New England Fish Chowda!

I just talked to my parents on the phone while I made dinner (yes, both on the phone at the same time--they insist!)...they said it's sleeting back there in Massachusetts...Here in Baltimore, it's simply been raining all day. I actually enjoyed the rain for once--walking around in my pink rain boots and green rain coat. Nevertheless, I yearn for ice and snow. I guess at heart, I'm still a New England girl...Maybe that's why I bought that salt pork a few weeks ago. Maybe that's why I pulled it out of the freezer tonight and made chowder like my dad used to when I was little and the kitchen windows were steamy and frosty while the snow piled up...