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CHICKEN ENCHILADA SOUP

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2 cups corn kernels 1 (3.5-ounce) can chopped green chilies 1 cup chopped white onions 1 tsp garlic powder 2 tsp chili powder 2 tsp cumin 1 tsp smoked paprika 1 tsp salt (plus additional to taste) Garnishes: tortilla, cheese, sour cream, etc.

INGREDIENTS: 1 1/2 pounds chicken breasts, boneless and skinless 3 cups chicken broth 1 (10-ounce) jar red enchilada sauce 1 (14.5-ounce) can fire-roasted tomatoes 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed

DIRECTIONS: 1. Add everything (other than the garnishes) to a slow cooker, including the whole chicken breasts. 2. Cook the ingredients on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours. 3. Remove the chicken. Shred the chicken using two forks and return it to the slow cooker. 4. Ladle the soup into bowls and garnish as desired.

-Isaac Asimov "

If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster.

5 HARD RIDDLES Courtesy of www.letsroam.com 1. What is there one of in every corner and two of in every room? 2. What is it that no one wants, but no one wants to lose? 3. I have many faces, expressions, and emotions, and I am usually right at your fingertips. What am I? 4. You are my brother, but I am not your brother. Who am I? 5. What bird do you associate with lifting weight?

Born in Russia in 1920, Isaac Asimov was an American based writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. He was known for his works of science fiction and popular science. Asimov was a prolific writer, and wrote or edited more than 500 books. His Laws of Robotics, written in 1940, are well known in the scientific world. These laws state that a robot may not harm a human being, they must obey orders given by a human being unless they conflict with the first law, and they must protect their own existence as long as it doesn’t conflict with law one and two. He died in 1992 at the age of 72.

Answers: 1. The letter O. / 2. A lawsuit. / 3. Emojis. / 4.I am your sister./ 5. A crane.

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