Olathe Sweet Corn and Corn Cake Recipe

One of my favorite things to do on a summer weekend is to tour the local farms and buy fresh vegetables. This past Sunday we drove to Olathe, about 75 miles from home, and bought fresh corn and green onions that had been picked only hours earlier.

  

Olathe Corn Fields Stretch for Miles and Miles.

Green Onions Just Before Harvest

 

 

When fresh corn and green onions are available, I always find time to make:

CORN CAKES.

 

1/4 cup yellow cornmeal

1/2 cup boiling water

2-3 cups fresh corn kernels cut from the cob

2 green onions finely copped, including tops

2 eggs

1/4 cup plain yogurt

1/2 cup flour

2 tablespoons melted butter

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

cooking spray

 

Place cornmeal in small bowl. Pour boiling water over cornmeal and set aside. In large bowl, combine corn and green onions, set aside. Combine eggs, yogurt, flour, melted butter, salt, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and cornmeal mixture. Stir until smooth and then pour over corn kernels and stir to blend.

 

Spray a skillet with cooking spray and preheat over medium heat. Drop 1/4 cup portions into skillet and cook 3 minutes per side or until browned and corn kernels are cooked.

 

 

I like to serve these with a dollop of sour cream and a smaller dollop of jalepeno pepper jelly.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Baby Chipmunks

Baby chipmunks as they emerged from their nest for the first time in early spring. They are the cutest little animals, but they eat my flowers and that drives me crazy. I can't seem to find any deterent or repellent.....anyone have any ideas?

Wild Roses Along My Driveway

           The wild roses are short lived, but I enjoy every minute of them when they are in bloom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome to my blog. It is my intention to introduce you to the hidden secrets of Colorado as only a long time resident knows. I moved to Telluride in 1986 with my husband Harry (aka Steve). We left Beaumont, Texas with a U-Haul full of all our belongings and traveled 1200 miles to our newly rented and sight unseen house on the corner of Colorado Avenue (Main Street) and Townsend. The house was over 100 years old and looked every bit its age. It was dumpy as most homes in Telluride were at that time……..I Cried! After a good nights sleep in a hotel, I pulled myself together and realized that I didn’t move here for a house, I moved for the beauty of Colorado, the climate, the nature and the adventure. We moved in and later bought the house. We did a complete renovation, tripled the size and lived there until 2001. We now live on a sheep ranch on the outskirts of Telluride on Deep Creek Mesa. Some people think it is an elk farm as we are surrounded with elk year round. It is truly one of the most beautiful and serene places on earth. Join me as I take you on a journey through my eyes as I was introduced to Colorado. Together we will explore the wildlife, the beautiful mountains, wildflowers, local foods, sheep ranching (an age old profession complete with a sheep herder and his dogs). Stay tuned for continuous updates of my world and the things I love. 

                                                    This is the view from my home.