At Indian Lake with Vaden and Ginger

Tuesday July 15

Once again we drove up to Indian Lake to see our friends Ginger and Vaden. In fact, we pretty much duplicated this picture on last year's blog, as once again it was the season for fresh Ohio corn, and the best place to shuck it is outdoors, where the silk can blow away. And we forgot to use the camera. Then Ginger showed us how to microwave it by wrapping the ears in a moist paper towel and nuking it for 2 minutes. It may be untraditional, but it preserves the fresh-picked sweetness perfectly.

The main dish was also suitably summery: marinated London broil, superbly grilled by Vaden. We love that char-broiled red meat, but Ginger, who does not, had a fillet of salmon instead. Ginger herself had made the accompanying side dish, a delicious melange of fresh peas and cheese in a creamy sauce, piled on top of fresh beefsteak tomatoes and garden lettuce leaves.

Dessert was vanilla ice cream topped with fresh peach slices and blueberries. Summer doesn't get any better than this.