Fresh, in season corn is simply magnificent. I buy bags and bags of it at the farmers market, much of which I eat straight from the cob, some I cut off and freeze and of course, I adore corn pudding, like my fantastic Caramelized Corn Pudding. I’ve blended it in to biscuits, stirred it into risotto, sauced it for pasta. In fact, you can search corn in the … [Read more...] about Chimichurri Corn Casserole
queso fresco
Baked Queso Fresco with Fresh Corn
I honestly can’t remember the first time I tasted elotes, known popularly as Mexican street corn, or esquites, which is the same idea cut of the cobs. I imagine it was at one of the fabulous Mexican restaurants here in town. I can say I was ahead of the curve as a social media food trend, because I posted this recipe for Mexican Corn Salad in 2011 (I didn’t even know … [Read more...] about Baked Queso Fresco with Fresh Corn
Posole (Mexican Chicken and Hominy Soup)
One of the great joys of my life in food is meeting other food writers in amazing places. This winter, I had the great pleasure of spending an amazing week at a writing workshop in Tepotzlan, Mexico at Cocinar Mexicano. Iconic food writer Betty Fussell lead a spectacular group of women through the birth of some great writing projects. Tepotzlan is nestled in the mountains of … [Read more...] about Posole (Mexican Chicken and Hominy Soup)
