Corn Chowder

This recipe was found in a soup cook book at my parents house. I carefully recorded the recipe, went shopping for ingredients, and then lost the recipe before I made the soup the next day. The soup became half improvised, which is always best, and had a ton of ingredients. Don't let the corn title distract you because it was so much more!

A selection of the ingredients before cooking.

The blending experience is always a fun one!

I have already had many a close call with the always possible blender explosion. This is particularly dangerous when you are impatient and decide to blend the soup while it is still hot. Don't overfill the blender and make sure there is a satisfactory liquid to solid ratio. My fancy Cuisinart blend (a gift) was partially ruined a few years back by some roommates who thought it could handle processing chick peas for hummus.

The final presentation (excuse the poor lighting).

This chowder was served with a spinach salad and a homemade mulled wine. It was followed by a delish rice pudding which I am tempted to post cause it was such a hit (but this is a soup blog after all)! All in all it made for a wonderful birthday dinner.