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.
Yea for you! And Yum!
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Yay! I am so glad it turned out well! The recipe sounds supper yummy! I will have to bookmark it!
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Thanks! I had it again for lunch and it tasted even better. Now the challenge is doing it again….
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You go girlie!! That’s awesome! I’m so proud of you!!
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ugh.
I hate me now ;-(
Good for you – looks tasty!
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.
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!
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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!
Your soup looks yummy! Great job!
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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.
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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.
Wow. That looks delish. I love spicy soups. I checked out the video and it does look easy to make!
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.
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Way to go with cooking! Continue to make the kitchen/food SHINE in 2009!
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I’ve never had tortilla soup before but I might try this one. Thanks for the heads up.