Unicorns and corn

Summer corn

2011-06-11T05:24:00.000-07:00

Corn Dip with Tomatoes and Basil

Serves 4; makes about 1 3/4 cups

1 3/4 cups fresh corn kernels (from 2 ears) or frozen kernels
1/3 cup 2 percent milk
1/3 cup silken tofu
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
Freshly ground pepper
8 cherry tomatoes, quartered, or 2 medium tomatoes, coarsely chopped
1/3 cup fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced
3 cups baked white-corn chips (6 ounces)

Directions

Cook corn and milk in a skillet over medium-high heat until corn is tender, 7 to 9 minutes. Let cool completely.
Puree 2/3 cup corn mixture, the tofu, lime juice, and salt in a food processor; season with pepper. Transfer to a serving bowl, and stir in remaining corn mixture, the tomatoes, and basil. Serve with chips. Dip can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 1 day.

Do you ever....

2011-06-06T01:12:00.000-07:00

...Imagine about gliding over a summer field on the back of your unicorn, eating sweet sweeeet corn.

And eat your corn on a unicorn corn holder :):)!! - "Unicorns, mythological beings of light and magic or perfectly adapted holders of corn? With these exquisitely sculpted horned ponies, you can have your corn and eat it too! Uni-Corn Corn Holders will be a fantastical addition to your next corn-eating festivity."

2011-06-02T03:56:00.000-07:00

Its a beautiful day, but the day is not as beautiful as this unicorn!

Bacon Cheese Popcorn

4 quarts popped popcorn
1/3 cup butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/2 teaspoon hickory-smoked salt
1/2 cup american cheese, grated
1/3 cup bacon bits

Pour freshly popped corn into large bowl.

Combine butter with hickory-smoked salt. Pour over popcorn; toss well to coat. Sprinkle with cheese and bacon bits. Toss again and serve while warm.

2011-06-01T00:34:00.000-07:00

Juicy Grilled Corn On The Cob

8 Servings

Ingredients

1 gallon cold water
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup salt
8 ears corn on the cob, husks and silk removed
1/2 cup softened butter, or to taste
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Pour the water into a large pot, and stir the sugar and 1/2 cup salt together until dissolved. Place the ears of corn into the pot, and allow to soak at least 30 minutes but no longer than 8 hours.
Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
Remove the corn from the soak and grill the ears, turning every 2 to 3 minutes to cook the kernels on all sides. Brush the grilled corn with butter, and season to taste with salt and pepper.

A new project!

2011-05-31T05:10:00.000-07:00

From now I will everyday post a picture of a beautiful unicorn on this blog. Also, I will write good recipies for cooking corn.

The great mystic unicorn

2011-05-30T23:03:00.000-07:00

In ancient times, Ki-Lin, the fabulous unicorn, appeared occasionally before the emperors. They said the creature was as large as a deer but it had hooves like a horse. It had a single horn in the center of its noble head. Its voice was beautiful and as haunting as a monastery bell, and it was so good and gentle that it walked with greatest care, lest it step upon some living creature. The Ki-lin could neither be captured nor injured by any man. And it appeared only to those Emperors who had wisdom and virtue.

When the Middle Kingdom fell into evil, ways and one state warred with another, and kings fought with kings, the Unicorn was seen no more. He was seen by no one until the sixth century B.C.

At that time, there lived a woman in the town of Chufu, in the state of Lu, at the base of the sacred mountain Tai Shan. This woman was good and dutiful and truly exceptional. Her one grief was that she had given her husband no son. To be without a son was a great sorrow. If a family had no son, who would worship before the ancestral tablets? With no one to worship there could be no life after death for ancestors.

This good woman sorrowed and prayed and begged heaven to take pity upon her and give her a son. Yet no son was born to her.

One day, she decided to make a pilgrimage to a distant temple on the sacred Tai Shan. This temple was thought to be especially holy. There, she planned to appeal to the gods one last time. As she trudged up the mountain toward the lonely temple, she unknowingly stepped into the secret footprint of the Ki-lin, the gentle unicorn.

At once, the marvelous creature appeared before her, knelt, and dropped a piece of precious jade at her feet. The woman picked up the jade and found these words carved upon the jewel: "Thy son shall be a ruler without a throne."

When the woman looked up, the Unicorn had vanished. But the jade was still in her hand, and she knew that a miracle had taken place. In time, a son was born to this good woman. He was named Kung Fu Tzu, Confucius. From his earliest days, he showed unusual wisdom, and he became a great teacher. Accompanied by his pupils, he traveled from town to town. All over the land, the people studied and lived by his wise sayings. His influence was as powerful as that of the emperors. Indeed, he ruled without a throne.

We are up!

2011-05-30T22:49:00.000-07:00

The name of the blog tells you everything. Its about the two best things in the world, Unicorns and Corn!
I hope to find lots of fellow uniCORN minded followers on the internet :):) xoxo