The weather...
SUCKS!!! High 30s, rainy, windy, and occasionally spitting sleet...
And it was my turn to cook supper for the group. What to have? Something WARM!
Garlic shrimp soup, Caesar salad, and fresh bread. It was hot, filling, and Peter and Dot did a couple of desserts to go with it! Many thanks to them!
The soup is really simple, and one I made up years ago...LOL
Since I was feeding a large group, it was 8 cans of New England clam chowder, 3 cans of stewed tomatoes, and two cans of Rotel mild chilies and tomato. Add garlic (and more garlic), simmer and stir for 15-20 minutes until hot through and well mixed.
6 lbs of 31-40 count shrimp, cooked in Zatarain's shrimp boil until just pinking, add to the chowder mix, simmer another 15 minutes to finish and serve!
And get out of the way...LOL
The 'average' was two bowls for everyone, and nobody went home hungry! The discussions, as always, were wide ranging, interesting, and we all learned something(s).
Hopefully, the weather will start breaking today, otherwise, I'm going to start molding...sigh
Thanks for the recipe. It sounds great.
I will try a smaller batch next week as most of my friends live farther away than is convenient to come over for dinner.
But we do a great Orphans' Thanksgiving on the Saturday after. No family, just friends.
But we are all the crazy uncles and aunts. :-)
John Sage / in Indy
I truly am jealous sometimes ;) Having a group of friends who get together that often, eat together, and just have fun enjoying each other's company? As Visa would say - priceless lol Now if there was just a way to set up a teleportation link between WV and TX.....
Interesting that it was so cold there! That front isn't getting to us until Monday, so Saturday for us was near 80, and partly cloudy. But never fear - those 30's are coming for us.
Old Man winter just does not want to let go this year!