[Food File] - Rainy days.

♥ Soup & Pie ♥

What better comfort food than soup and pie on a rainy fall day? One of my favorite soups to make is Corn Chowder.  It pairs nicely with pumpkin pie for dessert, or any kind of pie, really.

Corn Chowder

2 tbsp butter
Olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
1 clove garlic
2 tbsp thyme (dried, or 6 fresh sprigs)
1/4 cup flour
6 cups vegetable broth
2 cups half & half cream
2 potatoes, diced
2 cans corn
salt & pepper
1/4 chopped fresh parsley, or a tbsp or 2 of dried

Heat butter and 1 tbsp olive oil in dutch oven. Add onion, garlic, and thyme and cook for 8 minutes. Sprinkle with flour to coat everything and stir.  Pour in vegetable broth and bring to a boil. Add cream and potatoes and boil hard for another 8ish minutes. Add corn. Season with s & p.  Simmer for 10+ minutes.  Stir in parsley and another bit of olive oil, and enjoy!

When I make a pot, Ryan and I usually enjoy the leftovers for 2 more meals.  It's wonderful to heat up for lunch the next day.

And for dessert?....

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