James's Hot Guacamole Soup
1 ripe avocado
2 large leaves romaine (or other) lettuce
1/4 cup chopped green onions, with tops
1 clove garlic, mashed
2 tbsp lime or lemon juice
1 to 2 tbsp pure ground chili
4 sprigs fresh coriander (cilantro)
4 cup chicken stock
Cut avocado into quarters, remove pit and peel, and put the flesh in a
blender or processor. Tear the romaine leaves into pieces and add to
blender. Add remaining ingredients, together with half the stock, and
puree until smooth. Combine with remaining stock in a pan and simmer,
covered, 10 minutes.
800–700
B.C.
Prophets Amos, Hosea, Isaiah. First recorded Olympic games (776
B.C.). Legendary founding of
Rome
by
Romulus
(753 B.C.). Assyrian king Sargon
II conquers Hittites, Chaldeans,
Samaria
(end of
Kingdom
of
Israel
). Earliest written music. Chariots
introduced into
Italy
by Etruscans.