Seafood Chowder

Bacon

Leeks

Mushrooms

Cabbage

Butter (for sauteeing)

Potatoes

Carrots

White wine

Clam broth

Thyme (to taste)

Cream

Salt and pepper (to taste)

Seafood (a variety, e.g., clams, scallops, halibut)

Parsley (for garnish)

NOTE: Ingredients may be added (e.g., parsnips), subtracted (e.g., cabbage), or substituted (e.g., onions for leeks). Amounts of each depend on your taste — maybe start with 1 cup or so of everything (except seasonings, garnish, butter). If liquids insufficient, clam broth may be augmented with other broth, cream may be augmented with milk.

1. Chop, slice, or dice all ingredients to bite size pieces
2. Sautee bacon in butter, remove bacon from pot temporarily
3. Sautee leeks, mushrooms, cabbage until soft
4. Add butter, potatoes, carrots — sautee a little
5. Add wine, cook until wine evaporates — 5 min. maybe
6. Add clam broth, thyme — simmer partly covered 10 min. or so
7. Add cream, bacon, salt, pepper — simmer 5 min. about
8. Add seafood — simmer 5 min. about
9. Serve garnished with parsley