Ingredients:
1 pound hamburger
1 1/2 large onions thickly sliced (or two big onions if you want to make Dad happy)
2 large baking potatoes, washed, peeled, and sliced
1 (15.25 oz) can corn
2 (14.5 oz) cans tomatoes, diced
3 pinches salt
1/4 t ground black pepper Read More
Salad Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes
1 1/2 cups sweet corn
1/2 cup red onion, chopped
2 T cilantro, chopped
1 large Haas avocado, chopped
Honey Lime Dressing Ingredients:
2 T lime juice
3 T olive oil
2 T honey
Sea salt and fresh cracked pepper, to taste
1 clove garlic, minced
Dash of cayenne pepper Read More
Ingredients:
1 lb zucchini and/or yellow squash, thinly sliced
1 1/2 cups sweet corn kernels, fresh or thawed from frozen
2 large meaty tomatoes, sliced thinly
1/2 a large sweet (or yellow) onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
2 t garlic powder
1 t oregano
1/2 t ground black pepper
1 T parsley, minced
1 T butter Read More
Serves 8
Ingredients:
1 (15 oz) can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15 oz) can sweet corn, mostly drained
1/4 cup onion, chopped
1/4 cup red bell pepper, chopped
2 jalapeno, deseeded and chopped
8 cherry tomatoes, quartered
1 T cilantro, chopped
Fresh cracked black pepper to taste Read More
Ingredients:
8 thick strips meaty Applewood smoked bacon, cut to 1 inch lengths, trimmed of excess fat
1 medium onion, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
1 T olive oil, if needed
1/4 cup fresh parsley, rinsed, dried, and chopped
2 (15 oz) cans creamed corn
2 (15 oz) cans sweet corn
6 cups red potatoes, skin on, chopped to large chunks
1 quart whole milk
4 cups chicken stock, unsalted
1 1/4 t thyme
8 drops Tabasco sauce
Fresh cracked black pepper to taste
Salt to taste
4 tablespoons butter, unsalted
4 tablespoons flour
1 pint heavy cream Read More
Grilled corn on the cob is a favorite of ours.
We don’t use the fancy garlic butter spreads that are so popular.
Simple works the best for good sweet corn… assuming you find excellent fresh corn or just went down to the farm to pick a few!
Ingredients:
Corn, still in the husks Read More
Serves 6
Ingredients:
6 ears of sweet corn
6 tablespoons of butter
6 large pieces of aluminum foil Read More
Leggetts in the late 1800’s
The Leggett family tree goes back to pre-Constitution days. Later on, sometime in the mid-1800’s, my Great Grandpa bought some land in Central Illinois and became a farmer. Leggetts are still there, growing and eating a lot of really great corn.
Many generation spanning family recipes are intuitive and this is no exception. This means there are no exact measurements for the milk and crackers for the modern version of this Thanksgiving tradition, just a description of the desired texture – a thick pudding. Additional salt beyond that which is on the crackers is not required unless you ordinarily salt all of your food.
The following is a modern Leggett variation of the recipe and includes canned corn. The original began “send a young ‘un out to the field to pick several ears of sweet corn…..” Read More
Mindful Palate 