Austin City Limits (ACL)

ACL was the 8th 9th and 10th of well last weekend. The weather held out wonderfully and the bands kept the rock going for the Austin City Limits Music Festival Day one, two, and three.  Once again, fans politely stormed the gates for another perfect day of music. Yeahuh!

Summer Squash and Corn Chowder

            
             This definitely is a great recipe for fall. It looks good, smells good, and of course tastes amazing! It is also very good for those cold days we are about to have pretty soon. Enjoy!

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Enjoy soup in the summertime by making this satisfying chowder with the season's produce. Top with cheese and bacon for kid appeal.

Total: 40 minutes
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 2  slices applewood-smoked bacon
• 3/4  cup  sliced green onions, divided
• 1/4  cup  chopped celery
• 1  pound  yellow summer squash, chopped
• 1  pound  frozen white and yellow baby corn kernels, thawed and divided
• 2 1/4  cups  1% low-fat milk, divided
• 1  teaspoon  chopped fresh thyme
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 1/4  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
• 1/8  teaspoon  salt
• 1/4  cup  (1 ounce) shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese

Preparation

1. Cook bacon in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, reserving 2 teaspoons drippings in pan. Crumble bacon, and set aside. Add 1/2 cup onions, celery, and squash to drippings in pan; sauté 8 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

2. Reserve 1 cup corn; set aside. Place the remaining corn and 1 cup milk in a blender; process until smooth. Add remaining 1 1/4 cups milk, thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to blender; process just until combined. Add pureed mixture and reserved 1 cup corn to pan. Reduce heat to medium; cook 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring constantly. Stir in 1/8 teaspoon salt. Ladle about 1 1/2 cups soup into each of 4 bowls; top each serving with about 1 tablespoon bacon, 1 tablespoon remaining onions, and 1 tablespoon cheese.

Chocolate Banana Sundae

This is probably the easiest recipe I will ever put on this blog again. It looked so yummy I really wanted to put it on here. If you love bananas..in this case I do. Please make it! It looks good and tastes great! Enjoy! 

Ingredients

• 4  small bananas
• 1  pint vanilla ice cream
• 1/4  cup  chocolate sauce
• 1/4  cup  sweetened shredded coconut

Preparation

1. Peel and slice the bananas. Scoop the ice cream into 4 bowls. Top with the bananas, chocolate sauce, and coconut.