I'm not Greek, Italian, or Irish, I'm DUTCH and this is how we do corn!

Iowans all throughout the state are eating sweet corn like it is going out of style...well it is you know.  Ever since I was little we have always had sweet corn in August.  Mom would wait until the perfect vendor was sitting at the park and go snag a sack full!  Well, I learned quickly that in my new home there is one family known for its swee tcorn as well as its overall produce at the farmer's market.  I have been craving some but didn't know where to get any.  Then one day on a drive to pick-up some supplies for the classroom before hitting up the gym, the skies opened up, the seas parted, the storm settled and there it was....WESTRUM SWEET CORN!!!  I don't know these people, I know of them (typical dutch saying right) but they sure do know how to grow some produce.  I contained myself and only went for a 1/2 dozen I love sweet corn but a whole dozen for myself...way too much corn.  Then the fun, of shucking the corn and getting all the little hairs off of it.  I get so anal about getting all the hair off but realized tonight that when in the moment of devouring the it, I could careless if the whole thing was covered in the little hairs...it's so good! 

Now the cooking it.  Mom would boil water, put in corn (not sure for how long) take out steaming hot put on table.  Take some clean nails stick 'em in each end, handles people so you don't burn your hands, and roll it in a stick of butter, next coating it with a layer of salt. and there you have it...perfection! (Or a heart attack but we do this for one month out of the year I'm sure we will all be fine!)  This famous way of cooking, boiling, didn't seem like the best idea for one poor piece of corn per meal for me.  Them my mom told me a family secret for an alternative way to make it.  Ok not a secret but it did come from my aunt so it's in the family. 

The Easiest Way Ever to Make One Ear of Sweet Corn
-take shucked ear place it on a large piece of wax paper
-butter the entire ear of corn
-add some salt and pepper for flavor
-wrap so entire ear is covered by wax paper
-place in microwave for 3 min.
-carefully remove from microwave
-ENJOY!!!

Seriously so easy and tastes just like the hard, time consuming, heats up the whole house with boiling water, previous version. 

So in addition to my pasta that I made on Sunday and a light salad on the side the corn made the meal complete!