"summer foods" news and stories

Each Thursday, we round up a selection of scrumptious links from our friends over at YumSugar. Here's what they've got cooking this week:

• Think you're good at food trivia? Test your skills by identifying the world's top-selling confections.
• Don't even think about the chip aisle with these easy homemade baked potato chips.
• Make the chips a side for this mind-altering salmon burger.
• Can you catch a bridal bouquet sans the helpful boost of booze?
• Realize summer's potential with must-have delectable dishes.
• And wash them down with strawberry-infused tequila.

This day couldn't have come at a better time. It's approximately 350 degrees right now (it's not heat, it's the humidity, etc). Not that I have to have some organization tell me when I can and can't eat watermelon, but it's nice to have a little nudge in the right direction.

• Summer is the time for bluefish.
• Quick tips on cooking rhubarb.
• When you get married, you get better cookware.
• New moms need a hand in the kitchen.
• Another way to cook asparagus.
• More restaurants should have a simple wine list like T.W. Food in Cambridge.
• Have you ever eaten an MRE?
• Some great ideas for your garden.
• This week's recipes: Pulled Chicken Sandwiches, Tangy Slaw, Fish Tacos, and Grilled Shrimp.

Clever piece today at The Onion AV Club, The Hater's Guide To Summer. It's sort of a quick list of things to do this summer, aimed towards people who hate the season (like me!). One of the products they talk about is Fla-Vor-Ice, and I'm glad someone else has finally said that they don't taste that great.

My roommate is addicted to the things, and they certainly are cheap, but the taste? Yikes. Give me Popsicles or Fudgsicles or Italian Ice any day over these synthetic frozen rainbow sticks of blah.

What is your frozen confection of choice during the hot months?

Corn on the cob is one of those foods I rarely have. It's really a seasonal thing, and considering that season is my least favorite by far (and I'm not a big cookout guy anyway) I never think of having it. But I'll try the following recipe the next time I have it.

It's for Griilled Corn with Chipotle-Lime Butter. Grilling corn on the cob has become more and more popular the past several years and I think the butter in this recipe will give it a kick your family might not be expecting if you're having a Memorial Day cookout.