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Tag Archives: clams
Light clam chowder with oyster crackers 4/7/23
How can you make a creamy clam chowder light? I use only 1/4 cup of cream which works out to be about 1 tablespoon per person and I add russet potatoes instead of waxy ones. Russet potatoes break down slightly … Continue reading
Light New England clam chowder. 2/24/23
I have gone off the menu again! It is so cold and wintry today that I felt like a warm bowl of soup. Plus my leeks needed to be used before they got any older! The amount of heavy cream … Continue reading
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Lightened clam chowder and salad. 1/12/23
When I first saw this recipe I thought yes, I would like to make clam chowder but no, I cannot use three cups of heavy cream! So I went about trying to lighten it up. First I jettisoned the guanciale, … Continue reading
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Clam chowder. 11/1/22
At last we had a rainy day here in Northern California! So we scuttled our plans to have grilled hamburgers and went with a rainy day soup. The clam chowder I make is not the thick type you usually associate … Continue reading
Posted in American, pescatarian, Shellfish, soup, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged clam chowder, clams
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Light clam chowder with oyster crackers. 9/1/22
In celebration of it being September and in anticipation of Autumn we made soup even though the temperature outside was 104F! This is a light clam chowder with only 2 to 4 tablespoons of cream in about 4 servings. Since … Continue reading
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Connecticut clam chowder. 8/09/22
Before we moved to Northern California, almost thirty years ago, we lived in North Carolina and Massachusetts. Living in different parts of the United States exposed me to regional cuisines. Originally from the Jersey shore where the pizza is the … Continue reading
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Lightened New England clam chowder. 3/26/22
This clam chowder recipe is an adaptation of Gabrielle Hamilton’s from an article in The NY Times. Hers, I am sure, is delicious but contained way too much cream and oil for us. So I slimmed the recipe down to … Continue reading
Lightened New England clam chowder. 2/19/22
When I first looked at the recipe for New England clam chowder I was taken aback by the amount of fat (olive oil plus grease from guanchiale and canola oil) and three cups of heavy cream for 6 servings. Certainly … Continue reading
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Light clam chowder. 1/4/22
Winter seems like the perfect time for hearty soups. I love clam chowder but not all the cream! The clam chowder we make gets its liquid from two bottles of clam juice and the liquid from two cans of minced … Continue reading
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Lightened N.E. clam chowder. 12/2/21 Day 56 GBTG
For about 12 years of my adult life I lived in New England. Chowder is a big thing there. We used to occasionally go to Durgin Park in Boston where a bowl of clam chowder and a dessert of Indian … Continue reading
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