Just like everybody, we are well into social distancing due to the COVID 19 pandemic. We've stocked our pantry with the usuals - rice, beans, pasta, jarred and canned goods, spices, baking supplies, etc., plus the refrigerator and freezer are pulling their own weight. I had picked up a small bone-in ham, since it's the gift that keeps on giving, but could find only one kind of dried bean on the shelf - black eyed peas. Never used them, but I'm gonna now. A bean is a pea is a bean, right?
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Lobster and Corn Chowder Recipe | Easily my most-requested dish for Thanksgiving each year is a pot of lobster and corn chowder. Yes, turkey, gravy and all that, but my oldest son SPECIFICALLY asks for this chowder, and I don't like to disappoint. I serve it in tiny ramekins so people don't fill up.
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Soup is such a great meal on a cold winter day, plus the perfect opportunity to clean out the pantry, freezer and vegetable drawer! This Italian sausage and bean soup recipe can do just that for you, assuming you have sausage or meatballs in your fridge or freezer. This recipe is so versatile!
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My family loves this chili, and when I make it they all show up. I have served it at SuperBowl parties as well as random Sundays. Everyone who has had it asks for the recipe. But it has been hard to write down for several reasons. 1. I never make it the same way twice and 2. I never measure anything. So to write a definitive recipe is challenging, and I don't want to steer you wrong. But I am confident you can make a large pot of this bean soup, wow your guests/family, and then maybe freeze some for later
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We had two days of warmth in a row this April. Woo-hoo! Except today it is rainy and a little raw. Oh well, April showers bring May flowers and all that. The rain is also melting the last strip of ice off my deck. I can do this. Due to the weather and Bob's head cold, I am calling it a chicken soup day.
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