During dinner, all six of us decided to make a Saturday morning trek to the big time farmer's market they hold at the Rivermarket in downtown Kansas City. This makes my third trip in three weeks, and the treasure brought home are always worth the trip. I grew up in central Illinois, and am a sucker for sweet corn. A baker's dozen, 13 ears for just $5, in front of a hand written sign reading, "hand picked yesterday". Fast as you can say, "Bob's your uncle", there are 39 ears of corn in our neighborhood.
I have plans for a spiral stuffed Pork Loin this week, as well as an experimental new recipe. So, I wondered the stalls for ingredients and inspiration. Candy onions, green onions, lots of varieties of peppers, fresh sausage and some incredible olives. A good day is coming on the grill (actually, I am going to fire up the smoker for these).
Tonight, I am off the grill again, as we are invited to the neighbors for grilled chicken wings. Tom's are amazing, and I am thrilled for the invite (got a feeling there may be a few ears of corn on the grill also).
Other news to look forward to, I booked a trip to New Orleans for the middle of October, right around my wife's birthday. I love N'awlens. This will be our 4th visit in the last 10 years. I already have a reservations at K-Paul's Lousiana Kitchen (home of Paul Prudhomm, the chef who introduced thousands to Creole cooking through PBS, long before the Food Network was ever thought of). W will also be celebrating my wife's birthday at her favorite restaurant in New Orleans, NOLA. NOLA is an Emeril property. I have 3 other nights to fill, so if anyone has any suggestions for a fun time in the Big Easy, let me know!
The best corn I ever had came from IL, too (I used to have in-laws from the Chicago burbs) and the price can't be beat! I pay anywhere from 75 - 99 cents/cob here and the corn is crappy.
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