COLD DARK ROOM

[CarolM]

Found it! Husband’s advent calendar from last year:

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That’s when I learned I’m not a whiskey person.

I made one for daughter too. But not with whiskey:

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Oh Wow. That is awesome.

 

[CarolM]

With Joe?

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[Yvonne G]

Man, you guys chatted a lot over night!! Well, my night!

I don’t really have a recipe for the chicken tortilla soup but the basics are...

Chicken broth
Sautéed onion and garlic
A can of crushed tomatoes
Some rice
Can of black beans
Corn
Any season to taste like cumin and red pepper flakes if you like it spicy.
Shredded chicken

For garnish I use sour cream, cilantro, cubed avocado, jack cheese or any shredded cheese and tortilla strips.
It literally takes minutes to put together and simmer.

Sometimes I use a can of refried beans.

I eat it with corn bread or French banquette toasted.

That sounds yummy! I'd have to leave out the tomatoes as I don't eat any kinds of seeds, but I think I'll give it a try next time I go the the store. Do you use the refried beans instead of the black beans or both?

 

[CarolM]

Gives them a special glow... I guess... Just don’t call PETA, please!

Who is PETA?

 

[Kristoff]

My daughter has been suffering with a painful shoulder/neck for a couple years. After many visits to a chiropractor and her regular doctor and no relief from the pain her doctor finally set her up with some sort of scan (don't remember the name-cat, MRI?) The scan shows smushed jelly-like stuff between a couple of the discs. (scientific terminology) But her pain or disability isn't bad enough for them to do anything about it. I think it means surgery whenever it gets bad enough.

Hope it gets resolved in a less invasive way....

 

[Kristoff]

I just assume that it has been erased from existence.

Oh no! I don’t see the point!!

 

[CarolM]

I like to eat Snickers bars...

Whahahaha. Kinda defeats the purpose, don't you think?

 

[Bee62]

How are you, Bee? Been thinking about you today.

Hi Lena. I am fine. Thank you for thinking about me.
Btw. Your new avatar is funny. I didn`t know that you are a tortoise.

 

[CarolM]

Mmm chocolate.. my mother inlaw sent us a huge bag of chocolates. I must not think about it or I will want to eat them!

They are NOT there. In fact they are probably hiding with your pencil.

 

[Kristoff]

Who is PETA?

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals in the US, although I hear a more accurate decoding would be “People Eating Tasty Animals”. (Don’t tell your youngest...)

 

[CarolM]

Maybe someone managed to lead it astray? [emoji848]

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[Yvonne G]

Who is PETA?

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

 

[CarolM]

My daughter has been suffering with a painful shoulder/neck for a couple years. After many visits to a chiropractor and her regular doctor and no relief from the pain her doctor finally set her up with some sort of scan (don't remember the name-cat, MRI?) The scan shows smushed jelly-like stuff between a couple of the discs. (scientific terminology) But her pain or disability isn't bad enough for them to do anything about it. I think it means surgery whenever it gets bad enough.

Oh shame. It is terrible to have to wait until it is bad enough.

 

[Bambam1989]

Who is PETA?

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
A bunch of crazies that do more harm for animals than good. Owning a pet is animal cruelty to them and would rather have an animal die than be captive. Major extremists.

 

[CarolM]

I don’t know. They told me to call back in a month; there’s a big line to get through to the secretary.

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[Kristoff]

Whahahaha. Kinda defeats the purpose, don't you think?

Never thought of that. I’ve been told “it’s a journey, not a destination” by my dietologist...

 

[Bambam1989]

They are NOT there. In fact they are probably hiding with your pencil.

Probably. Along with all those missing socks

 

[CarolM]

Ooo .lime flavored?

Could be. I haven't had the courage to taste one yet.

 

[Kristoff]

Hi Lena. I am fine. Thank you for thinking about me.
Btw. Your new avatar is funny. I didn`t know that you are a tortoise.

My daughter clearly thinks I’m a little slow sometimes [emoji23][emoji23]

Glad to hear you’re fine!

 

[Yvonne G]

Snap, snap and SNAP!! I guess I should read all the posts before I reply. Trouble is, you all keep posting and posting and I'd never get to the end of it before I could reply.