On Friday, April 23, 2021 at 5:20:50 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> It's a nice cool sunny day and not windy so I'm going to cook my dinner
> on the grill. A grilled catfish fillet with grilled asparagus. Both
> simply brushed with a little oil and seasoned with S&P.
>
> I have a long-handled grill basket so things like fish fillets and
> asparagus spears don't fall through the grates on my Weber charcoal
> grill. They both take only a few minutes to cook.
>
> While I have the hot coals I'm going to roast a couple of ears of corn.
> I've had them soaking in the husks in water since about 2:30 this
> afternoon. Peel back the husks, remove as much of the cornsilk as
> possible, then brush the corn with oil or softened butter, season with
> S&P, put the husks back in place and onto the grill. (The soak in water
> prevents the husks from burning before the corn is cooked.)
>
> If you'd prefer, you can brush the corn with herbed butter or herbed
> oil, or simply place stalks of fresh herbs like thyme and basil along
> the cob after brushing with oil or butter, then put the husks back.
> Grilled herbed corn is nice, too.
>
Corn cooked in the husks, even if one is just microwaving it, tastes
better.
>
> Jill
>
--Bryan