CrockPot Lobster Bisque

Day 360.

Merry Christmas! If you are finding your way to the computer today, I figure you should get something good.

So you're getting lobster.

in the crockpot.

Life is so very good.

The Ingredients. 3 cups chicken broth
8 oz clam juice
14.5 oz stewed tomatoes (and juice)
8 oz sliced mushrooms
1 onion, diced
1 large leek, diced (just the white part!)
1 T dried parsley
2 tsp Old Bay seasoning mix
1 tsp dill
1 cup heavy cream (to add later)
2 lobster tails (to add later)
lemon slices as garnish, and to squeeze in at the end

The Directions.

Use a 5 quart or larger crockpot, and combine the broth, clam juice, tomatoes, onion, mushrooms, leek, parsley, Old Bay, dill, and parsley. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours, high for 4-5, or until onions are translucent and flavors have melded.

Use an immersible blender to blend into a chowdery broth. Add lobster tails. Cover and cook on high for 30-45 minutes, or until lobster tails have turned pink and the meat is fork tender. Remove lobster tails from crockpot. Stir in heavy cream.

Ladle into dishes, and serve with lemon slices and lobster meat. You can take the meat out of the tail, and mix it in the soup, or leave it intact and pick at it at the table.

The Verdict.

We liked this an awful lot. I'd say it makes enough to feed 4 adults, especially if you distribute the meat from the lobster tails into the soup. We had a lot of fun eating this, and felt quite fancy. My kids both liked the lobster, and thought the soup part was "yummy." But they also thought sucking on the lemon slices was the best part of their dinner.

Corn Chowder with PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese Slow Cooker Recipe

This is a sponsored review from BlogHer and Kraft.

This is a compensated post by BlogHer and PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese and is part of the Real Women of Philadelphia project. This is the third out of four recipes.

The kids are officially out of school for the summer, which means that 4/5 of us are home for a sitdown lunch.

I like this.

I find the kids are easier to please in the middle-of-the-day and are more willing to try new things. I regularly tease our nightly meal right afterschool, when I know they’re famished.

mean? Maybe.

But I prefer crafty.

This is a great lunchtime soup. It’s not as heavy as some chowders can be, and the kids each ate their whole servings.

The Ingredients.

serves 6

1 (16-ounce) bag frozen white corn

1 (15.5-ounce) can cut corn (and juice)

1 quart chicken broth

1 small onion, diced finely (or 1 tablespoon onion flakes)

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

4 ounces (1/2 block) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese

salt to taste at the table

The Directions.

I used a 4-quart slow cooker, but a 6-quart would work just fine. Empty the frozen corn bag and the can of corn into your crockpot. Add chicken broth, onion, and pepper. Drop in Cream Cheese. Cover and cook on low for about 6 hours, or until onion is translucent and the soup is fully heated. 

Stir well.

Now, carefully use a hand-held stick blender and pulse to chowderify.

I didn’t add any salt to the kid servings, but salted my bowl when no one was looking. It needed a bit for my tastebuds, but the kids were fine.

Now for some fun!

There is a GREAT BIG HUGE HONKING LIVE EVENT on June 30^th that you should all know about.

For the last few months, women all over the country have been submitting videos and original PHILLY Cream Cheese and Cooking Creme recipes to Real WomenofPhiladelphia.com in the hopes of competing in a live judging event hosted by none other, than Ms. Paula Deen.

The showdown will occur at the Lucas Theatre in Downtown Savannah at 7pm (eastern) on June 30^th, and will stream live on RealWomenof Philadelphia.com (I did not enter this contest). Winning this event is a big deal: winners receive a cash prize of $25,000, recipes featured in cookbooks, online cooking videos, and will participate in publicity appearances.

The good news for you/us is that all of the finalist recipes are available online, for free on the Real Women of Philadelphia website. Click on over and see which one you should try with your family (slow cooker optional.  :-)  )

Mark the 30^th on your calendar--- it’s always fun to witness live events in action, and you can participate in the action by joining the online community at Real Women of Phildelphia.

(I bet there will probably be a twitter party, too.)

Want even more? Visit the Promotions and Prizes section at BlogHer.com for a complete blogger round-up. Long live Cream Cheese!