If there’s one thing I love about the Midwest, it is sweet corn. Holy hell. I never experienced this growing up in Arizona. Fresh picked, it is crazy good and I buy several ears multiple times a week from the farmers markets during August and September. Can’t stop, won’t stop. I’ve been known to skid off the road, doing a messy gravel filled u-turn rather than pass a roadside stand deep in farm country. My new favorite way to cook an ear or two at a time is with this microwave method – perfectly steamed every time with little fuss and muss. A good slather of butter, a bit of salt then watch out. During these late summer days, I’ve been known to eat a few for dinner with maybe some watermelon because that’s really good right now too. Heavenly.
Posts Tagged ‘bbq side dishes’
the very best of summertime … Homestyle Creamed Corn
Posted in side dishes, tagged bbq side dishes, corn recipes, creamed corn, homestyle creamed corn, summer corn recipes, summer recipes, sweet corn recipes on September 8, 2017| Leave a Comment »
what to bring, what to bring … Cowboy Beans
Posted in side dishes, tagged bbq side dishes, borracho beans, cowboy beans, mexican pinto beans, spicy pinto beans, stewed pinto beans on September 4, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Need a quick dish for your Labor Day BBQ today? How about these slow stewed pinto beans? Surely you have a few cans of beans, some bacon, a beer and an onion laying about. Chipotle in adobo? Maybe not. That might require a run to the store but you should because the spicy smokiness it adds to the beans is key. You need it, so go. Now.