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    Summer Sweet Corn Chowder

    Harvest is near. Driving home every day we’re surrounded by cornfields and bean fields.  I can see them starting to change.  Corn stalks turning brown.  Bean leaves yellowing after a summer of repeated rain and midwestern sun beating down.  And my heart leaps a little bit because it means my favorite season is approaching. One of my favorite things about fall is food.  Okay, I lied.  I like food in every season.  But I LOVE fall food.  Crockpots. Instapots. Chili simmering on the stove.  Football season food.  The smells of cinnamon and nutmeg and pumpkin pie spice.  I’m drooling just typing this.   With summer is drawing to a close,…

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    Butternut Squash Chicken Stew (Crockpot)

    Once that cold air hits and I’m in leggings, boots, and a scarf most days, my cooking shifts to stewy-type meals.   As a momma, I struggle with things that the kids will eat that are flavorful but don’t compromise our healthy eating too.   So I came up with this yummy butternut squash chicken stew and needless to say, everyone was happy.  Nothing like a bowl of hot soup on a cold fall evening! Ingredients:  1 Medium Butternut Squash, peeled and diced into 1 inch cubes 3 medium chicken breasts, thawed 2 cups organic vegetable (or chicken) broth 1 medium red pepper, diced 3/4 c frozen corn 1 tsp…

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