Tortilla Soup

I made the best tortilla soup tonight and have to share it with you.  It's good, easy to make and great for these cold days.

Ingregients:
4 chicken breast
1 large can of tomatoes (whatever kind you like)
1 can chilies
Garlic
Seasoning Salt (I use a no salt seasoning)
Grated Cheese (I used a Fiesta Blend)
Tortilla Chips

Directions:
Boil the chicken first.  When done, save about 3 cups of the broth.  Let the chicken cool down a little and chop into smaller pieces.
Place broth and chicken back into pan and start heating it up.  Add water, canned tomatoes, chilies, garlic and seasoning salt.
Cook till boiling and then simmer as long as you like.

Add as much cheese and tortilla chips to your bowl of soup and you are ready for a treat!

This will feed about 6 to 8 people.  It's even better the next day, so make more if you want.

Potato Bags

I heard about potato bags and wanted to see if they really worked, so I made one.  They really do work!  Just put your potato or sweet potato in the bag and cook them in the microwave for 5 minutes or less and you will have a fluffy potato. I wrapped a wet paper towel around each potato and placed them in the bag.  You can also use these cute little bags for corn on the cob and heating up flour tortillas.
  
I used the pattern from A Girl and a Glue Gun .  I really like the way hers look.
Here are some of the ones I made:

This is a larger bag. It measures approximately 10 1/2" x 10 1/2"

 

It is very important that you use 100% cotton, otherwise, they could start a fire in the microwave.  That includes the thread as well.