Grilling corn without aluminum foil – keep the husks on

Here are 2 natural ways to cook corn, without aluminum foil. Both recommend pre-soaking the corn and keeping the husks on while grilling. The first is from favorite chef Rick Bayless and the second, a top Google result, from What’s Cooking America: Rick Bayless Preliminaries.   About an hour before serving, place the ears of corn …

1493: Columbus created China's population boom and the Little Ice Age (book review)

I’ve found a fascinating new book along the lines of Guns, Germs, and Steel. This one called 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created by Charles C. Mann. For some insight into what it’s all about, here are some excerpts from the author. — Via the Bloomberg Presents Podcast — Introduction The Eastern and Western Hemispheres had …

1493: Columbus created China’s population boom and the Little Ice Age (book review)

I’ve found a fascinating new book along the lines of Guns, Germs, and Steel. This one called 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created by Charles C. Mann. For some insight into what it’s all about, here are some excerpts from the author. — Via the Bloomberg Presents Podcast — Introduction The Eastern and Western Hemispheres had …