Corn Chowdah

There's nothing like a good Corn Chowder - hearty and creamy with chunks of smokey bacon or salted ham...
This was not that, but came close. I didn't have cream; only milk. I didn't have bacon; only ham.
Canned corn, canned clams, this Chowdah wasn't traditional at all, but you know what? It was good.

Corn Chowdah
- 1/2 Onion, diced
- Onion Powder, Salt
- 1/4 sherry
- 1/2 c Chicken Broth
- 1/2 can Corn
- 1 can Baby Clams
- 2 tbsp fresh Thyme
-1/4 c Milk
- 1 tbsp Smoked Paprika
- Black PepperSaute Onions till soft. Stir in salt and onion powder, then add the sherry. Pour in broth, corn and clams, add the thyme and simmer. Lastly, add the milk, stir in the Smoked Paprika and Black Pepper, simmer till almost at a boil, then remove from heat, pour in a bowl, and yeah, you know what to do...

Chowdah

It was cold. It was late. Needed something easy. Didn't wanna wait.
Opened up some cans. Poured it in a pan. Turned up the heat. Waited for some eat.
5 minutes later, it was in the bowl. Steaming mess of Chowdah - good for the soul!
CHOWDAH
- 1/2 onion, diced
-1 can fire roasted tomatoes with garlic
- 1 can clams
- 1/4 sherry
- hot sauce
- oregano, garlic powder, onion powder
- salt, pepper, crushed red pepper

Saute the onion. Open the cans. Dump in the tomatoes. Simmer. Pour in the sherry, hot sauce, and all of the spices. Simmer. Dump in the clams. Cook till hot. Voila!
awesome

Vegetarian whatever Chili

(Recomended with beer drinking.)

Take canned tomato types.

And beans.

Veggie Beef Crumbles, if you want.

Season it up.

Throw in some... whatever

Vegetarian whatever Chili

(for 3, or)

- 1 can fire roasted tomatoes w/ garlic

- 1 can tomato paste

- 1 can kidney beans

- 1/2 can navy beans

- 1 c veggie broth

- 1 carrot, chopped

- 1/2 onion, chopped

- Veggie Crumbles, browned

- Onion Powder, Crushed Red Pepper, Oregano, Thyme, Hot Sauce, Red Wine, Beer...

In a pot, saute the carrots, add onions, and cook till soft. Toss in the browned Veggie Crumbles, then the tomatoes, stirring, and then the tomato paste. Pour in the broth, seasonings, and wine and a splash of beer.

Let it cook.

Drink a Beer.

Add the beans.

And let it simmer until it's thickened. Enjoy a beer while you wait.

Serve it up in bowls with some sour cream on the side. Some Corn Bread if you're swag. And of course come Beer, because.

Because?

Turkey Shtew

The secret to this SHTEW is Sherry, and plenty of it. It adds a nice, sweet depth to the dish and rounds out the flavors of thyme and pepper and turkey, for a nice, hearty meal.

The other secret is to make this using your own broth, made from boiling the XMAS or Thanksigiving turkey carcus for a few hours and then discarding the bones. Let the broth chill, then skim off the fat, and reheat when ready to use.

Thicken or jazz-up this SHTEW with whatever leftovers youhave on hand, from potatoes to stuffing to roasted veggies...whatever.

Oh, and enjoy with healthy dollops of cranberry sauce!

TURKEY SHTEW
- Turkey/Chicken Broth

-1 c Sherry

- Roasted Turkey Meat

- Green Peas

- Carrots

- Pearl Onions

- Black Pepper, Ground Thyme, Salt

- Curry Powder (just a dash or two)

- Rice or Stuffing

Reheat broth, add Sherry, carrots, and spices. Add in rice, peas, onions and turkey, and mix well. Add in turkey and allow to simmer for 20 minutes before serving. Enjoy hot with plenty of cranberry sauce.

Sopa de Lima con Arroz y Pollo

Honestly, I'm not sure if this soup is more Asian or Latin, but what I am sure of is that I'm sick. There is something evil in my lungs, and the sinuses and throat are in a sad state. I needed something healthy to tide me over on a Sunday night, and with a smattering of odds and ends supplied by the fridge, a delicious soup was born.
Bad news is I'm still sick... but the soup was good.


Sopa de Lima con Arroz y Pollo
- 1 cube chicken bouillon
- 1 c water
- 1/4 onion, chopped
- 1/4 red bell pepper, chopped
- handful snow peas, chopped
- 1/2 c canned carrots
- 1/2 lime
- 1/2 chicken breast, diced
- 1/4 c cooked rice
- 1 tsp cumin
- fresh cilantro, chopped
- Sri Racha to taste
Saute the onions, then add in the pepper and when softened, add in the snow peas and then the water and chicken bouillon. Season with cumin, salt and pepper. Next, squeeze and toss in the lime, then the chicken, the rice, and finally the carrots. Simmer over medium heat until well mixed. Pour into a bowl, garnish with fresh cilantro and Sri Racha to taste. Hopefully it will work better for you than it did for me, but in any case it's delicious!