Years ago, I started a tradition on Christmas Eve of serving up hot soups with an array of breads and crackers. A cup of hot cider and homemade cookies completed the simple meal that we shared ...

A creamy base of milk, stock, and herbs brimming with briny seafood flavors, a good fish chowder takes time and thoughtfulness to prepare. One of the best things about fish chowder is that it's ...

A seventh-generation Mainer, chef Christian Hayes grew up on New England staples: Boiled dinners. Lobsters. And lots and lots of chowders. These days, in his (now closed) kitchen at The Garrison, ...

As easy as it is delicious, this chowder bypasses celery in favor of fennel, which gives the soup a little anise flavor and some extra heft. The vegetables are thinly sliced and cooked together to ...

Chowder is an all-year, all-weather soup. When the weather is wet and chilly, there’s nothing more comforting than hunkering over a steaming bowl of chowder, with seafood and chunky potatoes jockeying ...

The chef’s meal calls for seafood or chicken stock, extra-virgin olive oil, finely chopped smoky bacon, chopped onion, chopped celery hearts and their leafy tops, peeled and sliced starchy potatoes, ...

My Instant Pot Seafood Chowder recipe is here to make your day. It’s made with cod, shrimp, and canned smoked oysters (instead of the bacon found in some traditional chowders). This creamy, delicious ...

Cream, butter, crabmeat, and shrimp — what's not to like? The game-changing ingredient of this rich chowder from Andrew Zimmern is an easy homemade stock that uses existing ingredients (cobs from the ...

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1. Prepare the chowder: Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Once the butter is foamy, add the fennel, potatoes, shallot and garlic. Season with salt and pepper and cook, ...