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The other day, I made dinner for a friend who had a baby recently. I made soup and tried to make bread sticks, but forgot to put the yeast in. Duh. So then at the last minute I made biscuits, but they had to much liquid in them and had the glossiness of billiard balls. Obviously they were unacceptable. So they I ran down to Harmon’s “The Grocer in your neighborhood!” and bought some of their artisan bread and some pears. I felt like such an idiot taking dinner over that I had not completely made myself. Why do I have such high expectations for myself? I don’t know.

I left them with the pears, bread and soup. I bought a couple of pears for my family as well and when I cut them open the next day they were completely brown inside. Now I was a complete ass hat. So I called and left a message, begging her to let me try making dinner again. I really could do a better job and wanted to redeem myself. She did not call me back. For apparent reasons she no longer wanted to be my friend. This is really the way that my mind works.

I saw her at church today and she said that her husband loved the soup, wants the recipe and that their pears were fine. I feel better, but I seriously stressed about this since Thursday when I took dinner over. And I still want to try again.

Here is the recipe for the soup. It is so good. We keep a lot of the ingredients hanging around so it is pretty easy for us to throw together.

White Bean Chili
will give you gas.

3-4 chicken breasts, cubed
1 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cans Great Northern beans, rinsed and drained
1-2 small cans green chilies
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 (14 oz.) can chicken broth
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup whipping cream

Combine chicken, garlic, oil, and onion in skillet and heat until chicken is cooked. Add beans, chilies, spices and cihcken broth; bring to a boil. Simmer 30 minutes. Add sour cream and whipping cream and heat through.