OMG the best Chicken Tortilla Soup ever!

I love Emilybites! In case you've never heard of it, it's a blog by a fellow Weight Watcher who makes slimmed down versions of comfort food. I saw the chicken tortilla soup recipe on her website and it looked so simple. I'll link to her website since I copied her recipe. I did make a few slight modifications though and added 1 tsp cumin, 3 cloves of minced garlic instead of 2, and I used canned chicken instead of cooking it myself.

http://www.emilybites.com/2010/12/chicken-tortilla-soup.html?showComment=1300657911931#c5224178252157199720

Day 11--Spring Has Sprung

Today marks the first day of spring and I couldn't be happier! I'm so ready to be finished with sweaters and snow so I can embrace sunshine and flip flops! I know it's slightly ghetto to be posting a picture of a dandelion instead of a prettier flower like a tulip but dandelions remind me of childhood and summer.

Day 10--Marksbury Farm

I love spending time with my Mom so naturally we had a blast on Friday shopping in Lexington. On the way back to Danville, we stopped at this cute little farmhouse right on the Garrard/Boyle line that sells locally grown products. They have meat that is locally raised without any chemicals and local produce and other edibles. I didn't buy anything but the place was adorable and I'm sure I'll be back!

Day 9--The Dark Lord

As I was walking back to my car after shopping at the mall, this bumper sticker grabbed my attention so I stopped to take a picture. There was a lady who was walking in the opposite direction toward the mall and she totally gave me the most random look for taking this picture! Anyway, Voldemort? For what? Does this Republican actually know who Voldemort is? Leader of the Death Eaters. Killer of Harry Potter's parents. Dude without a nose. I wouldn't vote for He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named for anything.

Day 8--You jump I jump Jack

I'm not afraid of heights or anything but the idea of walking around on a roof with no harness or big fluffy mat underneath me terrifies me. As I hit up DQ this afternoon for happy hour (1/2 price Mt. Dew on a day that I'm craving caffeine), I saw these guys just casually strolling (okay, they were working) on a construction site next door just amazed me.

Day 7--I've Got Lance In My Pants

I really probably should stop trying to take pictures with my phone as I drive home from work but if I did, then you all lovely readers (are there any of you out there?) would have missed this gem. It's difficult to tell from the picture but this truck has a picture of a man's back jeans pocket with a package of crackers in it. Next to the pocket says "I've got Lance in my pants." I guess I'm a perv but I would rather have a hot guy named Lance in my pants than a package of stale crackers.

Day 6--There IS a difference

Did you know that there are many different brands of skillets, all with remarkable qualities? I didn't until lunch today. The lovely cellophane wrapped object sititng on our conference table is a skillet (or saucepan, or whatever) that a coworker ordered. Said skillet resulted in a 30 minute discussion about cookwear. I love to cook but I would have never dreamed that there were so many kinds of pans and that they differ from each other.