Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Lend Me An Ear

Don't you just love the flavors of fresh garden food in the winter? With some extra freezer space, I am storing away some of these goodies already! While I cant take credit for this tip, it sure has come in handy: when cutting kernels off the cob, use a bundt cake pan - like shown here. It keeps the ear from slipping around, and catches all the corn.
This bright yellow corn will be my summer sunshine during the coming cold winter. I've also included a recipe we enjoyed recently.

Corn Fritter Casserole

3 Tbsp. butter, softened
3 large egg whites
1 (8oz) block cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
1 (15-1/4 oz) can whole kernel corn, drained*
1 (14-3/4 oz) can cream-style corn
1 (8-1/2 oz) package corn muffin mix - such as Jiffy
1/4 tsp. black pepper

Preheat oven to 375.

Combine first 3 ingredients in large bowl, and mix until smooth. Stir in onion, bell pepper, and all of the corn; mix well. Add muffin mix and black pepper, stirring until well combined. Pour into an 11 x 7 greased casserole dish. Bake at 375 for 50 mins, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
*1-1/2 cup fresh corn, can be substitute for the can of whole kernel corn.


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