Soldotna, Alaska

This was an excelent soup. I think women like to say the name, men pretend like they dont know what it is, but when I make this everyone goes back for seconds..............Hmmmm. I'de bet if they re-named Quiche and started calling it scrambled egg pie more people around here would be eating it. I have made my own chips and used store bought, either works fine. I have used home made enchilada suace as well as store bought and the home made is better, if you have the time and ingredients and don't mind the extra mess. I have also added black beans with good results. I like to serve with sour cream and a lime wedge.

Another good hearty winter food that will use up that left over ham. I like celery so I increase that and add a few baby carrots to sweeten and add color, corn will do the same thing. Everyone seems to like this one and can serve with biscuits and call it a meal - it is filling.

I used to make chili that was a lot simpler (about 1/2 of the ingredients) and had a lot more tomatoes. This is now my favorite chili recepie, it has a lot of spice for some people but the next day the chili is great for everyone. The flavors need time to blend. I like spicy so I like it when fresh frome the stove top, some people may need a spoon full of sour cream in thier bowl or a tall glass of water, the flavor is so good though everyone eats it anyway with thier faces sweatting the first night. Would I cut down on the peppers or chili powder? NO. If you don't like spicy then think of it as "next day chili".