What's for Dinner? Day 90

So yesterday is a bit of a blur :)

I had to

 get everyone back to school

deal with the housing dilemma

Peyton had piano lessons

Peyton had karate

we went and looked at the house for rent down the street

we took an application for the house down the street

turned in the application for the house down the street

We had pizza for dinner :)

But tonight I was back on cooking.

First things first, our application was approved for the house down the street :)

8 houses down from us on the same side of the street.

The house is a bit bigger and the kids loved it when we went to look at it because:

there was a jet tub in the master bath

a playset in the back yard

and a basement

So besides moving locations we stay in the same schools and same ward.

Phew!!

Tonight for dinner we had an

Our Best Bites meal--check them out here  They have lots of yummy, easy recipes.

Creamy Corn Chowder

Recipe by Our Best Bites

2 Tbsp. butter
1/4 c. all-purpose flour

1 c. water

2 1/2 c. milk (skim or 1% work just fine and lighten it up considerably)--I used skim

2 regular-sized chicken bouillon cubes, 1 Knorr chicken bouillon cube, or 2 tsp. chicken base

1/2 lb. bacon (optional)--I'm not sure this should be optional :)

1 small onion, minced

2 red potatoes, diced into small cubes--I used Russett because that's what I had.

2-3 cloves garlic, minced

1 can corn, drained or about 1 1/2 C frozen fresh corn--Frozen for me, I don't like canned.

Salt and pepper to taste

A few dashes of hot sauce (like Tabasco or Cholula)

Fry bacon until crisp. In the meantime, melt butter over low heat in a soup pot. When melted, add flour to make a roux and whisk until it comes together in a little ball. Add water and whisk until completely combined and there are no lumps. Add milk and chicken base or bouillon and bring to a simmer. Add potatoes, onions, and garlic, and simmer (but don’t boil!), stirring very frequently, for about 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Add crumbled bacon and corn and heat through. Add a few drops of hot sauce and then salt to taste. The reason why I don’t have an exact measurement is that while the soup REALLY needs salt, bacon also really differs in its saltiness, so it can be super easy to make this soup waaaaay too salty. Start with about 1/4 tsp., give it a few minutes, and then add more if you need it.

Ladle into bowls and sprinkle with extra bacon and/or cheese if you want. Because, you know, if there’s anything a perfectly healthy bowl of soup (it’s only 3 Weight Watchers points!) needs, it’s some extra bacon and cheese!

The only thing different I would have done is to double it.  There were no leftovers.  Which meant Joe had no lunch.

The kids had two thumbs up!

They get a kick now out of

Thumbs up

Thumbs down

or Thumbs to the side

they ask almost at the beginning of each meal.

How can you know at the beginning if you like it or not? :)