Recipes and ideas so you never have to ask what the forks for dinner!
Every year I sing the praises of Selmi’s a local farmers market with the best sweet corn ever.https://www.selmi.com/ I try to come up with a new recipe to showcase their luscious sweet corn. This year……Roasted Gnocchi Street Corn. 
As we get near the end of July here in the Mid-West, it’s HOT!!!! Worst it’s humid. Honestly, the adage “It’s not the heat it’s the humidity” is true for me….UGH!!!! Summer Sweet Corn Crab Salad is the perfect “It’s too hot to cook” recipe. 
Sweet corn is a summer staple. We are fortunate to have one of the best places for sweet corn ever! Selim’s Greenhouse and Farmers Market has far and away the best sweet corn I have ever tasted. Continue reading “Summer Sweet Corn Crab Salad”
Having teased about a grilled sandwich in my last post……ta da……… Jalapeño Street Corn Grilled Cheese! Combining two of our recent recipes, Cheesy Jalapeño Quick Bread and Cheesy Street Corn Casserole ,we have us a winner!!!
Unless you have a very large family, you will usually have left overs. Being a family of two…..well four, but my fur babies do not reap any rewards from Mom being a food blogger. Although Wilma is pretty quick to snatch up anything that may fall on the floor. If I’m cooking….she’s looking!!!!
When I was making the Cheesy Jalapeño Quick Bread, all I was thinking about was how good it would be toasted or grilled. While the bread was baking, I spied that left over street corn. Now, if you don’t have left over street corn, you can whip up some very easily. Its a quick easy recipe, click on the link about to see how.
Grilled cheese is just about the easiest sandwich to make, and the variations are endless. Sticking with a Mexican theme, I chose cheddar and queso cheese…. those two cheeses along with the cojita cheese in the street corn…… it’s the trifecta of cheese.
Mayo (really Miracle Whip …of course), green onions, and spices…. along with the freshness of the lime and sweetness of the corn give great texture that complements the creaminess of the cheddar and queso cheese.
Now, about that bread….Cheesy Jalapeño Quick Bread adds, yes more cheese and a great spicy element. It’s not overly spicy, and you can control that with the amount of jalapeños you add to the bread. You can make the sandwich with any bread but you will lose that spice factor.
8 slices Cheesy Jalapeño Quick Bread
1/2 cup leftover Cheesy Street Corn Casserole
1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
1/2 cup queso cheese shredded
Spray butter
For each sandwich place two tablespoons each of the street corn mixture, and both cheeses dividing between 4 slices of bread.
Top with the remaining slices of bread to form your sandwich.
Preheat a grill pan or skillet over medium heat. Spray butter spray onto each sandwich, then place butter side down onto heated grill pan. Spray the other side of the sandwich with more butter spray., being careful spraying near exposed flame.
Grill sandwiches turning as they brown until the cheese is melted and the bread is toasty.
Cut in half and serve immediately.
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