Homer likes to post pictures of food he makes. And also pictures of him talking on the phone with me. (Doesn't he seem delighted with talking to me on the phone? I must be a stunning conversationalist.) So it seems only fitting that I post pictures of the soup I made while talking on the phone with him.

First there are the finest ingredients: chicken strips, vegetable broth, garbanzo beans, black beans, roasted corn, roasted tomatoes...all good stuff. Pretty much I just go through my cabinets and freezer and pull out anything that sounds good.

"What about the spices?" you may be asking. No need for spices here because I'm going to let you in on my little secret: Chicken Chile Verde from Trader Joe's. All the spices and chiles you need are nicely frozen together in one need little blob. Just throw it in your pot with the broth and let it melt on medium heat. Once I melted cheese with this for a tasty dip. It's very versatile. [Insert gay joke here.]

Once I added the tomatoes, there was very little room left in the pot. (Oh no!) I had to choose what not to add. I like black beans so that was staying for sure. I'm too lazy to make hummus so I needed to use the garbazo beans. The choice was clear. Roasted corn...the tribe has spoken. Back to the freezer for you. This was about the point where Homer started talking to me about his cat's anal glands again. Not exactly what you want to hear over a pot of soup. Then again, when is a good time to discuss feline anal glands?

So finally, the soup is done and ready to be devoured. I serve it over tortilla chips. I went a little overboard on the cheese. I also have a ton left over to take some for my lunches this week.