Every summer Iowans are faced with a decision: How to cook sweet corn? Should you be boiling? Grilling? Microwaving? And even when a method is selected, there are still variations. Husk on, husk off, ...

In the late days of summer, stalks of sweet corn and field corn near my family’s farm would be so thick and tall that it was nearly impossible to see while driving along the winding country roads. It ...

Good morning, banana olive oil muffins, baked oatmeal bars and sweet corn tamal. Something I’m trying to do more this year is ...

Sweet corn and blueberry cake. (And you can use jams swirled in the batter, instead of blueberries.) Sweet corn relish, to put on hot dogs, over chicken or even on a salad. The global food economy has ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2015. Every summer Iowans are faced with a decision: How to cook sweet corn? Should you be boiling? Grilling? Microwaving? And even when a method ...

Just down the street from my house, along a stretch of a two-lane highway, there’s a rustic vegetable stand that opens in mid-July. The hand-painted sign says it all: 'Corn! Coming Soon!' And when I ...

The taste of corn isn’t what it used to be, people complain. And you know what? They’re right. There’s one very good reason for that -- corn isn’t the same plant it used to be. Modern corn, for all ...

The secret to perfect sweet corn, aka edible sunshine, is time. As in don't waste any buying it or eating it once you've made your purchase. Immediately after picking corn's sugars begin to turn to ...

Few things compare to corn on the cob, especially when you know how to pick the best sweet corn. For those who want to get their corn fix without waiting for corn to boil in a big pot or putting it on ...

There are plenty of dishes in which corn shines alongside other ingredients — there's cornbread, corn salsa, corn chowder, and corn casserole, to name a few. But as delicious as these recipes can be, ...

Editor's note: This article was originally published in 2015 and was updated in 2024. Every summer Iowans are faced with a decision: How to cook sweet corn? Should you be boiling? Grilling?