HouseNJ

Summer dinners... so quick and light. Easy to make and colorful. There should be an explanation on why do different weather make you crave different foods. Why do winter salads have mayo and cooked veggies (potato salad,  Salade Olivier and such) and summer salads have mixed greens with oil and lemon juice?! While chili is a great comfort food on a cold winter night; in the midst of summer I'd rather have a bowl of gazpacho or okroshka (cold kvass soup), though I'm not a big fan of the latter. There should be a perfectly simple explanation, wish I knew what it was...

For now, I present you with a basic recipe for boiled corn on the cob.

1) in a pot large enough for the corn you want to cook, boil water (we have an electric kettle, and we boil the water there to save time)

2) shuck the corn cobs, rinse

3) put the corn in the boiling water. NEVER ADD SALT TO THE WATER!

4) add dill, fresh or dried. It adds a touch of flavor to the corn. You can't put too much!

5) boil for 5-10 min (*based on how many cobs you have)

6) carefully remove from the water with tongs.

7) let cool for a couple of minutes.

8) serve. We like to sprinkle it with salt. Others like butter, pepper.

There are many other ways to cook corn: grill, microwave, steam, etc.