Steve, Culinary Master

We went to a get-together with a bunch of awesome friends, and everyone brought sides while the hosts provided the meat.  My brother-in-law, Steve, let me tell ya, is a whiz in the kitchen.  I was going to embarrass him by talking about how he's single and a total catch (you know-- smart, funny, handsome, generous, kind, a FANTASTIC uncle, athletic, etc), but then I decided that he'd probably prefer that I didn't do that.  So I'll keep my comments to the side he brought: a fresh corn salad.  It's an Ina Garten recipe, and if you know Ina, you know that she always provides you with winners.  I'm making it tonight for a girls' night with the old roommates, and I thought it only appropriate to post it here.  So here you go!  It's super simple and amazingly delicious.

Ina's Fresh Corn Salad

And since we're doing recipes, here's something I made the other day which was a big ol' success and took me roughly 10 minutes, total!  I may be in love with my crockpot.

Shredded BBQ Chicken

6 frozen chicken breasts
12-oz bottle of barbecue sauce
1/2 cup Italian dressing
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar

Throw chicken in the crockpot.  Mix other ingredients and dump them over the chicken.  Cook on low 6-8 hours, low 3-4 hours.  When done cooking, shred chicken.  Serve on sandwiches or over rice.

I actually only had 3 chicken breasts, so I halved the sauce but still cooked it on low for a little over 6 hours, and it was still a success!  We had it as sandwiches with sweet potato fries.  Awesome.