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I have been thinking about home lately. I could not wait to get away and start a new life and new adventure. But a little bit of homesickness is creeping in. Right now back in Michigan the I can picture the trees beginning to change colors. The smell of a cool fall morning. The freshest, best… Read More »
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If you haven't tried quinoa you're
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There is always one reminder that summer has yet to banished in favor of frenetic energies all aimed at getting back in the swing. That reminder comes calling on an often buttered, salted, sweet and savory ear ... of corn.
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I just got back from a great overnight camping trip. It was completely spur of the moment and I was amazed by the level of food we ate. No hot dogs for us. It was first class all the way and there was very little in the way of prep and equipment. You don't have to have an…
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When we go to Joe's, we rarely stray from our usual side dish: Jennie's Potatoes. But since it was six of us this time, we decided to "whack it up" as my dad would say, and…
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Recipes and tips for the season's best ingredients
It's summer, and throughout the land there are tall stalks waving in the breeze, sweet kernels ready for harvest. To make the most of the golden ears filling the markets, we've got dozens of recipe ideas.
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"Sex is good, but not as good as fresh, sweet corn."
—Garrison Keillor
Golden yellow, silver-white, bicolor, red, or blue—choosing the perfect ear of sweet summer corn has more to do with personal preferences and regional availability than with the quality of one variety over another. “Bicolor corn seems to be the most popular with our customers these days, but some other varieties are just as good,” affirms Tonya Martisko, owner of Gaeddert Farms in Buhler, Kan.
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When I was a
kid, my parents owned a fried chicken restaurant for a couple of
years ("TJ's Fried Chicken"... I don't know who
TJ was, they bought the business with the name). I ate a little too
much chicken during those years. I would go to the restaurant after
school to help out… Read More »
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I have a confession to make: I’m addicted to summer sweet corn. And living in Vermont, the season starts much too late and ends much earlier than I’d like. When corn season hits, I’m the first in line at my favorite corn farmer’s stand at the farmers’ market. I also stop at a farmstand on my way home from work when I see the plump, bright green husks piled on the table. (You might even say I brake for corn.)
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