There is nothing better (vegetable wise) than a fresh ear of corn on the cob. Corn is sweet, juicy and fun to eat (save the occasional kernel getting stuck in your teeth). It baffles me sometimes when people say that they don’t like vegetables when produce as lovely as this exists. (In no way does this statement neglect my ever-lasting love for meat.) I think that corn also takes the cake as my king vegetable because it leads to another one of my favorite snacks: POPCORN! A fond childhood activity was having a “picnic” usually consisting of hot dogs and popcorn in the living room with my mom and brother while watching T.G.I.Friday (i.e. Family Matters, Step by Step, Full House, Boy Meets World, etc.) – now that was some quality programming! Those were the days…
I probably could have eaten this straight out of the husk, but I opted to do at least a little something to the food. Here I placed it on my grill pan to mark it up a little bit with some nice char and brushed it with some butter. Then I decided to sprinkle a little paprika to add a dash of red and because I thought it looked pretty, but next time I may choose to do without. Also, try to get as much of the silk off as possible (as you can see in the first picture I got a little impatient). I hope you get to enjoy this perfect summertime vegetable over the next couple of months.
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