corn chowder

today was a busy hectic day...home schooling can be sooooo good but it can also be sooooo ugly when a certain person gets her little stubborn streak and does not want to cooperate...it took almost 4 hours to do 2-3 pages...when it is good, I think I could do another year of this...I really love this little girl and I enjoy spending time with her, but when it is ugly, well, you get the idea...
she is going to go to charter school a couple of days next year and it might do both of us good...I think sometimes that it endangers our relationship, me having to come down hard on her...oh well...
so, after Sam got home little princess was made to go home and give me a badly needed break for a little while...

had to go have my blood work drawn...the dr. wanted it down already, but my veins are bad and so I procrastinate and since my dr appt. is tomorrow, thought it better get done...they only had to stick me 3 times (that is not too bad...)

got home a little late and then there was a phone call that I needed to return...Tina is a very nice lady that we bowl with and is a little lonely and when she calls, I will be on the phone for awhile...

Tim offered to take us out to dinner, and usually I do not refuse an invitation like that, but, I am
in a cooking mood lately...so, I decided to make corn chowder...I used to be afraid of soups and stews, never really had homemade ones growing up...but, have really researched them on the internet and now am coming up with my own...one day just using ingredients we had on hand make the most delicious meatball and pea soup...everyone loved it...

corn chowder

1/2 cup butter
6 tbs flour
1 large or 2 small chicken broth
2 cans evaporated milk

melt butter, add flour and whisk in and let flour cook down and then slowly add broth to not get lumps and milk and let thicken...sometimes when Zoe is not eating I will brown one cut up onion in the butter before adding the broth and milk...

add as much corn for as thick as you like your soup (I use frozen and we like ours thick) so I add one large pkg of frozen corn

I also like to add 2 cans of potatoes, cut up and 2 carrots also cut up...

I of course add seasonings, mine are garlic salt and pepper and when done, I add cooked bacon as a garnish...

so simple, I am not afraid of it...

last night's was so creamy and so delicious...

Greg had 2 bowls of soup when he got home from Elk's and Samantha had one, even picky Zoe had some so there was no leftovers at all (which is unusual for our house...)