The Summer Ingredient That Makes Everything Better

This is not a collection of corn recipes like Grilled Corn, Creamed Corn, and Corn Chowder. Nope! Instead, I’m sharing some recipes where corn is the supporting player that makes things POP.

While you can get fresh corn year-round, those shrink-wrapped packages at the grocery store pale in comparison to locally grown sweet corn—and corn season is upon us soon! I always try to cook with it as much as I possibly can, and yet every year as summer winds down, I feel like I could have used it even more.

The thing about corn is that, unlike a lot of vegetables, it’s pretty versatile. It’s equally good raw, grilled, roasted, sautéed, or stirred into soups. And everywhere it goes, it adds a little sweetness, some sunny color, and juicy little bites of deliciousness. It truly does make everything better!