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[badseed1980]

Holy crap! A high of 40 today and 42 tomorrow! SUPER SWEET! Generally, we get more than 2-3 of those kinds of days during the winter, don't we? This one has been SO cold. But today begins February, and the sun is coming through the clouds, and spring is on the way. (Yeah, yeah, I know it's going to get cold again after tomorrow, but STILL...)

Gonna make some CHOWDAH today! Yay! I haven't made it in ages, and it's perfect for today: warming soupy goodness, but with a decided "summer food" feel to it. Nom.

Comments

[frauholla.livejournal.com]

Do you put tomatoes in your chowdah or heavy cream?

[macropixi.livejournal.com]

are you aware of the OTHER Chowdah? The Rhode Island Clam Chowder.

Clear Broth. *Shudder* Only true chowdah is the cream one.

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Rhode Island Clam Chowdah is AWESOME. Do not blaspheme.

[macropixi.livejournal.com]

Didn't say it wasn't good. I actually enjoy it. But it's not Chowder, it's clam soup.

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

I KNOW RIGHT???

I posted a recipe for it to a WW recipes community on LJ. I throw in a little crushed fennel seed in mine, which gives it just the right kick.

[pierceheart.livejournal.com]

If new yorkers would quit digging their clams out of the East River, they could get decent chowder like the rest of us.

Something in their chowder is injured!

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Potatoes are necessary to chowdah. I don't put heavy cream in, but it can be done. I prefer a lighter broth, and if I weren't watching my weight, would use half-and-half along with clam broth. As it is, I tend to use evaporated skim milk or lowfat milk with clam broth.

[delirifacient.livejournal.com]

Hee hee--a high of 40!! Yeah, we're having the same weather pattern here and I'm freaking out. OMG 40 I'm gonna freeze honey we need to buy some space heaters like 10 NOW eeeeeeee!!!!

[thistleblue.livejournal.com]

I am feelin' Spring myself, and it's above freezing here, too. Hurrah! I love me some Boston Clam Chowdah. Any chowder with tomato in it shall not pass my lips.

[miss-lisa-ma.livejournal.com]

I am totally stoked about the melting that should accompany this temperature thingie. (But if the groundhog sees his shadow tomorrow, I'm so gunning for his furry little behind. We're talking groundhog curry and fur mittens, bit time.)