Corn: my current vegetable obsession

sI haven't been in the mood for veggies recently, with one exception: corn. So we have been eating A LOT of it. When I was preparing to leave Montreal last week, due to my desire to have Mexican food, I kindly requested that Grant pick up the necessary ingredients for tacos. We had tacos two nights in a row, and as I was exhausted from the traveling, I didn't make my old standby of Mexican rice, rather, I made corn. Here are a few corn recipes we've enjoyed this summer (#1 & #2 were the new ones I tried last week):

1) Spicy Corn sidedish: Cayenne & Cumin Sweet Corn: I made this the night I got back. I go through more cumin than any other spice, so I figured this would be a winner. We like a little bit of spice, but not too much, so I cut back on the cayenne. I love how spicy food forces you to drink more water :-) I cut this recipe in half and used frozen corn instead of canned, and used basil from my garden.

2) Summer Corn Salad: love a good cold corn side dish. This one was super refreshing & while we ate it as a side dish, it would probably work well as a snack with some tortilla chips. I used frozen corn again & cut this in 1/3, using only 1 tomato.

3) Grilled Corn: this is our first summer with a grill and while we've had grilled corn frequently, we've never been the ones to prepare it. I shucked (such a gross word) the corn, spread butter on it and topped with kosher salt, garlic powder and cracked peppercorns. It was SO good. I think we left it on the grill for around 30 minutes, turning every 10 or so.

and drumroll please.... because dish #4 is my favorite corn dish. Ever. I found it 3 years or so ago and have been making it constantly. Summer, Winter, Fall, Spring. SO GOOD. It combines corn & black beans (another love of mine)... it says to refrigerate overnight but you just have to eat it right away, it's THAT good. I eat it with tortilla chips, like a salsa.

4) Corn and Black Bean Salad: I use olive oil instead of vegetable oil and frozen corn instead of canned. Other than that, this recipe is easy and so delicious. Here's a pic of the last time I made it: