Mexican Corn Salad

This summer was my first in 3 years where I wasn’t in Oaxaca Mexico experiencing color, music, the celebration of sharing, yoga, teaching English and evening park walks in search of the perfect esquites. Esquites are, essentially, corn kernels in cup, served in a borth, showered with toppings like mayonaise, queso, spice, lime and chapulines (baby grasshoppers). They are the companion to elote, which is roasted corn on the cob that is topped with the same ingredients listed above. I have a strong preference for esquites over elote because I find corn on the cob to be a bit too messy to eat.

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End of Summer: Zesty Corn + Farro Salad

Summer is coming to a close and after a trip to the market, where I spied an abundance of corn, I knew I had to make a flavor packed grain salad before the time was up. For me, NJ and LI corn are a weakness, unlike their men. I kid, I kid - and that's a whole different newsletter! Pairing corn with farro, fresh veggies, cilantro, scallions, zesty lime and smoked paprika makes for a Mediterranean meets southwestern flavor profile.

Farmers Kitchen Sink Summer Salad

Tomorrow I head back to New York after two weeks of being in the south. I love being with and around my family, close to the beach, the smell of salt water, rainy concrete, morning bike rides with swan sightings and cranes in the distance - I think you get it. My mom still isn’t feeling herself, which worries me because life is fragile and

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