Monday, August 25, 2008

Weekly Menu - 8/24 - 8/29/08

MN sweet corn
The local sweet corn is plentiful & cheap right now (twenty-five cents an ear) so I picked up 10 ears this weekend to put away for winter. I boiled them for 10 minutes, let them cool & then cut off the kernels. I was able to get 6 cups of the sweetest seasonal corn put away for this winters soup, stews & pot pies. Its so good I think I might need to go get some more.
sweet corn for the freezer

On to this week's Menu Planning Monday...

Grilled Beef Tenderloin with creamy leeks & yukina savoy

Chicken with Cucumber & Dill

Pork Souvlaki served with Zucchini Fritters

Homemade pasta with vegetables

Faux Fried Chicken & Biscuits with Watermelon Salad - Nikki over at Nik Snacks has been making me crave biscuits!

This week's cupcake will be Chocolate Covered Cheery.

Also this week will be the reveal for my first Recipes to Rival Challenge, some cinnamon rolls, another CSA box and who knows what else.
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12 comments:

  1. GiffAugust 25, 2008 at 9:34 AM

    Interesting Kat - I had never thought to do that. What is the downside to freezing? Does the texture get strange or does it preserve pretty well?

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  2. MariaAugust 25, 2008 at 11:04 AM

    Corn of the cob is the best. Good idea to freeze it!

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  3. katAugust 25, 2008 at 11:13 AM

    Giff - I think the main thing is to not over cook it before you freeze it, then its less likely to get mushy. This is my first year doing this so we'll see how it turns out.

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  4. DeborahAugust 25, 2008 at 1:02 PM

    Why have I never thought to freeze fresh corn? We go through lots of frozen corn in the winter, so this is such a great idea!

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  5. ThistlemoonAugust 25, 2008 at 1:41 PM

    That is awesome! I don't know what's up, but I haven't seen ANY good corn this year....:(
    It sucks because I used to love fresh sweet corn! Perfect for freezing!

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  6. AnonymousAugust 25, 2008 at 1:42 PM

    Off to buy some corn ;)

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  7. Nikki @ NikSnacksAugust 25, 2008 at 2:22 PM

    Corn is my favorite starch next to bread. I wish I had your ears. They look great.

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  8. LeslieAugust 25, 2008 at 2:46 PM

    That is such a great idea to blanch the corn and then freeze it! Smart very smart!
    Thanks for your comment on my banana bread wrapping job!

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  9. eatingclubvancouver_jsAugust 25, 2008 at 9:19 PM

    I should try freezing corn now, because I've just realized that those canned corn just don't cut it. Thanks for the tip!

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  10. gizAugust 26, 2008 at 9:29 PM

    Freezing your own blanched corn is such a great idea. The winter corn is totally lousy and the canned stuff is loaded with sodium.

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  11. AnonymousAugust 27, 2008 at 11:36 AM

    I am so jealous of your corn! Our local farm closed down last year, so no fresh corn (just supermarket). I've never tried cutting the corn off the cob, I'm going to have to try it now.

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  12. AnonymousAugust 29, 2008 at 9:57 PM

    I do freezer corn as well. It tastes so much better than canned.

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