Recipe: Chad’s Low-Sugar/Carb Chicken Tortilla Soup
- 1 Small to Medium Zucchini (cubed)
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil (x 2)
- 1 Tbsp (Real) Butter
- ½ C. Diced Fresh Mushrooms
- ¼ C. Yellow Corn
- ½ C. Cheddar Cheese (Shredded)
- 1 La Tortilla Factory Tortilla
- 28 oz. Chicken Broth or (14 oz. each Broth and Water)
- 2-3 C. Chicken (Diced) – Very easy with a store-bought baked rotisserie chicken
- Seasoning (garlic, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, cumin, etc.) to taste
In a large skillet, melt 1 Tbsp. butter. Coat tortilla on both sides. On medium heat, warm the tortilla until hardened, flipping as needed. Remove and slice into strips. Set aside.
Heat oil in a large kettle. Add zucchini cubes and butter. Sauté at medium to medium-high heat 1 minute. Add mushrooms and corn. Sauté 2-3 minutes. Add liquids, cook to light boil.
Prepare bowls with tortilla strips and shredded cheese. Pour or ladle hot soup into bowl. Top with tortilla strips and cheese. Feel free to also top with sour cream, other cheeses, avocado, guacamole, etc. Explore other variations, using diced tomatoes (but I would avoid if you are worried about too much sugar). Prepares 2 generous servings (my best estimates score 3/1 using the Belly Fat Cure S/C ratio – but PLEASE NOTE, this is a personal recipe that I’ve developed on my own adn it is NOT ENDORESED BY JORGE CRUISE and/or anyone connected to The Belly Fat Cure).
My 2012 Affirmation
Last year, I did something different from the typical New Year’s Resolutions. I created a statement of affirmation that I posted in my office and on my dashboard. I read it aloud nearly every day and it made a tremendous impact – more than a one day resolution. So, this year, I’m giving it another go. So, without further ado, here is my 2012 affirmation…
Be Bold. Be True
Your Spirit Renewed.
Embrace Today. Enhance Tomorrow.
Never Fear Being You.
Love Others. Love Yourself.
Align that 1 Vision Divine
…and Make it Happen.
God’s Always on Your Side,
No Matter What.
Virgin Mobile’s Failure to Meet Simple Expectations
Here is my letter to Virgin Mobile – Ironically, when I submitted the comments on their website, I received an error message that reads “the specified URL cannot be found.” SERIOUSLY?!?!?!?!
Let me begin by explaining that I am not unreasonable and I am loyal to the brands that color my life. However, right now, my life is devoid of any color from Virgin Mobile. It has been many days since my phone has been capable of placing or receiving calls (yeah, a phone that cannot make or get calls – CRAZY!). My wife has the same issue. I regret that it has also been many days since my initial call to your technical support people. While “Alex” your automated host is quite polite and sounds like someone I could hang out with at a neighborhood BBQ, the technicians I speak with are anything but. They have the demeanor of underpaid high school kids who reside in other countries. Their means of assistance is reading through the exact same trouble-shooting guide that anyone with half a brain cell would walk through on their own BEFORE calling for help. When told that these processes have already been done multiple times, they persist, so I proceed with the charade in full confidence that they will not be able to solve the issue. Oddly, they are stumped when those tactics do not work. Then then proceed to say they will “escalate” the matter to their “home office” and have someone in your technical team research it. I’m not looking for research that “could take 24-72 hours”! I’m demanding resolution! It’s been about a week since my wife and I have been able to place or receive calls on our cell phones. There has been no explanation, no acceptance of responsibility on your part and absolutely no progress in resolving the issues that plague our phones. If you cannot correct what seems to be a simple issue – or at the very least provide assurances that progress is being made – you have failed to hold up your end of the deal we’ve struck. It saddens me to know that you neglect customers who have been diligent in their payments and were previously solid promoters of your brand. I have taken my experiences to Twitter Facebook and blog for all to share in the trials you’ve led me to face. I hope you’ll make good and allow me to eat these words. Godspeed.
UPDATE – PHONES ARE FINALLY WORKING. THANK YOU MELISSA AT VM! I regret that I had to resort to a social media onslaught and literally badger Virgin Mobile support – but I did what I had to do. I really do hope we can now work toward repairing the trust my wife and I once had in your services.
I’m Average. I Could Be Great.
“I figure, I’m screwed up and average enough to write a song that’ll live on forever, then, after that it doesnt matter.” – Brendon Frazier playing Chaz Darby from Airheads.
I really love this movie. Sure, it’s funny, but I love it becuase it’s about never giving up or giving in. Chaz will stop at nothing to get his band’s demo played on the radio. He’s certain that it’s the one thing that will break them through to the level of success they want.
Never mind that their demo has been tossed from a moving car and onto a highway where it is run over, kicked and urinated on by stray animals. Never mind that they’re holding the station’s crew hostage with realistic looking water guns that are filled with hot sauce. Never mind that their name is silly – “The Lone Rangers? That’s original. How can you pluralize ‘The Lone Ranger’?”
Chazz was an average guy in middle America. He had nothing but a dream. But it was a dream for something more. Something bigger.
It’s a call to all us average guys and gals out there. We might be average, but our dreams can be superhuman! We just have to get off our @$$es and make them happen.
Please note: just to make sure I do not get blamed for future headlines, I’m not suggesting hijacking a radio station (or any entity), nor do I condone the use of violence.
1Pack: Edgar Martinez Baseball
Some of you know the story, but here is a baseball signed by Edgar Martinez. Yes, it’s authentic. He belongs in the Hall of Fame. That is all.
Heavy Manilli – A Tribute Album That Just HAS to be Made!
The other day, I was flipping through radio stations on my way home from work. I was going quickly, but as I jetted past a station the tune I heard momentarily made me go back. I had to. The possibility that the song was being played on the radio was so absurd, I had to confirm I wasn’t insane.
Yeah, it was Milli (frickin’) Vanilli
Even more absurd = I kept listening.
It’s sort of like a train wreck. You know you shouldn’t look, but you do. Mostly because you can’t believe it’s happening. So, here I am. Driving down an Indiana county road listened to something so preposterous, I could only laugh.
And then I thought to myself, wouldn’t it be freaking cool if this song were being performed by Disturbed
Just imagine David Draiman’s signature vocals going off! I’d listen for a whole different sort of train wreck. And then I thought, there should be a Milli Vanilli “tribute” album – we’ll call it “HEAVY VANILLI and include the likes of Avenge Sevenfold
How friggen cool would that be?
My 2011 Affirmations
affirmation: 1. the act of affirming or the state of being affirmed; 2. a statement of the existence or truth of something; assertion
I am not one for resolutions. Seems silly.
If you want to make a change in your life – do it. Don’t wait for a man-made calendar holiday that is overly commercialized (much like all holidays). So, instead, here are my 2011 Affirmations. They are the theme for which I will attempt to better myself, my life and the lives of others this year.
As you might suspect, they come after prayer reflection upon the past year or years and represent the change I feel needs to occur this year. So, without further ado…
- Focus your eyes.
- Free your mind.
- Color outside the lines.
- Stand tall.
- Take action.
- Move ahead.
- Learn from it all!
- God’s on your side,
- Be nobody’s doormat!
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