Seasonal: Sweet Corn and Poblano Chowder
The weather may be warm, but the corn is too amazing this time of year to miss out on making a corn chowder. Our version uses half-and-half in lieu of heavy cream to lighten it up a little bit, and...
View ArticleHow to Make Corn Tortillas
If you’ve never made your own tortillas, you won’t believe how out of wack the effort-to-payoff ratio is. They are dead simple to make, and so vastly superior to anything you can find in the store,...
View ArticleShredded Turkey Sopecitos (Sopecitos de Pavo Yucateco)
Invented in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, but now found throughout Mexico, sopes are similar to corn tortillas, but somewhat thicker, with a hand-shaped lip around the outer edge. They are fried in...
View ArticleChicken and Corn Summer Chowder
The lure of a supermarket rotisserie chicken can be strong, particularly in the Summer, when the temperature rises. They’re inexpensive (at around seven bucks), they’re easy to prepare (once you open...
View ArticleFiesta Chicken Salad
Finally. Finally, Finally, Finally. You know how much I like living in Maine. How grateful I am for seasons, especially fall and winter. And what mixed feelings I have about spring; it kind of freaks...
View ArticleCurried Corn Cakes with Shrimp and Chives
What do you want to make for dinner on such a night as this? Our family left the house all together this morning before nine, and didn’t regroup until after five. We were standing around the kitchen,...
View ArticleLobster with Sweet Corn Linguine
We left the house before nine, because it was already like an oven in here. We put on bathing suits under our clothes and packed beach towels, the stroller, and fruit. I wasn’t sure where I was going;...
View ArticleMexican Street-Style Sweet Corn
Each November, the tiny town of Xmatkuil hosts the annual Yucatan State Fair, a month-long celebration of Yucatecan culture that features bullfights, traditional dancing, woodworking and furniture...
View ArticleDel Monte® Garden Quality™ In Your Pantry: Inspire Your New Year
You guys know I love fall and winter. I am smitten with chilly weather and being cozy inside with tea and sweaters, cute knit scarves and roaring fires. Woodstoves! Hot toddies! Love, Actually! And...
View ArticleThai Coconut Curry Corn Soup
By Jillian Bedell I could go on about the perfection of fall for another forty years, and probably I will. Fall makes you feel. Eliot is of course right about spring, specifically April, mixing memory...
View ArticleBacon Buttermilk Cornbread
By Jillian Bedell I was reading Violet the story of Stone Soup, when I was transported to my nursery school, in the basement of the Methodist Church. It is the first book I remember. The first book I...
View ArticleBacon Buttermilk Cornbread
By Jillian Bedell I was reading Violet the story of Stone Soup, when I was transported to my nursery school, in the basement of the Methodist Church. It is the first book I remember. The first book I...
View ArticleShrimp Hush Puppies with Spicy Remoulade
By Jillian Bedell My best friend just had a baby. She took her time in considering this event, longer even than I did. Was she okay enough? Was the world okay enough? Would the benefits outweigh the...
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