Chicken Tortilla Soup

I can't believe it is already the end of January!  I've been back in school for about a month now and I feel like there just are not enough hours in the day.  I'm at school for seven hours, and sometimes when I get home the last thing I have time to do is cook dinner on top of all the studying I have to do.  In order to save me some time, I bought a Crock-Pot on Black Friday.  I figured that I could just throw ingredients in it in the morning and come home to a delicious meal, or make something that would leave me with leftovers for the week.  This week I will be enjoying this yummy Tortilla Soup!

Red Pepper and Sausage Risotto

Risotto is one of the most common ways of cooking rice in Italy.  It is made from Arborio rice, a high-starch rice, that absorbs liquids and releases starch giving it a creamy texture.  When cooking risotto it is important to add the liquid a little at a time and stir the rice continually, that way the starch is released correctly.