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  • can be vegetarian,  cheese,  Mexican,  vegetables + sides

    Mexican Street Corn (aka Elotes)

    2019-05-22 /

    Oh, Mexican Street Corn, where have you been all my life? You know those formulaic (and perhaps pretentious) blogs resembling something out of a J Peterman catalogue? Sure you do. The blogs where someone in Etherland tells us about the first time he/she sampled (type of food) while traveling in  (exotic land) wearing a  (bikini, kaftan, sheepskin thong, whatever)  as he/she cruised down the (faraway river).   (Guilty!) This is not one of those blogs. I did not buy street corn skewered by a stick from a vendor on my last visit to Mexico. I did, however, bury my teeth in a roasted cob of corn, so crunchy + sweet, and I…

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    Seared Sea Scallops with Caramelized Corn + Tomatoes

    2019-04-16 /

    Of all shellfish, my very favorite is scallops. Their porcelain creaminess is so pure and elegant, their bouquet an intoxicatingly sweet brininess. I imagine it to be like mermaid’s breath. For this recipe, I nestle those succulent pillows of goodness on a bed of fresh corn sautéed with bacon, shallots, and thyme. I have three words to describe these scallops–Mmm, mmm, mmm! Seared Sea Scallops with Caramelized Corn + Tomatoes is the first meal I made for The Man. It was back in the flirting stages of things. Apparently it blew his mind because all these years later he is still around. The key to the deliciousness of this dish…

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