Corn/8 recipes

Hearty lentil, rice, and barley soup with corn, evaporated milk, and sweet basil, topped with cottage cheese. A thick, creamy vegetarian grain soup with serious staying power.

Pina colada layer cake with a rum-soaked chiffon base, crushed pineapple filling, coconut buttercream frosting, and toasted coconut. The cocktail, in cake form.

Dandelion Salad with Mustard Greens Vinaigrette recipe

Enjoy your summer with this succulent dish that will have you eager to make dinner!

Classic from-scratch pecan pie with a homemade flaky crust, corn syrup, butter, and pecan halves. No frills, no shortcuts. Just a gorgeous, gooey Southern pecan pie done right.

Florentine sandwich cookies: lacy crisp oat wafers held together with melted milk chocolate. Brittle, buttery, and made for the holiday cookie tin.

Three-layer no-bake bars with a crunchy peanut butter cereal base, creamy vanilla buttercream filling, and a glossy chocolate topping. Like a homemade peanut butter cup in bar form, ready without turning on the oven.

Homemade Butterfingers candy with just 5 ingredients! Crispy peanut butter hard candy dipped in melted chocolate. A copycat classic that's easier than you think.

Velvety roasted-color red pepper bisque finished with baby shrimp, bay scallops, and corn. A light, dairy-free puree with a tangy lift from tarragon vinegar and lime juice.

Buttery spice cookies with crystallized ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and a dusting of powdered sugar. Pressed thin and baked until light golden, these make-ahead cookies keep for a week or freeze for a month.

A Reuben sandwich in skillet form: corned beef, sauerkraut, and caraway seeds cooked with rice, then topped with Thousand Island dressing and Swiss cheese. One pan, 30 minutes, dinner done.

Aztec couscous tosses fluffy cumin-seasoned couscous with black beans, corn, jalapeno, red onion, cilantro, and fresh lime juice. A quick Southwestern grain salad ready in 20 minutes.

No-bake cherry rum balls rolled in powdered sugar, made with vanilla wafer crumbs, coconut, chopped nuts, and sweet cherries. This batch recipe yields 100 bite-sized treats.

Lentil loaf: a vegetarian meatloaf alternative made with cooked lentils, tomato, onion, parmesan, and breadcrumbs. A hearty, protein-packed weeknight dinner for four.

Old-fashioned mincemeat-style fruit preserve with prunes, dried apples, and raisins simmered with corn syrup, vinegar, and warm spices. Meatless take on traditional mincemeat for pies and tarts.

Flounder fillets poached in white wine with carrots, snow peas, and fresh ginger sauce. A light, one-skillet fish dinner ready in 30 minutes with crisp vegetables and delicate pan juices.