The food & recipe thread (Let's cook!)

[Nektu]

Alright, first of all this isn't a thread about the type of food your snakes or lizards eat. This is a thread for everyone to share their favorite recipes with everyone else. They could be yours, your friends, your grandmas, moms or something you threw together last night at the last minute.

I also apologize if this has already been discussed.

I'll start with a favorite of mine:

Clam Chowder

1 cup diced celery,
1 cup diced yellow onion,
1/2 cup chopped bacon,
2 cups diced potatoes,
2 cans chopped clams,
3 cups clam juice,
1/2 gallon heavy cream,
1/2 cup chopped parsley,
2 Tbl spoons dried thyme.

Saute off your celery and onions in a little bit of canola oil. When they are almost translucent add your bacon and saute for a few minutes. Add your clam juice to the celery and onions and bacon. Bring to a simmer. Add the heavy cream. When it comes near a simmer turn down your heat from full to about medium. Take about 1 cup of flour and add some canola oil to it. This is called a roux. Don't make it too thick or too thin. Use a wire whip to get all of the lumps out. Add the roux to the soup until desired thickness. Add the parsley and the dried thyme, and the clams in juice. Salt and pepper to taste. If you want you can even add some Tabasco sauce for added flavor. I cook the potatoes separate and add them in last.