Clam & Corn Chowdah Soup Week

It’s Soup Week here at Ma, What’s For Dinner.

It’s a cool cloudy day around here.

We’re expecting a boat load of rain this weekend.

This yummy soup will hit the spot!

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Serves: 6  Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes

WHAT YOU NEED:

2 T butter

1 T Olive Oil

4 slices thick cut bacon, chopped

1 medium onion, chopped

2 stalks celery, chopped

1 T fresh thyme

S&P

2 T flour

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2 cups chicken stock

1 bag diced potato (near the hash browns in the meat section)

2 cans whole clams and their juice

1 10 oz bag frozen corn

WHAT TO DO:

In a medium pot over medium high heat sauté bacon with 1 T olive oil.  When just crispy add in butter and onions, celery and thyme. Season with S&P and cook 5-7 minutes. Add flour and cook for two more minutes.

dinner   Clam & Corn Chowdah Soup WeekAdd half-and-half and stock and bring to a bubble, then stir in potatoes and clams. Season again with S&P.  Bring soup back to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes, until potatoes are cooked and soup has thickened up nicely.  Stir in frozen corn and cook for an additional 5 minutes.  Serve with garlic bread and salad.

Fall Flashback – Best Ever Butternut Squash

Fall Flashback!

With the holidays quickly approaching…

I can’t believe that Thanksgiving is in less than 3 weeks!

I’m tossing this family favorite at you again.

This bad boys is always a hit.

Perfect side dish for Thanksgiving.

Kids, babies, and grownups go gaga for this one.

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WHAT YOU NEED:

1 large butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into cubes

½ cup light mayo

1 large onion chopped

1 clove garlic

6 dashes hot sauce

1 egg

15 low sodium ritz crackers, crumbled

¼ cup parmesan cheese

½ T olive oil

½ T butter

½ t dried oregano

salt

pepper

WHAT TO DO:

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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.  Heat a large pot of salted water over high heat.  When it’s boiling add in the squash and cook until soft, about 15-20 minutes.

In a small saucepan heat olive oil and butter over medium heat.  Once it is melted add in your crackers, cheese and oregano.  Season with a bit of S&P and stir well.  Remove from heat and set aside.featured   Fall Flashback   Best Ever Butternut Squash

When the squash is cooked drain the water and toss the squash into a baking dish.  Mash the squash with a potato masher and season with S&P.  To the squash add in your mayo, onion, garlic, hot sauce, and egg.  Mix well.  Top with cracker/cheese topping, cover with foil and transfer your baking dish to the oven.  Bake for 30 minutes, remove foil and bake for an additional 5 minutes.  Serve.

Tasty Tidbit – Fall Fruits

Fall brings in some fantastic fruits!

We’ll be featuring a lot of these bad boys in the coming weeks and months.

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Pomegranate

Grapes

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Apples

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Cranberries

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and

Quince!

Thanks to Wikipedia for these images.

Tasty Tidbit – Football means Fall Veggies

It’s officially Autumn.

I can’t believe it.

This is my favorite season.

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The chill in the air.

The smell of the fireplace.

The crackle of leaves underfoot.

The apples and pumpkins that go into everything!

Here is a list of the best of the best vegetables that we’ll be featuring this fall.

Head to your local farmers market and grab the good stuff.

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Sweet Potato

Mushrooms

Beets

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Pumpkins

Leeks

Butternut squash

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Fennel

Kale

and

Acorn Squash

Stay tuned for recipes featuring all of these goodies!

Thanks to Wikipedia for these images.

Grillin’ & Chillin’ Week – Grill ‘em all

To paraphrase Metallica…

Grill ‘em all!

All the veggies that is.

We’re grilling all the sides around here these days!

Everything in our box from our awesome  Stone Gardens Farm CSA

Check it out…

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Cabbage tossed in olive oil and S&P then grilled.

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Then drizzle with your favorite salad dressing or just balsamic and extra virgin olive oil.

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Grilled potatoes and onions tossed with garlic, olive oil, S&P, parmesan cheese and chives.

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Grilled kohlrabi, yellow squash, and zucchini…

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Tossed in olive oil & S&P before I put them on the grill.

And finally our favorite…

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I loooooove grilled corn.

Check out our recipe for how to do it and the awesome chili lime butter that goes with it!

So get on out and light the grill this weekend!

Grillin’ & Chillin’ Week – Gazpacho

Feeling hot hot hot!

Oh yeah baby…

It’s getting hot in here!

What do we do when it’s hot?

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We make Gazpacho to cool us down.

Oh yeah…

We’re chillin’!

Watch us make some spicy Gazpacho.

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WHAT YOU NEED:

1 1/2 lbs vine ripe tomatoes (or you can use a big can of tomatoes if your 5 year old ate all of yours)

1 english cucumber, seeded

1 jalapeno, seeded

1 red bell pepper, seeded

1 yellow bell pepper, seeded

1 red onion,

2 cloves garlic

3 -4 slices day old crusty french bread

1 T sugar

1 T spanish paprika

2 cups tomato juice

1/4 cup white wine vinegar

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

1 lemon, juiced

S&P

WHAT TO DO:

Chop all your veggies into large chunks, just to help the food processor out a bit.

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In the bowl of a food processor combine cucumber, peppers, onion, garlic, bread.

Pulse a few times until they are chopped but still chunky.

Toss in tomatoes and repeat.

Pour into a big bowl and add in sugar, tomato juice, paprika, vinegar, olive oil and lemon juice.  Season with S&P and let sit in the fridge so the flavors can combine for at least 3 hours.

Top with sour cream or avacado slices.

Keep it in the fridge all week.

It’s like a delicious refreshing salad in soup form!

Amazing!

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