Corn Chowder
"This is the quintessential one-pot meal. Creamy, smoky, sweet, it's a sure winner. As far as children are concerned, corn is less a vegetable than a kind of honorary pasta: its only real flavor is a kind of bland, Frito-y sweetness, and it also benefits from summery associations with picnic tables, long, late twilights, and dripping butter. This soup can also be deliciously meatless — just sauté the onions in a knob of butter and proceed with the recipe. You could even try grating a little smoked cheddar on it...."
INGREDIENTS
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5 or 6 slices of bacon, sliced into small pieces
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1 onion chopped fine
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2 stalks of celery, diced, with some of the finely-chopped leaves
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4 cups peeled, diced potatoes
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1 quart (1 box) chicken broth
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1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
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1 crumble of dried thyme (aka a "pinch")
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4 cups corn kernels (or a 1-pound bag frozen, which is 3 1/3 cups)
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1 cup half and half
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salt and pepper
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