This little lady reminds me that children are just so sweet and innocent when they are brand new. They gurgle and coo and even when they are crying they can take a break and smile up at you for a second, and then back to crying. They rely solely on you for absolutely everything, even to move their arm away from their face so they stop hitting themselves. They are just so….helpless.
And then something happens and they aren’t so helpless anymore, they start asking for things and pointing things out and wiping their own……..oh sorry. You know what I mean, one day you turn around and this happens:
He likes to sit around on the computer in his underwear. You know, cause it’s like 35 degrees outside and the deck feels like it will fry your tootsies in seconds flat and the pool is full of well water that gets slimy in five minutes and the lawn hasn’t been mowed for two months because we’re too busy and so now it’s home to gargantuan mosquitoes that will carry you away. And well, we’re all redheads and we ran out of sunblock this morning, so we’re staying inside…
So he sits at the computer and watches this:
Who is that fierce creature, you ask?
Yup…Lady Gaga. He has a thing for “Ga Ga”…as he puts it. Who doesn’t right?
What else do we do in intense heat like this but thrust our shoulders high in the air and say “Well, I’m not cooking in this heat.” Which is true for many meals these days, and this one is only a slight exception. While you do have to grill the corn, it’s on the BBQ, which is hopefully outside of your house. And there is a tiny bit of sautéing too, but only for a minute or two…Don’t hate me.
I guess what I’m trying to say is I tried to make a cold dinner and it came out warm and so much the better for it. This salad is delicious and simple and full of complex flavours that your whole family can savour as you sit outside and bask in the late evening glow. Just don’t forget to buy some sunblock.
Roasted Corn, Lima Bean and Feta Salad
19 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
300 g Lima beans (fresh or frozen)
1 large cob corn
2 tbsp butter
1 large leek, sliced into half moons (white part only)
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tsp white miso paste
125 g feta cheese
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1/8 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/8 cup fresh basil leaves (packed), torn into tiny pieces or minced1. Roast corn (husk on) on a BBQ grill on medium heat for 30-45 minutes.
2. Remove kernels from corn cob by sliding a knife (be careful!) vertically down each side until all kernels are released (or use one of these!). Place kernels in bowl and set aside.
3. Add Black beans to corn and stir.
3. Steam Lima beans for 3 minutes and add to corn and black beans.
4. In a small sauté pan, melt butter over medium heat. Add in leek, garlic and miso paste, mashing the miso paste to mix into the butter. Sauté until vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes.
5. Place leek/garlic mixture into small bowl and add Dijon, olive oil and basil leaves.
6. Crumble feta into salad, toss to coat evenly and serve warm.
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I’m all about the salads this summer! Fantastic flavor profile – would it be so bad if I threw in some cilantro that I need to use up?
ADORable kids photos. Keep them coming!
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Okay I want to hug your babies through the screen they are so cute…then again I am slightly biased. Yummy, yummy salad. You can never go wrong with that combo of lima, corn & feta. One of my all time fav’s. 🙂
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Haha, this is too funny! When it is hot out I kinda feel like your kid… I mean, who wants to wear clothes when you’ll just get all sweaty anyway? And I love this cool summer dish. The combo of corn and feta is one of my favorite things.
haha, that photo of your son watching Lady Gaga is pretty funny. i suppose he sums up the term ‘little monster’ more literally. this is a great summer salad since lima beans have always seemed cooling to me, plus it’s paired with so many other great flavors. it also took me a second to remember you mean 35*C not *F, although to the mosquitoes this year, they are out in full force no matter what the weather. :-/
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What a salad…and your children…sweet…..
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Not sure which is more fantastic – that yummy looking salad, your beautiful little girl, or your little man grooving away to Gaga 🙂
Simplicity plus perfection equals taste! Now I need to ask about Lady Gaga. What do kids see in her. I mean little kids. There are several in my life who are gaga over her… GREG
I don’t know what it is Greg…the blond? The crazy vidoes? I think it has to with the crazy videos..there’s just a lot going on in there. I don’t let him watch all of them, but the ones he does watch, he is fascinated…
I too am a redhead! AND I love that your son loves lady gaga.
Oh yeah, and the salad sure looks tasty.
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That’s so cute and funny at the same time…. I do believe I have memories of refusing to wear too many clothes in the heat too 🙂 I do like your roasted corn salad, cannot wait for summer down under…, getting pretty over the cold windy rainy days!
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I’m so flattered that you zeroed in on my swiss swirl bombe!
That said, you have a great blog here, and your kids are just adorable, your little baby girl an angel and your GaGa loving son just so cute! They will no doubt benefit from Mom’s amazing talents in the kitchen. This salad looks so delicious and light – and anything with feta, just sign me up 🙂 OH, LOVING those root beer float cupcakes below!
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This sounds delicious!
And that first picture is just too precious!
I love your photographs here
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The salad looks gorgeous. I never seem to run across many people who like lima beans, and I’m totally in love with them. Your children are gorgeous, by the way. I have two – a 6 yo daughter and a 3 yo son. It’s true – they go from innocent and dependent to playing computer games & telling inside jokes before you realize it. Although, mine don’t know Lady Gaga yet. At least, not that I know of. 😉
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