Each year in late summer I usually make corn chowder. Some years I make it thick, some years I make it smooth, this year I made it using some chile peppers and bacon. This soup is best with fresh corn and I always use NON-GMO sweet corn. You can use canned corn but it will be slightly less flavorful. By all means, if you're reading this in January, just used canned corn…not a problem.

In this version, I used some Jalapeno and poblano peppers, which really added a nice "grassy" flavor plus a tiny bit of heat. I like to garnish with Cotija cheese and cilantro.