Bread enthusiast. Vegetable lover. Omnivore. If the kitchen is your happy place, you're in good company. Let's hang.
A Favorite Way to Cook Corn, Plus Corn Pizza, Corn Wedge, & 7 Summery Recipes To Make This Week
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Friends, hello from Lake George ๐
Earlier this week I bought the first local corn of the season, a dozen and a half ears for the 13 of us staying at Lake George.*
I cooked them as I most often do in the summer: steamed in a little bit of water in a covered pot for about 5 minutes. When cooking corn for a crowd, this is what I do: stuff the ears, broken in half, into a large pot, add two cups of water, cover with foil, bring to a boil, then set a timer for 5 minutes.
When the timer dings, turn off the heat and let the corn sit until serving time, another 5 to 10 minutes or so.
Friends! Is there anything better than the first corn of the season?
We ate it aside chicken souvlaki, tzatziki, and warm bread. It was heaven. Here are 2 favorite corn recipes I'm so looking forward to making:
Deborah Madison's Corn Frittersโ
โFresh Corn Polenta: It's truly one of my all-time favorite things to eat.
*We stay at a place called Stepping Stones in Diamond Point, which my in-laws discovered 8 years ago when they first moved out here. I canโt recommend it enough.
Pizza Book Update: Pizza Night
All of this corn talk has me excited to share two recipes from my pizza book, Pizza Night, which will be released next April: the above-pictured corn pizza with roasted hatch chilies and Oaxaca cheese, and the below-pictured summer wedge salad with blistered corn, tomatoes, and herby ranch dressing.
Friends, the editing process is nearly complete, and I cannot wait both for the process to be done and to share it all with you ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ
7 Summery Recipes to Make This Week
โQuick Fresh Tomato-Basil Sauceโ
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โEggplant Involtini, Simplified (When you're ready to turn the oven back on.)
โPasta with Simple Cherry Tomato Sauceโ
โPan-Seared Cod with Sauce Niรงoiseโ
โBlistered green beans:
โSimple White Bean Saladโ
โRad Na Thai Noodlesโ
PS: You Are Loving These 4 Recipes...
- โZucchini Tortillas (4 Ingredients, Gluten-Free, Baked)
- โโCrispy Potato, Egg, and Cheese Taco (So fast, so good.)
- โOne-Bowl Lemon-Blueberry Quick Breadโ
- โCold Peanut Noodles with Cucumbers (When it's too hot to turn on the oven.)
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Hi. I'm Ali.
Bread enthusiast. Vegetable lover. Omnivore. If the kitchen is your happy place, you're in good company. Let's hang.
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