05 January 2009 ~ 15 Comments

It’s A Bird, It’s a Plane… It’s a Culinary Miracle!

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Those of you who know me, know that I am not a good cook. Well this year I am going to change that.  I have decided that 2009 WILL BE the year of Shannan getting better in the kitchen.

My first attempt at cooking more came this weekend. On January 2 I found myself watching the Rachel Ray Show with my MIL.  At the end of the show Rachel made this amazing looking tortilla soup – which happens to be one of my favorite soups.  I was really interested in her recipe because she switched it up a bit and incorporated tomatillos.

Watching the segment I found myself wanting to make the recipe (This has NEVER happened before).  I was happy to learn that I had most of the ingredients so I just had to pick up a few items from the store if I was going to make it.

I decided to debut the recipe at our Sunday family dinner last night.  I knew I was taking a risk- if this soup (my attempt at making it) sucked, I was going to have to serve my family peanut butter sandwiches. Attendees, even though they love me, would not be amused.

That afternoon I worked really hard on the soup, following the directions to the T. I even made my own little tortilla crispy strips for the top.

So, here’s what Rachel’s “Mean Green Tortilla Soup” looked like:

**Image taken from Rachel Ray Show Web site

and here’s what my “Mean Green Tortilla Soup” looked like:

While my version of the soup was a little thinner (I added extra chicken stock) the important part is that it ended up tasting delicious!  Everyone enjoyed it and best of all; I made it for them myself.  I was pretty proud.

If you’d like to try Rachel Ray’s Mean Green Tortilla Soup yourself, you can get the recipe from the Rachel Ray Show web site, here.  It includes a great video of her making the dish on her show that I found really helpful.

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    15 Responses to “It’s A Bird, It’s a Plane… It’s a Culinary Miracle!”

    1. Headless Mom 5 January 2009 at 1:43 pm Permalink

      Yea for you! And Yum!

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    2. Tia 5 January 2009 at 2:32 pm Permalink

      Yay! I am so glad it turned out well! The recipe sounds supper yummy! I will have to bookmark it!

      Tia´s last blog post… Coupon Organization 101

    3. shannanb aka Mommy Bits 5 January 2009 at 2:41 pm Permalink

      Thanks! I had it again for lunch and it tasted even better. Now the challenge is doing it again….

      shannanb aka Mommy Bits´s last blog post… It’s A Bird, It’s a Plane… It’s a Culinary Miracle!

    4. Rachel 5 January 2009 at 3:41 pm Permalink

      You go girlie!! That’s awesome! I’m so proud of you!!

      You should join the monday linky (I actually hate when people promote things in comments)
      ugh.
      :-)

      I hate me now ;-(

    5. Jamie 5 January 2009 at 3:43 pm Permalink

      Good for you – looks tasty!

    6. Jamie 5 January 2009 at 3:44 pm Permalink

      I’m impressed girl!! 2009 is also the year I vow to cook more (heck just plain COOK period.) It’s a wonder my husband hasn’t divorced me by now due to my lack of mad skillz in the kitchen.

    7. mimipz5wjj 5 January 2009 at 4:44 pm Permalink

      YUM-O!

      That looks so good! And I love soup! You picked a great recipe to start with because with a few changes, you can make it into other types of soup — shrimp, veggie, sausage… I would serve soup for dinner about three times a week in the winter, but Rich doesn’t like it for dinner!

      Well done!

      mimipz5wjj´s last blog post… Playing Catch Up!

    8. Mike 5 January 2009 at 6:09 pm Permalink

      love me some Rachael Ray. Actually strike that. Sometimes I find her amazingly over the top. But I am strangely drawn to her. And for new cooks – her food is always ALWAYS delicious and for the most part easy. Nicely done homey!

    9. Marcy 5 January 2009 at 6:21 pm Permalink

      Your soup looks yummy! Great job! :-)

      Marcy´s last blog post… Columbus Area Readers: Bonus Foodperks at Giant Eagle

    10. Shannan 5 January 2009 at 10:50 pm Permalink

      Jamie – I know what you mean. My hubs is the main cook at home. I really want to take the load off of him a bit.

      Shannan´s last blog post… It’s A Bird, It’s a Plane… It’s a Culinary Miracle!

    11. Shannan 5 January 2009 at 10:50 pm Permalink

      Jamie – I know what you mean. My hubs is the main cook at home. I really want to take the load off of him a bit.

    12. Kristen 6 January 2009 at 12:05 am Permalink

      Wow. That looks delish. I love spicy soups. I checked out the video and it does look easy to make!

    13. phyllis 6 January 2009 at 12:31 am Permalink

      You go!! Looks/sounds yummy. I actually have a very easy and delicious tortilla soup recipe so when you are up for trying a different one, let me know. It feeds 24 so let me know when you are having a pary or we can split a batch.

    14. DJane 6 January 2009 at 10:01 am Permalink

      Thanks for stopping by Blogging Momma and leaving me a comment. Much appreciated! Yes I am going to BlissDom, are you? I am excited and I know it will be a well deserved two days away…

      Way to go with cooking! Continue to make the kitchen/food SHINE in 2009!

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    15. Jennifer 6 January 2009 at 2:42 pm Permalink

      I’ve never had tortilla soup before but I might try this one. Thanks for the heads up.


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