Great Meals for a Change

Nova Scotia Hodge Podge

Simple but tasty vegetable chowder with potatoes, carrots, peas and beans.

Ingredients:

• 24 small red-skinned potatoes
• 24 baby carrots
• 1 cup snow peas
• 1 cup peas, fresh or frozen
• ½ lb yellow wax beans
• 2 cups corn kernals, frozen
• 1 ½ cups milk
• 2-3 tbsp flour
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp pepper, to taste
• 1 tbsp butter

Instructions:

• In a large pot, boil the potatoes until tender. Add the carrots and cook for 10 minutes more.
• Drain the water, add the snow peas, peas, wax beans, and corn and set aside.
• In a small bowl, mix the flour into the milk to form a smooth paste. Stir into the vegetable mixture.
• Return to pot to the stove and cook on medium heat for about 20-30 minutes until all the vegetables are tender. Stir regularly to ensure that the flour/milk mixture is smooth and does not form lumps. Add the salt, pepper, and margarine. Serve hot.