{"id":581,"date":"2008-11-15T14:49:24","date_gmt":"2008-11-15T18:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/?p=581"},"modified":"2008-11-17T20:42:20","modified_gmt":"2008-11-18T00:42:20","slug":"recipes-with-a-story-chris-taco-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/?p=581","title":{"rendered":"Recipes With a Story &#8211; Chris&#8217; Taco Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal Georgia\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">I&#8217;ve had a recipe book for years where I collected friends and family recipes of tasty treats to make for later. Some thought my book Sardines, Cheese and Soda Crackers: Reflections From a Country Girl was just that. \u00c2\u00a0I begged to disagree but,\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal Georgia\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">as of late, I have been doing a good bit of cooking and some of those recipes are from friends that have meant a great deal to me over the years, some of whom are in my book.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal Georgia\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">With that in mind, this my first of a series of recipes I will share with you in the coming days&#8230;all with some fond memories of friends and family. \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal Georgia\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\"><strong>My wish for you today<\/strong> is that you savor the moments in life when you share meals and other good times with the special people in your life. \u00c2\u00a0For those of you who like tacos, this is\u00c2\u00a0definitely\u00c2\u00a0worth the effort. \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal Georgia\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">~ Joellen<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px\/normal Cambria\"><span style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal Cambria; letter-spacing: 0px\"><strong>Chris\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Taco Soup<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\"> <span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space: pre\">\t\t<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 From Joellen Cook\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s\u00c2\u00a0 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Recipes With A Story Collection\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space: pre\">\t<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">1 lb. of hamburger and 1 onion cooked together and drained<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">1 can of black beans undrained<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">1 can of Bush chili beans &#8211; mild &#8211; undrained<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">1 pkg. of Hidden Valley Ranch dressing<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">1 pkg. of Elpso taco seasoning mix &#8211; mild<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">2 cans Rotel original wild diced tomatoes w\/chilis and cilantro undrained<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">2 cans 15 1\/2 oz red Hanover kidney beans undrained<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px\">1 can \u00c2\u00a015 oz Conladina tomato sauce\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">1 cans 15 1\/2 oz \u00c2\u00a0Stokeley&#8217;s old kernel corn undrained<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal 'Times New Roman'\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria\" class=\"Apple-style-span\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'\" class=\"Apple-style-span\">Put it in crock pot and cook all night OR for several hours at a minimum.\u00c2\u00a0 Prepare sour cream, chips, and sharp cheddar cheese to serve on side. \u00c2\u00a0If soup becomes too thick, DO NOT ADD WATER, add V-8 juice.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal 'Times New Roman'\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal 'Times New Roman'\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria\" class=\"Apple-style-span\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'\" class=\"Apple-style-span\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/cce00002.jpg\" title=\"cce00002.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/cce00002.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"cce00002.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal Cambria\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\"><strong><em>My favorite fishing buddy \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Chris<\/em><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal 'Times New Roman'; letter-spacing: 0px\"><\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal Cambria\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">Chris and Barbara are some of my best friends.\u00c2\u00a0 Chris recently died after a long illness. He was a master chef, among other things, and loved cooking for friends and family around the holidays.\u00c2\u00a0 This is one of my favorite soups he made.\u00c2\u00a0 I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. <\/span><span style=\"font: normal normal normal 9px\/normal Cambria; letter-spacing: 0px\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space: pre\">\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve had a recipe book for years where I collected friends and family recipes of tasty treats to make for later. Some thought my book Sardines, Cheese and Soda Crackers: Reflections From a Country Girl was just that. \u00c2\u00a0I begged to disagree but,\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-familyfriends-gatherings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}