Chicken Avocado Lime Soup

We had a delightful soup for dinner the other night.

It was light and full of flavor.

If you want to give Chicken Avocado Lime Soup a try,

just chop up some green onions.

Then saute them in a few tablespoons of olive oil

in a large stock pot.

Next, grab some garlic -

mince it up and saute in your pot.

This is the time when the brave souls among you 

can add chopped jalapenos to the mix, 

but I skipped that step.

Next, chop up some Roma tomatoes -

add them along with chicken stock and spices to your pot.

Then add shredded chicken breast or 

take the easy route like I did and toss in cut up rotisserie chicken.

Bring the soup to a boil and simmer for about 20 minutes

to allow the flavors to combine.

Finally, add cilantro and lime juice to the pot.

Right before serving,

top each individual bowl with Monterey Jack cheese, 

sour cream, avocado, and crushed up tortilla chips, as desired.

This soup is quick and easy 

and the lime juice really kicks up the flavor. 

We'll certainly be having it again.

Go on, give it a try!

Chicken Avocado Lime Soup

1 Tbsp olive oil
1 c. chopped green onions
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 jalapenos, seeded & minced
2 Roma tomatoes,cubed
4 (14.5 oz) cans chicken broth
1 rotisserie chicken, skinned & cubed
1/2 tsp ground cumin
Salt & pepper to taste
1/3 c. chopped cilantro
3 Tbsp fresh lime juice
3 medium avocados, peeled & diced
Monterey Jack cheese, sour cream, & tortilla chips for serving.

In a large stock pot heat olive oil over medium heat. Add green onions, garlic, and (optional) jalapenos. Saute about 2 minutes, until tender. Add chicken broth, tomatoes, cumin, salt & pepper, and chicken. Bring mixture to a boil and then reduce to simmer over medium heat for about 15 minutes. Stir in cilantro and lime juice. Just before serving add avocado, sour cream, and crushed up tortilla chips as desired. 

Feed the Birds!

If you need a little craft for the kids this summer,

here's a fun one.

Just collect cardboard toilet paper rolls around your house 

for a couple of weeks and make some bird feeders!

In addition to the toilet paper rolls,

you'll need some peanut butter and bird seed and sticks. 

You also need something to make holes with and string.

I couldn't find a hole punch, so I improvised with 

a tiny screwdriver and needle nose pliers instead. 

It worked out just fine.

Ruby liked spreading the peanut butter on the toilet paper rolls,

and rolling them in bird seed I placed in a shallow baking dish,

 until they were well coated.

Walt liked putting the sticks through the holes I created with the screwdriver and pliers to make a little place for the birds to perch while snacking.

Here's one almost finished product. Cute, huh?

It's only missing a string to hang it from.

We made a few of this kind -

but the remainder we just covered in peanut butter and rolled in the bird seed, quick and easy.

We liked this simpler method because you can
just slip them on tree branches or
onto my hanging feeder hook on the deck like this.

The birds liked it and 

the kids and I had fun watching them.

Whenever we noticed one of our rolls had been picked clean,

we'd just grab another one out of the ice cream pail we stored
them in and hang a few more around for the birds to enjoy!