seafood chowder

Ingredients

• 1 pound bacon, chopped
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
• 1 stick butter, unsalted
• 4 cups chicken broth or stock
• 1 pound small potatoes (more or less), quartered
• 1 teaspoon salt, seasoned or smoked
• 1 tablespoon old bay seasoning (or chesapeake bay seasoning)
• 1 pound fish filets, your choice, cut into bite sized pieces
• 1 bag frozen veggies (med sized - corn, carrots, green beans )
• 1 pound imitation crabmeat (chunk style)
• 1 pound shrimp (fresh or frozen, deveined and peeled)
• 1 package lump crab meat (optional)
• 2 cups heavy cream
• - salt and pepper (to taste)