Track fiddlerThe best corn I ever had was prepared by my Mexican friend John. Oh, ...And I had it more than once. He grilled them in the husk and then smeared this butter, Hellman's, mild sauce contraption. Then rolled in Parmesan cheese
I've been making Elote Street corn for about two years now. As Rachel would say — "Delish"
I use cotija cheese, (Aldi has a close substitute) fresh cilantro and a bit of chili powder. You can use plain frozen corn off the cob but it is best if you brown it a little in a skillet first.
Play around with it to your liking. Miracle Whip or plain mayo (I use Duke's).
Here's a quick video of our dear, departed friend Randy having fun with a camera experiment.
You can catch a brief glimpse of Mr. Rinker in the vid.
For anyone modeling a "pre-EPA" engine terminal:
LV, Sayre, Pennsylvania, 1973 by Center for Railroad Photography & Art, on Flickr
— and in the other direction:
Cheers, Ed
BigDaddy I have seen suggestions to grill it without the husk. I dunno about that.
Hi Henry,
We grill our corn on a hot BBQ without any husks left on it. It is delicious!!!!!!
We spray the corn with Pam cooking spray and then sprinkle on Old Bay seasoning. I like a lot of the Old Bay, but Dianne prefers a lighter application. If you do it right, the corn chars just enough to make it sweet and savoury. You have to turn it frequently because once the kernals start to char, the whole side of the cob can burn very quickly.
In my humble opinion grilled corn is much better tasting than boiled corn, and I like boiled corn!
Give it a try! You will discover a whole new way of doing corn on the cob.
Cheers!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Good morning Diners. Toast and tea please, Flo. A coffee later.
Another day of showers this side of the Pond.
A quiet day, so I should make it to the train room.
Thoughts & Peace to All who Require
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Good morning everyone.
I am up and about super-early.
The crew is supposed to be here in an hour to install the new garage door...
Chloe, I need A LOT of black coffee this morning.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
hon30critterWe grill our corn on a hot BBQ without any husks left on it. It is delicious!!!!!!
Bear, love the clock!
Mike
Amongst the stuff was a black painted wooden propeller that had obviously suffered a prop strike, which was destined for the rubbish bin. I asked if it was Ok, if the back of my ute was a suitable bin, and was told yes, take it away.
One of my prized posessions, Bear, is a wooden prop I grabbed also from a trash bin. Mine doesn't have the clock, sadly. (How do you tell the time when she's spinning so fast?)
Mine doesn't have the same history, though. I was driving by my sis-in-law's road and saw it sticking out of a rubbish can while a moving van was in the driveway. Didn't take me long to spot it and toss it in the truck
Dave, I wonder if Olive oil cooking spray would taste any better? I just looked at my non-stick grill cooking spray and, guess what makes it non-stick?
You bet. It has SILICONE in it! Yum
Shoving hard on the markers:
RDG, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, circa 1950 by Center for Railroad Photography & Art, on Flickr
Good morning
I sure do like the wooden propeller clock you worked so hard on Bear It certainly has its character. Let me know if you figure out a way to get it to spin counter-clock-wise and slow the clock down
I like the old black and white photo of the steamer pushing the Reading caboose Ed, and the similarity of your new signal lights you did. I'd love to see how those work.
Couldn't get Amazon to work last night for the Wild game but I guess they won the casino team 4-2
Easy day today. Paint a 5x12 deck. How hard can that be?
Now I'm really in the mood for corn on the cob today and it's out of season I wonder if I can find some good Florida or California stuff? I think I'll look this afternoon.
Have a great day gentleman
TF
Hello Railfans!
Top of the ever blooming morning to ya! Holy freeholies Batman who can stand to be up at this time of day?????
Kevin) yeah i can see why one would need lots of coffee. Man its early. However, when you get a break from door installation, grab a seat, grab that coffee, and check your email.
I sent you some goodies this morning you can dunk in your coffee .
Have a great day Folks!
Clear Ahead!
Douglas
Good morning again.
Well hopefully your new garage door's installed by now Kevin. Sir Knight Light can't be standing watch next to an old door. He needs some fresh surroundings in his new environment
We go to Aldi and I've seen that cheese Ed. I'll have to give it a try. I've never heard of Duke's Mayonnaise before let alone having a food item shipped. Sounds kind of fun, I think I'll order one of those and check that out too.
Judy's sister Barb shipped us this super fancy ice cream on dry ice for Christmas last year There was five different flavors and the stuff was phenomenal. Judy had to guard the freezer with me in the house. If shipping ice cream is doable, I don't see why mayonnaise can't make it. Strikes me kinda funny, I'll be spreading some good Dukey on my sandwiches soon
Good Morning,
All this talk of corn on the cob is making me despondent. Since I wound up in Emerg Feb/15 with a diverticular bleed, no corn for me or anything with seeds. The little shells on corn kernels can get stuck and cause an infection.
All this bbq talk has resulted in my going to pick up some prime rib burger patties. They make the best burgers I've ever tasted. A couple will be on thr grill tonight even if there are showers.
I was up at 5 this morning as my wife had her annual check up at 7 am. It is my turn tomoŕrow.
We will have to carry aĺl those plants we bought down to the basement tonight as we are supposed to get frost tonight. They are in trays but still it will take at least a dozen trips.
I want to run the RS3 today and then it will be time for running steam. My roster is now 80% steam. I'm slowly going backwards in time, maybe a little wishful dreaming on my part. Sure miss Robbie.
CN Charlie
Track fiddlerWell hopefully your new garage door's installed by now Kevin. Sir Knight Light can't be standing watch next to an old door. He needs some fresh surroundings in his new environment.
They just finished it up, and I paid the invoice. All done. The new door is beautiful. It is all white and clean. So much better than the old brown door.
Sir Knightlight approves!
Track fiddlerI've never heard of Duke's Mayonnaise before let alone having a food item shipped.
Duke's is good stuff. My wife prefers Hellman's. Neither of us care for Kraft Mayo.
Good afternoon, diners. We started with a rainy day, but it is now sunny, hot, and humid. A sign of what we will have in July.
I was sorry to read of Chip "SpaceMouse"'s illness. He contributed a lot to Weekend Photo Fun and stopped in at the diner.
Here's his post of his health problems he's facing:
http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/11/t/283666.aspx?page=4#3341905
Not sure if that link will take you to the right place, but you can find it.
Edit, I just tried it and can't get the link to go live. Anyway, it's the "Building the Rock Ridge Railroad" thread.
We're packing for another trip to see grandchildren. Long drives for short visits.
Have a good afternoon, everyone.
York1 John
York1 I just tried it and can't get the link to go live. Anyway, it's the "Building the Rock Ridge Railroad" thread.
Live Link
Good evening Diners. Another wet and misrable day in May.
Managed to run a few trains today.
Made Dawn's favorite. Thai Style Pork with Green Beans and Rice.
Raspberry Trifle to follow.
Stay Safe Everyone
Track fiddler I've never heard of Duke's Mayonnaise before let alone having a food item shipped. Sounds kind of fun, I think I'll order one of those and check that out too.
Hey, TF. I looked at Duke's website and typed in St. Paul and one result came up:
Maybe that's near you? I've actually never been in a Wal-mart but maybe it isn't too far from you?
I had never heard of Duke's either until my sister gave me a jar. I was born and raised on Miracle-Whip and still use it for most things (especially egg salad sandwiches) but I do like the Duke's on BLTs and turkey club sandwiches.
Internet or mail-order food delivery can get expensive
In the first week of May we had the wood stove going and night time temperatures were in the twenties. Today I fired up the A-C for the first time. 93° right now and low tonight of 78° (F) !
A signature Reading Company detail is that arched top on the cab window.
RDG, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1949 by Center for Railroad Photography & Art, on Flickr
A sharp looking machine, indeed!
Good evening
Tired!
Have you ever have one of those days when you wake up in the morning and think all I got to do today is this and I'll be relaxing early, ...Yahoo!
Got my deck painted in 2 hours and then had a plumbing call while I was cleaning up.
There's good plumbing days and bad plumbing days. I inherited some handy hacks botched job and had to redo everything. And then they wanted me to take care of the bathroom drain as well because that was jacked too. It wasn't an early day off, but ya gotta keep them happy.
Actually I should be very happy I rarely ever have to leave the building for side jobs anymore.
Yeah, Hudson Road is only about 20 minutes from me Ed. That Walmart is not too far from Twin City handyman I used to subcontract for a lot.
I'm going to pick up some bacon, lettuce and tomato with some out of season Florida/Cali corn and have some BLTs with Dukes mayonnaise. And make my friend John's corn on the cob sauce concoction for the corn
I look forward to the small things these days
Well the plot just got a little thicker this evening. After we see our grandson graduate from high school and we're already halfway there, Judy wants to drive down to South Dakota and see Mount Rushmore. It's a done deal. I always did want to see that in person and now I guess we're gonna.
Track fiddler After we see our grandson graduate from high school and we're already halfway there, Judy wants to drive down to South Dakota and see Mount Rushmore. It's a done deal. I always did want to see that in person and now I guess we're gonna.
You will like it. Be sure to drive around in Custer State Park. There are some impressive sights there.
As long as you're that far, two and a half hours from there is one of the neatest places in the U.S., Devil's Tower. It is worth the drive!
Me and some of the grandkids at Devil's Tower:
Track fiddlerHave you ever have one of those days
My kid is having a really bad day and I told him to print this off and hang it over his desk.
I hear the National Anthem! Toronto vs Montreal= The Captain and Pepsi!
It was supposed to be a day off from working out, but I burned off a quick 1000 calories on the bike to pay for the Rum in advance.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
That is a very good quote and so true Brent.
I'm going to have to check out Amazon again and see if I can tune in the Canadian hockey game tonight. Hasn't been working all the time lately and I'm going to have to give them a call.
Judy's checking out Devils Tower as we speak John. We may just fit that into our plan. We're going to check out the Black Hills biker town. Nothing should be going on while we're there and that's just the way I like it.
Good Evening,
The temp is dropping and I made 24 trips downstairs carrying trays of plants. Good thing they weren't in pots or the ground. They will be there until Thursday.
Too cold and windy for bbq so will have to wait and see how it is tomorrow.
Charlie, you can have some of our weather. We have had the air on and running since yesterday. My wife doesn't mind, but personally, I'll take the cold weather.
Track fiddlerGot my deck painted in 2 hours and then had a plumbing call while I was cleaning up.
I know the feeling, TF. With my prostrate I get a plumbing call pretty often, too
I just finished up a "nasty" plumbing job at Dee Ann's late parent's house. Mostly drain work BUT a contractor already installed a bunch of CPVC and PEX which I had to work around with 2" and 1-1/2" DWV. Plus install two drain pumps and a shower pan.
Glad it is done. I sure love whoever invented PVC drain pipe and Fernco joints. I had to adapt to cast iron in a few places
York1Me and some of the grandkids at Devil's Tower:
John,
Great family picture!
You grandkids will have fond memories of the adventures you took them on for the rest of their lives!
BATMANMy kid is having a really bad day and I told him to print this off and hang it over his desk.
Hi Brent,
That is such great advice! If everyone lived that way the world would be a totally different place!!
Good evening .
Ed .... I appreciate all of the photos you post including the LV and Reading pictures you just posted.
John York 1 ..... I've been to Devil's Tower, and it is an amazing rock formation. Your grandkids look very nice!
Brent ...... Wise words.
Mr. B. .... The rainbow picture must be very special.
CN Charlie .... I certainly understand how you feel about Robbie.
Everybody ..... Have a nice evening !
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
gmpullmanDave, I wonder if Olive oil cooking spray would taste any better? I just looked at my non-stick grill cooking spray and, guess what makes it non-stick?
Hi Ed,
Pam Olive Oil cooking spray is all that we use. We use a very light coating. The corn certainly doesn't taste oily. The only reason for using it is to get the Old Bay seasoning to stick better. The corn is tasty enough right off the BBQ so it really doesn't need butter, but if you are feeling particularly indulgent, adding butter makes it really rich!
Seriously guys, if you haven't grilled corn with the husks removed on a hot BBQ, you don't know what you are missing!! Old Bay seasoning makes it really tasty, but if you don't have Old Bay, just use salt, pepper, garlic powder and paprika. Rotate it regularly. It grills pretty quick.
Ed, I used to have that prostate problem too but my urologist fixed it. He took out my prostate. A side benefit of cancer.
Please stop all this talk of grilled corn! I love the stuff but it is absolutely forbbiden forever! I hate getting old.
John, that is a great family picture at Devil's Tower.
Ed, I had issues routing the DWV pipe for the garage sink with the CPVC that was already in the wall. No fun.
The World Is A Beautiful Place.
CNCharliePlease stop all this talk of grilled corn! I love the stuff but it is absolutely forbbiden forever! I hate getting old.
Sorry CN Charlie,
I'll try to refrain from talking about our grilled corn.
What if you were to put the grilled corn kernals in a food processor and make corn soup? Would the corn soup be allowable in your diet if you were to chop it up finely enough?