I hope you all have a spectacular weekend. I am very excited to be attending the International Food Bloggers Conference this weekend. The schedule is packed with speakers and activities providing information on writing, photography, technology, food and wine, what more could I ask for?? I’m sure I’ll be posting more information from the conference is future posts, and maybe even make some improvements here around the market as a result of some wonderful nuggets of information I will be gleaning.

Starting with the #freshbloggers gathering last night and going into our lunch by Chipotle today, there is a distinct emphasis on the importance of natural, local food. I love quick video The Scarecrow which brings that message home, simply and beautifully in a way that all ages can appreciate it.

This time of year, one of the great delicacies in our part of the world is corn, sweet from a summer long of sunshine, crunchy and flavorful. At the bottom of this post, you’ll find 3 of my all time favorite recipes for preparing fresh corn.

These shots are from our drive to Chicago last weekend, after visiting my son at Purdue in Indiana. There were miles and miles of cornfields that stood out beautifully against the grayish~purple sky that was preparing to storm.

We saw many old farmhouses and barns along the way, probably belonging to farmers who’s families have been in this “business” for generations.

I hope you have a chance to get your hands on some corn, just picked from the stalk this weekend and try one of these preparations.