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TexMex Substitute - Texas Pantry Crock Pot Soup

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Texas Pantry Crock Pot Soup Recipe  Ingredients: 1 can (15.25 oz) black beans - drained/rinsed 1 can (15.25 oz) pinto beans - drained/rinsed 1 can (4 oz) fire roasted diced mild green chiles 1 can (14.5 oz) fire roasted diced tomatoes 1 can (14.75 oz) cream style sweet corn 1 can (19 oz) mild red enchilada sauce 1 can (12.5 oz) chicken breast packed in water drained 1 cup low sodium chicken broth  1 tbsp ground cumin 2 tsp dried cilantro leaves 1 tsp chili powder 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp garlic powder Optional Garnishes: sour cream or plain Greek yogurt sliced fresh avocado shredded sharp cheddar  tortilla chips or Fritos® fresh cilantro leaves chopped red onion fresh or pickled jalapeño fresh squeezed lime shot of pepper sauce Directions: Plug in the crock pot and set it on high heat. Separate chicken it with a fork in the crock pot bowl. Mash it up against the sides of the bowl with the fork until the meat is shredded. Place all the ingredients (except the optional garnishes) in the crock
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Kitchen! From mess to sparkling in a morning!

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Oh. My. Word. 5 Step Kitchen Mess 9.1.1.  My recipe for getting back on track "9-1-1" in your kitchen. This is a all morning cleaning session. Start this process early, before 8 a.m. Total time: 2 - 4 hours. 1. Get Ready (Time: 30 minutes) Brush teeth and hair, get out of your PJ's and put on "real" clothes. I have a designated cleaning outfit. It already has bleach splatter on it and is ready for movement. Old gym clothes work great for this. Get on a "bra" and shoes. (Trust me on this, you will work faster.) Guys, no need for the bra, this is not "Wierd Science" cleaning. The FlyLady (Marla Cilley) was absolutely correct on this. And your podiatrist will thank you.  Recently while cleaning I dropped my Kitchen aide mixer on my foot! I think my shoes saved me from a serious cut. The shoe didn't survive but I only had bruises. It was a cleaning miracle! Next, play great music, I like Pandora's Disco Radio Station. Amazon Music on your
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Moving Back Day

Today I am moving back into my home. There I said it. Today. Hallelujah!! My home had a flood again -- almost 2 years to the day after it flooded last time. It has taken 8 days short of 7 months to get here. Thanks to COVID-19 my process was especially slow due to supply chain issues and my county shutting down just days after I had to move out due to unsafe air quality.  It has been challenging to say the least! And I learned a lot along the way. But you know me, instead of making lemonade, I did even better. I made fresh brewed sweet tea out of the situation.  Kitchen upgrades, new doors and other things were done as we put my humpty dumpty of a home back together again.  I plan to document the journey here in this blog so I remember how far I have come and celebrate the little victories along the way. I hope this will help others and if nothing else give you a laugh.  Question of the day: What is the one thing you love most about your kitchen? Go!
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