Showing posts with label corn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label corn. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

July 4th Side Dishes

This 4th of July was amazing. We ordered some delicious crabs and I made some fantastic side dishes that are traditional, yet gourmet to go along. To say the least, it was amazing and everything complimented each other so well.

First thing on the menu:

Sweet Corn & Roasted Pepper Salad


Ingredients:

- 1.5 ears of fresh sweet corn
- 3 green peppers
- 6 fresh basil leaves
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/2 tsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- salt
- pepper




To Make:

On the grill, roast the bell peppers until they are tender, then when they are cool enough to touch, peel off the skin. Remove stem and seeds, slice and add into bowl.

Boil the corn until tender. When cool, slice down the sides of the corn and add directly into the bowl.

In a side dish, combine diced fresh basil, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, white vinegar, salt and pepper. Whisk together and pour over the corn and peppers. Mix together and serve with the meal. Can be cold or room temperature.


Liz's Savory Red Potatoes


 Ingredients:

- 6 medium red potatoes, washed
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- 1/2 tsp Old Bay Seasoning
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp oregano



To Make:

Dice potatoes into cubes and place in large pot. Dice the onions and add in pot. Add olive oil and cook on medium heat. Add the spices in order. Mix together. Cover and cook on medium low heat for about 30 minutes or until fork tender. Serve with the meal.


Take look at this table... awesome right?



Monday, March 28, 2011

Mexican Stack
























This lunch was easy and very healthy. It's so full of flavor and color that your eyes and stomach will be thanking you. Check it out and let me know what you think!

Ingredients:

- Boca Burger
- re-friend beans (I used the ones with green chiles and tomatoes)
- corn
- salsa or tomato sauce
- fresh chopped lettuce
- olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- crushed red pepper

To Make:

In a saute pan, drizzle olive oil and cook the boca burger for about 4 minutes on each side until cooked. Top with refriend beans, corn and tomato sauce. Cover and simmer on medium heat for about 3-4 minutes until the ingredients are warmed. Season with salt, pepper and crushed red pepper to taste.

Place on place and top with fresh lettuce.

Enjoy!

Monday, September 13, 2010

Easy Grilled Corn on the Cob


If your looking for the easiest way to make corn on the cob, without having to boil a huge pot of water and even without having to peel them ahead of time, then this will be the easiest thing you have ever done. Let your guests do the hard work! haha, kidding, but not really.





To Make:

Heat your grill as you normally would for any other grilling you will be doing.

Using un-peeled corn on the cob, remove any excess layers and being placing corn on the cob DIRECTLY onto the hot grill.

Let them cook between 10-20 minutes, depending on how hot your grill is and also how cooked you like your corn.

I prefer 15 min each side.

Once you remove from the grill, let them stand a few min. since they will be STEAMING hot.

Your guests or whomever is eating this delicious corn will have to do their own peeling, which saves you LOTS of time and trouble :-)

Sexy Chef does it again... COOKING IS FUN AND STRESS FREE!!