Plate of leftover salads: beet and tomatoes, corn salad. Preparation time: 5 minutes Shopping: none We never tire of having a container of our beet salad in the refrigerator. Fresh beets from the garden, tomatoes and red onion seasoned with extra-virgin olive oil and red wine vinegar is big on flavor and utterly refreshing, especially […]
How does corn grown in Iowa get into the structure of a hair follicle belonging to a guy from Massachussetts? That is the question that drives two friends–linked by a common Midwestern ancestry–to move to Iowa for a year and plant an acre of corn to see how this ancient crop came to dominate the […]
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The truth is I had corn left over from making spoon bread (see earlier post), four ears to be exact, or just the right amount to make some corn chowder. I was determined to make a chowder that allowed the corn flavor to shine, with the ingredients I had on hand. This, I imagine, is […]
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