Thursday, September 13, 2012

Creamy Corn Chowder for (almost) Fall

I'm so ready for Fall. Normally I'm not much of a Fall person, being everything is turning sort of brown and dying. Oh wait, that's what this summer looked like here - so I'm completely ready for a CHANGE of seasons to any season that includes cooler temps.

Enter Fall.

To hasten its arrival, this weekend I felt the need to whip up a batch of creamy potato soup. Only at my house, we can't call it potato soup because I have a son who completely believes he hates potatoes. It's all about the spin sometimes, so in an effort to have my potato soup and have everyone actually EAT said soup, I devised a plan. I'd add some corn and call it Golden Corn Chowder.

Sometimes I amaze even myself.

But here's where I was surprised...it actually is really great Corn Chowder. As in, the corn adds something I didn't quite expect but thoroughly enjoyed. So in my effort to trick the audience, I was actually the one tricked into discovering something even yummier than plain old potato soup.

The bottom line is that this is an extremely versatile recipe that can be made gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, or meat-a-sourus, whichever way you lean. The only thing it's can't be is dairy-free. Sorry dairy-free folks.


Golden Corn Chowder and a buttered roll - recipe after the jump!