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Corn Chowder

Late summer, early fall is my favorite time of year to go to the farmer's market. It's the perfect time of year to stock up on sweet corn. I over bought a little last week and came home with about three too many ears of corn. I didn't want to just freeze it so I decided to make some chowder. Only, I had never made a chowder before. To my pleasant surprise, this chowder was just the perfect way to use up the corn. It was sweet, and creamy and hit the spot. Joe even told me it was in his top 5 meals that I have ever made. I take that as a pretty high compliment. This is something I will be making time and time again. I adapted this recipe by taking a few things here and there from many recipes that I read on the internet. I made just enough for the three of us, but the recipes I read served more like 6 people, so I will put those measurements in here. Also, most recipes called for white wine. I didn't have any. I wanted to use a beer instead; something with a lit