This was the recipe I used from Cooks.com:
Place corn on turntable of microwave, with about 1" space between. Cook no more than 4 ears at a time on HIGH setting. Cook 1 ear for 6 minutes, 2 ears 10 minutes and 4 ears 15 to 17 minutes or until tender. When corn has finished cooking, let cool a few minutes, then using a towel to protect your hands, hold corn and peel back the husks, the silks will be easy to remove.
Hint: the paper towel did not save my hands from minor burns, so consider a dishrag.
This went incredibly well with the re-heated rotisserie chicken we fired up as well (I've become quite the microwave gourmet with little or no time to cook). Total prep/cook time: 25 mins except for chicken carving...that was a disaster :(
Weekends are usually when I take the time to cook a full meal and get more elaborate, but we had a busy day re-organizing the apartment to eek out what little extra room we could find and stave off needing a bigger place. I think we were successful. We lost the hers of the his & hers desk/bookshelf units along one wall, moved the sofa back and switched the dining area with the remaining desk/bookcase. The result was a wide open center of the room, a cozy corner with the couch, a shelf just for the baby's toys. Unforeseen bonus: ditching the 4 yr old giant TV for a new flat screen - yeah!
On that note...why is it SO hard to get rid of a TV? We looked into donating - very hard. Had no time to call all kinds of organizations who might put it to good use - hard. Thought of selling on craigslist - how can a perfectly good 30" Sony Wega HDTV sell for $30???? Finally trying to freecycle it (posted for someone to take for free)...and WOW...people are so flaky. Hopefully the last guy we spoke to (4th on the list) actually comes through or that thing's hitting the curb at noon!
Til next time,
It's a BusyLife
- Danielle
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