Fresh Picked Sweet Corn ~ eating local, real local

Fresh Picked Sweet Corn~ Simply prepared.  Just boiled quickly & spread with butter ~ a little sprinkling of salt & pepper is all it needs.  Sometimes the simple things in life ~ and in the kitchen ~ are the best!

Living in a semi-rural area has its advantages.  We're still close (about 15 minutes) to all the things a larger town has to offer, while still having the advantages of living in a quiet, small town.  Take, for example, fresh summer veggies.  I've already posted about the Community Garden that is just up the road from us & how we can harvest from it whenever we like.  Now, I want to show you another cool thing that is just across the street & down a little ways from our house.  It's so close I can see it from my upstairs window...



One of our neighbors is a Gentleman-Farmer.  He & his family have a small crop of sweet corn that is producing the most amazingly tender, sweet corn I've ever had. It's such a treat to be able to know exactly where your food is coming from & how well it's cared for. 



Talk about a low carbon footprint, how about no footprint ~ except for a barefoot one... We've had the fresh picked corn delivered by the 'farmer's daughter', pulled in her wagon. We've walked over & bought it from the 'honor' table that's setup in front of the field.  Sometimes, we buy it 5 minutes after it's been picked & it's on the dinner table within the hour.  Talk about fast food!   J & I have even gone over & helped with the picking & shucking.  It's hard work pickin' corn & taking a break is all part of it.  :) 


I was going to do a bunch of posts on corn recipes, but to be honest, I like it best cooked simply.  This corn is so very sweet & tender, it seems a shame to do anything to it but give it a quick dunk in boiling water & then eat it on the cob, with a nice coating of butter & a little salt and pepper.  It's wonderful, just the way it is.  Why mess with perfection?


I'll come up with some fresh sweet corn recipes to share ~ but not today.  Today, I'm savoring the simple joy of eating simply prepared food, in our quiet, semi-rural Midwest town.  :)



2 comments:

  1. Hi Vicki,
    One other great use for that yummy sweet corn would be corn and black bean salsa!!! With canned yellow and white corn it is delicious so I imagine that fresh sweet corn would only kick that up a big notch! Take any leftover, boiled corn, off the cob until you have about 3 - 4 cups. Mix with one drained and rinsed can of black beans, one fresh diced avocado (a firm one works best) and about a half a cup of chopped cilantro. Dressing: 3 tablespoons of olive oil, 6 Tbsp of Lime Juice, 2 tsp. sugar, chopped garlic equivalent to 1-2 small cloves to suit your taste. Pour the dressing over your chopped ingredients, mix it around and let it marinate overnight. I add salt to taste the next day and then watch it disappear on tortilla chips. This recipe is thanks to the ladies over at PrettyProvidence.com YUM!!

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    1. Oooo! That sounds really good, I love salsa!! You'll be seeing that salsa on the blog real soon. :) Thanks so much for sharing it with me * Cheers!

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