Corn: Crab Cakes, Corn and Tomato Salsa,
and Corn and Prosciutto Saute
Welcome to Seasonal Cooking on the Coast! We will present some new and delicious ways to prepare meals that use the fresh ingredients of the season. As a trip to the Farmer's Market at Marion Square will highlight, fresh fruits and vegetables are at their peak. Corn, tomatoes, green beans and a host of other flavorful ingredients are ready for your kitchen. When most of us think about eating fresh corn, we think of corn on the cob. A friend's story about her daughter's attempt to master corn on the cob is a wonderful example.
The daughter had recently moved into her first college apartment,which included a kitchen furnished with an assortment of pots, pans and utensils from all four suite-mates.. The girls who shared the apartment planned a wonderful meal of corn, salad and a spicy chicken to celebrate their new abode. When the time came to prepare the corn, they silked it, washed it and debated on how they were going to cook it. It seemed that the ears were longer than the largest pot. They resolved the problem by putting the cobs upright in the boiling water which covered about one-half of the ears. After five minutes, they carefully turned each ear around to cook the other side. When the college junior related the problem of cooking corn, her mother asked why she didn't break the ears in half before cooking them, the daughter replied that it never occurred to them.
Corn on the cob is a wonderful part of summer, but there are many different ways to use corn in recipes. The season is short, however, so here are some interesting and easy ideas to help you enjoy a vegetable that seems to be a favorite with everyone.
