Healthy Potato Corn Chowder

Name: Healthy Potato Corn Chowder
Ingredients: 1 lb. frozen corn kernels; 6 cups vegetable broth; ½ cup thinly sliced celery; 2 lb. potatoes ((cleaned and diced)); 4 medium garlic cloves ((minced)); 6 sprigs fresh thyme ((you'll remove these after cooking)); 2 tsp. onion powder; 2 cups soaked, raw cashews ((soaked overnight - or at least for 2 hours)); 1 cup vegetable broth; 1 tsp. garlic powder; 1 tsp. onion powder; 2 tsp. nutritional yeast; ¼ tsp. salt; green onions ((sliced thin at an angle.); salt and pepper (to taste)