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S sonal high ghts: GRILLING
Grilling season is in full swing, and nothing fruits, vegetables, seafood, and meat develop need to use a special dough that will stand
tastes more like summer than corn on the cob a crispy coating while maintaining a moist up to the rough barbecue environment.

fresh o the grill. Cooking outdoors delivers interior. For best results, prepare each Grilling is good for more than your taste buds.
delicious meals and brings people together, ingredient separately before adding it to It is also a social activity. Whether it’s a casual
turning food into an event. the skewers to allow for di erent cooking dinner or a weekend get-together, people

temperatures and times.
Grilled food has a distinct fl avor that literally often gather around the grill to relax, talk, and
makes your mouth water. Many grillers skip • Cedar Plank Cooking. Cooking seafood enjoy the moment.
condiments and seasonings on their grilled on a cedar plank gives it a woodsy, smoky Take advantage of summer’s fresh produce
favorites because they don’t want anything to fl avor and prevents the delicate fi sh from and longer evenings by grilling with family
cover up the smoky taste. This allows for the sticking to the rack. Be sure to soak the or friends. Try something new and enjoy the
natural fl avors of the food to come through. wood in water for at least an hour before fl avor and the company. Happy grilling!
cooking. This will prevent the wood from
HERE ARE A FEW CREATIVE WAYS TO burning. Source:
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• Kebabs. Mushrooms, eggplant, zucchini, without it, but it is much simpler with one. grilling-food
and other vegetables with high water With a traditional pizza stone, your pizza https://www.seattletimes.com/sponsored/9-tips-for-
content retain a pleasant texture on the grill, doesn’t need to be moved around the grill grilling-on-cedar-planks/
unlike when boiled or sautéed. When grilled, to ensure it cooks evenly. Plus, you don’t

p duce pick: CORN
While munching on popcorn and watching eaten whole or processed into flour, syrup, oil,

the latest blockbuster, you probably don’t and many other forms, making it one of the
think about your snack. You’re missing out most versatile foods on the planet.
because corn has a fascinating history that Not only is corn delicious, it is nutritious, too.
spans thousands of years. Packed with fiber, B vitamins, magnesium,

First cultivated in Mexico 7,000 to 9,000 years and potassium, it promotes heart health and
ago, corn spread globally in the 1400s thanks supports digestion. Its mix of soluble and

to European explorers, including Christopher insoluble fibers helps lower cholesterol and
Columbus. Today, it’s the most widely grown promotes a healthy gut by acting as a prebiotic.
grain in the world. Corn supports economies, Corn’s importance goes beyond food. It’s also
feeds people, and even powers vehicles.
a key ingredient in ethanol, a renewable energy
Fresh corn is in season during the summer, source that helps fuel vehicles.
but canned or frozen corn is available year- Whether grilled on the cob, tossed into a salad,
round. It also comes in a variety of colors. or popped into popcorn, corn continues to
While yellow is the most common, corn can nourish and delight people worldwide.
be white, red, purple, blue, or even black.
Despite the range of colors, most varieties It’s no wonder corn is a global powerhouse,
share a similar mild sweetness. serving as both sustenance and fuel across
the planet.
Corn plays a central role in many cuisines
worldwide. In Latin America, it’s used in Source:
staples like tortillas and elote. In Europe, it https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/
appears as creamy polenta, and in the U.S., it’s wellness-and-prevention/health-benefi ts-of-corn
a comfort food in dishes like grits. Corn can be https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/foods/
corn