Tag Archives: corn

The Clara Project: creamy corn soup.

This old-fashioned creamy corn soup can be made with frozen corn. It’s great with a sprinkle of crumbled cooked bacon or finely diced red pepper. Continue reading

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Simple pasta with vegetables.

This simple pasta recipe is endlessly flexible: Use any combination of vegetables that you like. Be sure to choose orecchiette pasta, whose bowl shape works perfectly here. Continue reading

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Your top recipes of 2012.

What did readers enjoy cooking in 2012? Here are the top 6 recipes from the past year, determined by the number of reader likes and comments. Continue reading

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Spaghetti squash with corn and toasted garlic.

Rob and I totally “mmmmmm”ed over this dish of spaghetti squash with buttery corn and toasted garlic when we had it for dinner recently. Continue reading

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Creamy vegetable chowder.

This vegetable soup has a sweet-corn base, with a confetti of brightly colored summer vegetables. Flavorful, low-cal and low-fat, to boot! Continue reading

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Farro risotto with summer corn.

We love LOVE risotto. Love making it, love eating it. Risotto has reputation of being kind of a pain in the tuchus to make, what with all the constant stirring. It takes awhile to bubble and cook, as the rice … Continue reading

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10 dishes you MUST try before summer’s gone.

Here’s my Top 10 List of summer dishes I’m not ready to let go of … just yet. Make these now while ingredients are at their best. Continue reading

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Corn and zucchini saute.

This side dish of sautéed corn and zucchini couldn’t be simpler; it’s terrific with BBQ chicken or grilled shrimp for an easy summer dinner. Continue reading

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Summer tomato & corn pizza.

Two summertime favorites—corn and tomatoes—make perfect toppings for homemade pizza. Who knew? Check out the recipe! Continue reading

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Whole-grain salad with tomatoes, corn and smoked mozzarella

I recently had occasion to pull out an old recipe that came from my friend and former colleague, Tricia. For a team potluck lunch eons ago, she brought a salad of wheat berries with tomatoes, corn and smoked mozzarella. It … Continue reading

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