Chicken Tortilla Soup

Here's a quick recipe for great tortilla soup. I'm so excited it's getting cooler outside because this is outstanding and warms you up!

INGREDIENTS:
1 small onion - diced
1 T. oil
2 garlic cloves - minced
1 T. chili powder
2 t. cumin
1/2 t. oregano
1 bay leaf
6 C. chicken stock
1 t. sugar
1/4 t. pepper
1 14.5 oz can chopped tomatoes
2 chicken breasts - chopped and raw
1 1/2 C. corn

DIRECTIONS:
Saute onion in oil. Add garlic, chili powder, cumin, oregano and bay leaf. Saute one minute. Add chicken stock, sugar, pepper and can of tomatoes. Bring to boil. Add chicken and corn. Simmer until chicken is cooked.

May be made the day before and refridgerated. Heat through before serving.

Garnish with sour cream, tortilla chips, red onion, avocado and monterey jack cheese.

Morris and Diane's Favorite Apple Crisp

Morris and Diane are a cute little couple that own Allen's orchard where we picked some apples this year.

I did space between lines but as it would turn out, the spaces are non-existent in the final form. Sorry.

Apple Crisp

Wash, peel and slice apples to make 3-4 cups

Mix sliced apples with 1/2 cup sugar

1 Tablespoon flour

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

and place in 7x11 pan

Variation: pour 1/2 cup orange juice over apples

Topping: 1/2 cup rolled oats

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup flour

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon baking soda

1/8 teaspoon baking powder

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup cold butter cut into small pieces

Mix this together and sprinkle over the apples.

If desired, sprinkle with pecans

Bake at 350 degrees F until apples are tender (20-25 minutes)

I ate mine with vanilla frozen yogurt. YUM!