I virtually never cook on a Friday - so it was Chicken Chow Mein for me.
Pac, that Cornish Hen with the mushrooms sounds fab! (But pizza works too!)
It'll be the hen. I'm too lazy to go out and pick up a pizza. I'm whooped.
So...made a giant pot of clam chowder to have with a loaf of crusty french bread. I have a butter lettuce that might end up being mimosa salad to go with.
For years I have been pondering Clam Chowder. My problem is, I have never eaten a clam! I have this worry that I wouldn't like the texture and that would defeat the purpose of making a Clam Chowder!
Can you make a reasonably authentic Chowder without using clams? Say, with prawns? (Not lobster though - far too expensive here!)
I'd say sure. I prefer New England style, which is pretty much a cream of potato soup with clams. I'm sure shrimp/prawns would work well, too.
But if you like shrimp you'd probably like clams, after all they are typically chopped so it's not like having a whole clam in your mouth... not that there's anything wrong with that. They have a little "bite", sort of like a kidney (if you've eaten beef and kidney stew).
Katy, try a little can of minced clams, they're really cheap. Make a dip mixing them and their juice with cream cheese and sour cream with a bit of hot sauce and worchestershire, and see if you like them. I'll bet you will, not the least bit fishy, with a really nice chew. Then try a clam chowder!
Well, work kicked my butt...I don't feel like cooking...maybe a PBJ will fit the bill.
The clams are chopped? Now that puts a whole new complexion on things! (I like kidney so maybe I should give this a go!) It always looks so nice when they do it on TV.
For years I have been pondering Clam Chowder. My problem is, I have never eaten a clam! I have this worry that I wouldn't like the texture and that would defeat the purpose of making a Clam Chowder!