Grilled Corn with Spiked Basil Butter Sauce

School is out, it is freaking hot outside, the humidity is making my hair a frizz ball, and I have about 5 mosquito bites. This must mean that summer is here, and it is time to start firing up your grills! Grilling used to be a foreign practice for me. I never really got into it until last summer, when I realized that it is really simple. No reason to be scared of the grill, ladies (and gentlemen). You can cook anything you want on the grill and most of the time, it turns out great.

Last night, the boy and I grilled some corn on the cob we bought at our local farmer’s market this past Saturday. They were smaller, so we grilled 6 cobs with their husks on. Have you never grilled corn on the cob before? Check out this handy website that has a great set of instructions and pictures. I own a gas grill so I was having to turn the cobs more often than I would if using a charcoal grill. [Read more...]