Yummy food questions! This is this weeks (#21) Four Foods on Friday meme.

#1. What’s your favorite fruit and how do you like to eat it?
I love fruit.. I can’t think of just one. I love fruit in smoothies, I love it plain… like homemade raspberry and blackberry syrup over pancakes, or banana crepes with orange sauce (must get recipe from mom). I love apple crisp (or see apple crisp pics) made with crunchy, tart granny smith apples… No.. sorry, can’t narrow this one down.

#2. What is the one spice in your kitchen you use more than any other?
This should come as no surprise to anyone who’s been reading my FFoF answers… salt.

#3. Pudding. Instant, stovetop or premade?
Instant.. I’m too lazy for stovetop.. and premade icks me out, especially the kind that doesn’t require refrigeration (eeewww!).

#4. Share a recipe using potatoes.
Me and the girls love tater tot casserole and it’s so easy to make.. not to mention versatile - you can sneak veggies in, or just keep as is. Here’s my Tatertot Casserole Recipe (or see tatertot casserole pics).

This weeks Four Foods on Friday #21.. visit, read, comment, join. :)

Q. What is Chowder?

A. Chowder is a thick soup that usually contains potatoes, vegetables, and/or seafood.

This potato chowder sounds yummmmy for a chilly nights dinner… I can taste it now… warm rolls fresh out of the oven, some cheese, bacon and chives on top… scooping it with saltine crackers. Oh yeah…. I admit though, I hate the chore of pealing and dicing potatoes. I’ll pass that one along to Em, who doesn’t mind and I’ll chop the onion (yes, I’ll choose the onion over the potatoes!!). Good Teamwork. ::wink::

8 c. diced potatoes
1/3 c. chopped onion
3 - 14 1/2 oz cans chicken broth (I recommend Swanson’s)
1 - 10 3/4 oz can condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
1/4 tsp pepper
1 - 8 oz package cream cheese, cubed

Optional (but yummmmy) Toppings
1/2 lb sliced bacon, cooked, crumbed
extra cheese (I love cheddar on my potato soup)
chives, snipped - love to use those kitchen shears

- Combine all ingredients EXCEPT the cream cheese and toppings in a crock pot (slow cooker).
- Cover and cook for 8-10 hours or until potatoes are tender.
- Add cream cheese, stirring until well blended.

Approx 12 servings