Summer is just about over. Actually, I hate to break it to you, it is over. Done. Finished. Kaput. While I'm pleased that the weather is starting to cool down, I will be sad to see a few quintessential signs of summer disappear, most notably fresh corn. Nothing beats an ear of sweet corn, slathered with butter and liberally sprinkled with salt. I would go so far to say that the experience of chomping on an ear of corn is well worth the nuisance of picking your teeth for hours after dinner.
While I've certainly had my share of corn this summer, I'm not ready to say goodbye. And taste is not the only reason: you can easily make an affordable meal out of a few ears. This week my supermarket, the Soviet Safeway ("long lines and empty shelves"), had local corn on sale: eight ears for 88 cents. Score! I placed eight in my basket, not sure what I would do with them when I got home. Turns out I had tortillas in my refrigerator. So I decided it was time for corn quesadillas.



