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Today’s feature recipe is a Mexican-ish street corn dip, made with steam-roasted corn and a creamy, tangy base that has a secret protein-packed ingredient hiding in it. Rather than bury the lede, I’ll let you in on it right here: the secret ingredient is blended cottage cheese. It sounds odd, but it makes the dip creamy and tangy at the same time, and heavier on protein than most dips. And, although I call it a dip, you’ll see in the recipe post that I use it as a side dish to all sorts of meals here.
From the Archives has a lineup of Mexican-style meals from the site that pair beautifully with the street corn dip, including an old recipe I made just this week that deserves a special shoutout. And in A Thing I’m Loving, I’m sharing a new-to-me food creator I think you’ll adore as much as I do.
Happy steam oven cooking, see you at the end of the month!
Emily x
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Mexican-ish Street Corn Dip
From the Archives:
Does the street corn dip have you in a Mexican food mood? Here are some steam oven meals that pair perfectly with it:
A fresh, vibrant option for warmer weather that’s lovely alongside the dip.
An easy meat-free dinner that works well with the corn as an extra taco filling/topping.
Hearty, simple, and made in one pan; serve big scoops of the corn dip on the side.
A special shoutout to this recipe. I made it this week using beef short ribs instead of my usual beef cheeks, and it’s what we’ve been eating with our latest round of street corn dip. Highly recommend, no matter which cut of beef you use.
A Thing I'm Loving
I have another foodie person to recommend to you! I don’t know Angie from Year Round Pantry at all, and I’m very new to her content, but she is a JOY, I tell you. A food blogger friend put me onto her last week, and people, we should all be following Angie.
Her website is full of gorgeous and detailed canning recipes, and here’s a little extra tip for you: all the water bath canning recipes on her site are transferable to your steam ovens! But the best thing about Angie is her new journey of putting her face in her Instagram videos. It’s sweet, hilarious, and so endearing to watch. I hope you find her as lovely as I do.
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