone it's okay to connect to storage on your PC, wait for
>> >the "auto-play" window to pop up and click on "open folder to view
>> >files". Your process might be a little different, but once you figure
>> >it out - you won't have any trouble.
>> >
>> >I open auto-play, go to the DCIM folder, open that and choose the
>> >"camera" folder. That's it!
>>
>> thanks, I've copied and saved. I appreciate that your reply was in
>> people talk.
>>
>You're very welcome and I completely understand the need for "people
>talk": I Googled how to turn on close captioning recently and the
>first thing I read is "turn off the STB"... what the "heck" is that?
>They didn't define it anywhere on that page. So I lost some time
>trying to figure that out. I finally found out that STB means "set
>top box". Okay - WHAT is a set top box??? So I wasted more time
>figuring out they were talking about the box that displays the
>time/channel. Why didn't they just say so in the first place?

Aye, matey!
Janet US

On 9/7/2014 12:21 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> Do home-fried tortilla strips somehow stay crunchy where bagged
> tortilla chips don't?

Um...think about it, anything in a bag will contain more moisture than
something freshly fried and air dried.

C'mon Yappy!

On Sun, 07 Sep 2014 13:00:16 -0600, Mayo > wrote:

> On 9/7/2014 12:21 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> > Do home-fried tortilla strips somehow stay crunchy where bagged
> > tortilla chips don't?
>
> Um...think about it, anything in a bag will contain more moisture than
> something freshly fried and air dried.
>
> C'mon Yappy!

Tortilla soup is my way to use up *stale* chips. Do you have any
particular way you like to use them up? I'm thinking that I haven't
made (my version of) King Ranch Chicken for a few years and that might
be another good use for them.


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