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Sweet Corn

Coming up on February and even the cold weather treats like Brussels sprouts are soon to be finished.  A serving of sweet corn is sure to be brighten the dinner plate. Use a non-stick sauté pan to slowly heat the corn.  Because it was frozen there will be a fair amount of liquid.  (AND, if you forgot to thaw the corn you can place it in the sauté pan even if it is frozen.)  Slowly increase the heat to evaporate the
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Corn and Chicken Casserole

Thaw a container of corn, mix the corn and its liquid with ground chicken.  Break up the ground chicken into small pieces.  Stir in ¼ cup of minced green garlic including stems.  Add about ½ cup of grated Swiss cheese.  Season well with salt and pepper.  Pour the mixture into an 8 x 11 baking pan.  Bake at 350 for about a half hour. I never thought of harvesting garlic in mid-winter.  It sounds like a great idea.  This garlic will
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Shrimp and Corn Chowder With Fennel

This recipe was forwarded by a customer, Karen K.  It came from Real Simple.  She loved it and omitted the shrimp.  She tossed some tomatoes in at the end as well as some greens for color.  Sounds delicious, doesn't it?

Ingredients

  • 2  tablespoons  unsalted butter
  • 2  leeks (white and light green parts), chopped
  • 1  fennel bulb, chopped
  • kosher salt and black pepper
  • 2  tablespoons  all-purpose flour
  • 1  8-ounce bottle clam juice
  • 3  cups  whole milk
  • 1  pound  potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 3/4  pound  cooked peeled and deveined medium
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Garlic Mashed Potatoes with Corn

  • 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3/4 cup chopped onion
  • 1 cup fresh corn kernels
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 3/4 cup whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter
  • 1/4 teaspoon saffron threads
  • 1 3/4 pounds russet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1-inch pieces

preparation

Heat oil in heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Add onion; sauté 5 minutes. Add corn and garlic; sauté until onion is golden and corn is tender, about 5 minutes longer. Add cream, butter and saffron. Bring to boil. Remove from heat.
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Potato, Tomato, Corn and Basil Salad

Adapted from Dave Lieberman's recipe on Food Network.com Ingredients
  • 1 pound potatoes, scrubbed
  • 5 medium ears of corn (about 3 pounds)
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved lengthwise
  • 1 small onion, peeled and sliced thinly (about 1/2 to 3/4 cup) or several green onions diced
  • 1 large bunch fresh basil, rinsed, dried, and leaves picked
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 large lemons, juiced
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • About 15 grinds freshly ground pepper
Directions
Place the potatoes in a large pot of salted water and bring to boil. Cook until just fork
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Beans and Cornbread

Thanks to Diane for this.  A great recipe and a new way of cooking beans.  We have had many of these ingredients this winter, so try these to use up those staples.   Bean cooking method If you are like me and never can remember to soak the beans over night, here is a quick cook method that uses the oven..It produces an al dente cooked bean that is not mushy. You get a very creamy center. After you have cleaned your beans and
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Smoky Corn Chowder

You can thank our customer and friend Greta for this recipe for a wonderful soup.   Ingredients 8 ounces sliced bacon, cut into 1/2 inch pieces 1 large sweet onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 2 10-ounce packages frozen corn 3 cups chicken or vegetable broth 1 cup half-and-half Kosher salt and pepper 4 scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced   Method Cook the bacon in a large saucepan or dutch oven over medium heat until crisp, about 8 minutes.  Transfer to a paper towel-lined
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Sweet Corn Pierogies

If you lack patience…get a friend to help you here and drink lots of wine.   Dough:   4 cups flour, 3 tablespoons canola oil, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon salt, and approx 1 cup warm water   Mix your flour and salt.  Add the oil and two eggs into the mixture and mix together.  Add the water slowly and mix by hand.  Keep adding water until dough is slightly tacky, but not wet.  You may need more than a cup of water.  You really have
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Creamed Corn

I’ve always been grossed out by the canned creamed corn, so I decided to figure out how to make it myself.  Thank goodness someone else figured this out first. Ingredients are: -       2 lbs sweet corn kernels -       1 cup heavy cream -       1 cup milk, preferably not skim -       1 teaspoon salt -       2 tablespoons sugar -       Black pepper, about 0.25 teaspoon -       2 tablespoons butter -       2 to 3 tablespoons flour, adjust as needed based on liquid content of corn -       Optional:  0.25 cup grated dry cheese, grated
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