Black Friday Baking

Black Friday. A day where - as the pin says - "days after giving thanks for things we're grateful for do we rush out to stores and trample people for the best deal" or something like that. I've done the black Friday thing twice in my life. The first time it was sleeting rain/snow and I wasn't wearing proper gear. The second time went better but we waited in line for an hour just to check out a few items. My parents are die hard black Friday fans but not me... I'd rather stay in my warm bed at 4am then get up and face crowds of anxious, cranky people.

This black Friday I decided to stay home all day and relax. After a fun, full day yesterday of food and family I wanted to just relax today. I decided yesterday that I was not to eat turkey leftovers but instead I'd make crock pot chicken enchilada soup. This is also called chicken tortilla soup. This recipe is similar but not the one I used. I luckily found mine on google but did not save it. So mine was thrown together without measurements. The measurements below are a rough guess as to what I did.

Chicken Tortilla Soup - for one
Ingredients
1 boneless skinless chicken breast (frozen)
1 cup of black beans rinsed and drained *omitted*
1 cup of frozen corn *omitted*
1 cup of mild salsa
1 1/2 cups low sodium chicken broth
1 Tbsp garlic salt
1 Tbsp chili powder
1 Tbsp curry powder

Toppings
Tortilla chips (the ones with the hint of lime are the best!)
Sour cream
Shredded cheddar cheese or mozzarella
Fresh Cilantro
White Rice

Throw all the ingredients in a small 4qt crock pot and set it on low for 5 hours. When the chicken is cooked pull it out and shred it. I use the "two forks" method. Before you add the chicken back in I added some freshly shredded mozzarella. Mixed it until it melted and I also added a hint of sour cream to get it creamier. I also at this point fished through to take out the chunks of tomatoes. Then let it cook for another hour or less as you feel fit. 

I made some rice in the microwave to add to it and give it some oomph. Most recipes don't call for this but all enchiladas I have had have rice in them. Scoop it all in a bowl and enjoy!

I was also craving chocolate chip cookies tonight but it's so hard to find a good recipe. My mother has passed her genes to me and neither of us has ever nailed a good chocolate chip cookie recipe. The common thing with each recipe is they make at least two dozen cookies. I didn't want two dozen I simply wanted something to nosh on and fulfill my craving. I came upon this recipe for Chocolate chip cookies for two and I was sold. The recipe said it would make one dozen but I got eight out of it. They were the perfect little cookie to satisfy my chocolate sweet tooth. This was also my first time baking with shortening and I must say - it's a whole lot easier then butter! 

Well folks that's two blogs in one day - I MUST be bored. Word on the street is snow is moving into the area - time to break out the warm and fuzzy recipes!

Bake on!