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...in search of good times and good news. (10 points of absolute coolness if you know who sings that song!)

As the chef de cuisine in our little household, I am in charge of using up as much of our pantry as possible so that we don't move canned goods to the new condo. Cans = heavy = expensive to move.

While I enjoy cookbooks a lot (Jamie Oliver is thoroughly entertaining), I don't tend to actually use them. For example, I used up a bunch of cans last night and it was delicious and wonderfully colored:

Elliot's Tortilla Soup

Mix together the following and simmer until warm, about 20 minutes:

1 can organic tomatoes (press out the juice)
1 can cream of chicken soup (when or why this was purchased is a mystery)
1 can corn (drained)
1 small jar organic salsa (hot! hot! hot!)
1 can organic black beans (well rinsed)
1 package of Trader Joes chicken fajita strips (cut into small bits)
1 box of organic chicken stock

Towards the end, finely chop one bunch of cilantro and add it in, along with a ton of pepper. Serve over tortilla chips (especially good if they're lime tostidos. Mmm.) with a squeeze of lime.

Mmm.