Recipe—Black Bean Soup

I made this recipe up the other day when I wanted some soup and didn't have a lot of time or energy to come up with something.

1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 can chicken broth
1 can corn
1 can diced tomatoes
1/2 package taco seasoning
chopped chicken, turkey or ground beef, about 1/4-1/2 pound or whatever looks appropriate. I used some leftover chicken, maybe half a chicken breast.

Put all ingredients in a pot and stir. Cook until warm. This makes a surprisingly nice soup with very little effort.

Too Many Potatoes

I get a sort of co-op box of food every month, and their produce box always includes lots of potatoes. I'm not a big potato eater, so I've had trouble working out what to do with the darn things. Last month I gave half a bag to my ex-husband, I was so desperate to have them get used and not thrown out. This month I ended up tossing half a bag, so I decided to get creative and figure out how to use them.

So tonight I took a potato, scrubbed it up, and made French fries out of it. It was incredibly easy and really tasty. Also low-fat.

Here's the "recipe."

Slice the potato into matchstick portions (I left the skin on)
Place in a cookie sheet
spray with non-stick cooking spray
sprinkle with salt
Bake at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes.