Cheddar Corn Chowder

This is another great soup recipe from my Barefoot Contessa cookbook. I don't make it as much as the others because, well, it doesn't seem as healthy with the bacon, cream, and cheese. ;) But it was cooler than usual outside today and overcast. A perfect soup day and this one is delicious! The kids even ate it, though that might have been because they were starving since dinner was an hour late. Watch out cause it makes A LOT. I always half the soup recipes and they still don't fit in my 3 quart pot! So there's tons of left overs, which is okay with us.

(Sorry this picture doesn't do it justice, I didn't remember to take one until all the bacon was gone so it just looks like a bunch of yellow.)

*whenever things call for half-and-half I usually just make my own with milk and cream. I don't want to bother buying a whole thing of half-and-half, plus you can use the left over cream to make whipped cream. Mmmm

(Sabrina, this one also calls for turmeric- so go buy some.)