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I am so glad you stopped by. A couple of months ago I saw the movie Julie & Julia, where a young woman decides to take a year and make every recipe in Julia Child's French Cookbook. I enjoyed the movie very much and became intrigued. Maybe I could do something like that, so, I got out my barely used, 13 year old, Better Homes Cookbook and started flipping through. Thus began my cooking experiment.

Cooking is something I have always hated to do, it was a chore for me, not a pleasure. I am not a professional cook, and never will be, but the movie ignited a spark in me and revealed a new discovery, cooking can be fun!

I am learning that with patience, motivation, and good recipes anyone can be a good cook. Believe me, if I can do it, so can you! I hope you will experiment along with me and let me know what you think of the recipes I share.

I will post each new recipe I try along with a picture (I can't stand cookbooks that don't include pictures!) so you can see the final product. I will also share tips that I have learned along the way. For you seasoned chefs, the tips may seem like common sense, but for those of us who are dummies in the kitchen, they are epiphanies.

Happy Cooking!

Nancy

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Crockpot Corn Chowder


There is nothing quite like a crockpot meal, especially if you have a busy evening ahead and won't be able to find much time for cooking. This was delicious and VERY easy!


Ingredients:

6 slices Hickory Smoked Bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
4 medium Baking Potatoes, peeled and diced
1/2 cup finely chopped White Onion
1 (16 ounces) can Creamed Corn
2 (16 ounces each) cans Chicken Broth
1 teaspoon Coarse Salt
1/4 teaspoon Fresh Ground Black Pepper
1/2 teaspoon Granulated Sugar
1 (12 ounces) can Evaporated Milk

Directions:

1. Add bacon, potatoes, onion, creamed corn, chicken broth, salt, pepper, and sugar to crockpot. Stir to combine.

2. Cover and set crockpot on LOW. Cook 8-10 hours. (If you are like me and like to sleep late, you can cook on High for 4 to 5 hours.)

3. Add evaporated milk. Cook additional 45 minutes.


This is a great fall meal. I used fresh corn cut off the cob instead of the creamed corn. I also added 2 tbsp of cornstarch with the evaporated milk to make it a thicker chowder. We had bread with it and that was plenty. We were all pleasantly stuffed by the end of the meal.


http://www.chowderrecipes.net

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None of the recipes posted on this site are mine, they are all taken from other sources, or given to me to try. I am not nearly creative enough or good enough in the kitchen to have come up with any of them.

I also cannot promise that any of these recipes are going to turn out good, or taste good for that matter, so you try them at your own risk.

Enjoy!!! Nancy
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