Bean and Artichoke Salad

I made this for lunch this week. It also might be nice as a side dish.
1 can red kidney beans - drained
1-can artichoke hearts - chopped coarsley
1/2 chopped small red onion
red wine vinegar
1 tbsp of olive oil
salt and pepper

serve with club crackers.
( I actually like to break the crackers into the salad right before serving)

nice summer salad with grilled fish or maybe for lunch with tuna salad on toast

Shrimp Corn Chowder

Saw a recipe in "real simple" for Shrimp Corn Chowder- but it tasted a bit "too" simple so I made it into a Manhattan chowder and added some Old bay - loved it!

Saute 2 chopped leaks and chopped fennel bulb in butter, Salt and pepper.

Add to Crock pot
- Spray of Olive oil
- 1 large potato - peeled and cubed
- half a bag of frozen corn
- 1 bottle of clam juice- 1 cup of chix broth
- saute of leaks and fennel
-1 can stewed tomatoes
- maybe a tablespoon of tomato paste-maybe a squeeze of anchovy paste

cook for 4 hours
-add cooked shrimp once potatoes are done
- mad dashing of old bay