Guys, we get corn this week! Are you as excited as I am? Maybe you will be if you have a nice, easy corn recipe to try. This is not really chowder, but it sounds so much nicer than calling it a soup.

This is my old faithful variation on a corn, basil, and tomato salad that I will post when we have tomatoes. Instead, I flesh this out with pimentòn de la vera. The barest hint of smoke and spice adds a bacon-esque richness to what is otherwise a very lean soup; a squeeze of lime brightens the flavors. Making a stock from the cobs and basil stems gives the soup a little more depth.

I made sure to keep boiling time to a minimum, since the entire point of summer cooking is to stay away from the stove whenever possible.  Continue reading →