jacques pepin is awesome:

seafood chowder

olive oil in to a deep pan. heat, while you slice up an entire leek. julienne the end. add in about 1-2 cloves of minced garlic spirnkle in salt and pepper. then add one cup of clam juice, will serve as the base. then an equal amount of water. bring to a boil. in the middle of the boil step, add in some sliced mushrooms. in the meantime, cut into about .5-1inch long pieces of cod. once the mixture is in a boil, use a wisk to add one cup of potato flakes to act as a thickener, to ensure that it does not clump up. bring the mixture to a boil again. during that boil step, take 3-4 squash, slice into cubes and add into pan when mixture is in a boil. add in about 3-4tblspn of half and half to enhance the chowder.

after a couple of minutes after adding the squash, and literally only minutes until people are about to eat, add in the cod, and follow with 10-12 shrimp that you have also cut into small cubes (if starting with medium shrimp).

enjoy!

i haven;t tried this yet, but it is defn on my list.

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