Indulge in Sweet Corn and Summer Salads
The piece promotes shopping corn at markets and making salads with fresh summer produce. It highlights Canal House cooks Every Day by Melissa Hamilton and Christopher Hirsheimer and their corn and bean succotash, noting it adapts with varying ingredient amounts. It also mentions Martha Stewart team recipes pairing grilled corn with avocados and references Heather Christo’s Generous Table.
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Melissa Hamilton
Christopher Hirsheimer
Canal House
Andirews McMeel
Martha Stewart
Heather Christo
Kyle Books
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Corn from the cob embellishes simple salads
Deborah Madison's Vegetable Literacy notes corn on the cob can dull salads if dried out. She advises to feel the ear with a finger to check kernel fullness, using fresh kernels for best texture.
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Deborah Madison
Ten Speed Press
Branding wine to beat the down economy and find new favorites
The piece argues brands signal security and value to hesitant buyers and outlines a strategy to discover unique, small production wines. Readers are urged to document tastings with notes on price and impressions to uncover affordable new favorites.
Garden mixups turn zucchini into pumpkins and watermelons
A city gardener recounts planting a May garden that exploded into unexpected growth. Zucchini blossoms gave way to large vines, and the author later found watermelons thriving instead. Basil, cilantro and lettuce flourished as two busy beds stretched beyond their borders.
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