Eff You Sinuses!!

Uh huh, woke up Monday morning with a sore throat.

Then BAM! Head cold. FML.

This is how I take care of that.

Chicken Tortilla Soup

1 whole chicken

2 stalks celery, chopped (leaves included)

1 medium onion, chopped

1 red bell pepper, chopped

1 green bell pepper, chopped

1 yellow bell pepper, chopped

1 bay leaf

1 yellow squash, halved and sliced

1 green squash, halved and sliced

1 can Rotel tomatoes

1 1/2 tsp. cumin

1 tsp. oregano

cilantro

avocado

5 corn tortillas, sliced into strips

oil for frying

water

salt and pepper to taste

In a large pot or slower cooker, put whole chicken, celery, onion, bay leaf, salt and pepper, cumin, and oregano. Cover with water. Simmer on medium heat, high heat in slow cooker, until chicken starts to fall off the bone. Remove chicken and strip meat from the bones. Set carcass aside, it can make you come good homemade chicken stock. Return chicken meat to soup. Be sure to find the bay leaf and remove. Add bell peppers, squash and tomatoes. Simmer for another 45 minutes to an hour.

In the meantime, chop cilantro and avocado. Slice tortillas and heat about an inch of oil in a medium skillet. Drop strips in oil individually, making sure that they don't stick together. Fry until golden brown. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Ladle soup into a bowl, top with cilantro, avocado and tortilla strips.

Say good-bye to sinus head ache. Straight up karate kick to the dome.