This fresh corn soup is made with sweet corn, potatoes, and herbs: light, healthy, and not even weighed down with cream! It’s got big, beautiful corn flavor in every spoonful. Want a corn recipe outside of eating it on the cob? Try this fresh corn soup! It’s a new favorite around here. The flavor is sweet and nuanced, full of vegetables like onion, celery, potatoes, and of course: loads of corn! Many corn soup recipes are heavy with rich cream and butter, but this one is light and healthy. On its own it’s vegan and plant-based, but I like serving it with a very small dollop of sour cream (or vegan sour cream). 5 Star Reader Review “Delicious soup – made it several times. Thanks for the recipe!” -Jen Ingredients for Fresh Corn Soup This fresh corn soup is different from a corn chowder. Instead of rich and creamy, this healthy soup is fresh and full of vegetables. It’s partially blended to have a chunky texture: or you can fully puree it to have it smooth. It’s up to you! I like it partially blended so it’s got both body and chunks, but that’s just us. Here are some notes on the main ingredients you’ll need: Fresh corn on the cob: Make this soup only when you get get seasonal, ripe corn on the cob. Out of season corn is bitter and sour. Trust us, you don’t want to spend the time and effort on this soup if you’re not working with the best corn possible. Onion, celery, garlic, and potatoes: Round out this soup with the usual suspects: they’re just the right backup characters. Dried thyme, basil, and oregano: Herbs add depth of flavor without calories. Vegetable broth, olive oil and butter: There’s just a little butter (substitute olive oil for plant-based). How to Cut Corn Off the Cob Have you ever tried to cut corn kernels off the cob, only spray them around your entire kitchen? (Two enthusiastic hands up, over here!) After years of doing the same, I finally found a better way. Yes, there’s a secret to cutting corn kernels so they collect all neatly together. All you need is a Bundt pan or tube pan, the kind you use for angel food cake. Here’s how to cut corn off the cob: Place the tip of the corn cob into the hole in the middle of the pan. Hold the bottom of the corn cob securely with your non-cutting hand. Use a large chef’s knife to cut in a downward motion, letting the corn cobs kernels collect neatly into the bundt pan. Tips for Making Corn Soup This healthy corn soup isn’t rocket science: it follows the same tried and true formula of most soup recipes. Chop veggies, saute veggies, add broth and simmer. That’s what you’ve got here! There are just a few things outside of the standard motions: Cut the potatoes very small: it will cook faster! I cut mine into a small dice. If you cut them larger, you’ll just have to simmer a bit longer until they’re tender. Make a corn broth while you chop the veggies. Many corn soup recipes simmer the soup with the corn cobs right in the pot to add extra flavor. The pot can sometimes get very full when you do this. So I found an alternate method! You can simply pour 2 cups boiling water over 2 corn cobs in a bowl, then go about the business of making the soup. It adds quite a bit of flavor! For the Texture: Chunky, Creamy, or Brothy Once you’ve simmered this easy corn soup, here’s where you get to put your touch on it. There are three ways to serve this soup: Partially blend it. This is what I did for the photos here! It gives the soup a nice thick body with chunks of vegetables, but it’s not fully pureed. (Sometimes totally smooth soups don’t feel as satisfying, in our opinion.) You can do this with an immersion blender by throwing it in the pot and pulsing until you have the right texture, or pulse in a standard blender a few times. Fully puree it. You can also puree it all so it’s perfectly smooth! That’s easiest in a blender. Don’t blend it at all. It doesn’t taste quite the same, but if you don’t want to bother blending: you can eat it as a brothy soup, too. My Favorite Garnishes The fun part is the garnishes! They make it visually appealing and add a contrasting freshness. Here’s what I’d recommend: Fresh corn. I like to save out a little fresh corn from the bunch for a garnish at the end. I love using the pieces that all stick together to give a little texture. Red pepper or tomato. The red makes a beautiful color contrast. Basil or chives. Fresh herbs add big flavor and the green adds another great contrast. Sour cream. A dollop helps it to add in just the right amount of richness, and keeps it a little more filling. You can use vegan sour cream for vegan. Speaking of filling… How to Serve Corn Soup Keep in mind that this fresh corn soup isn’t packed with plant based protein: it’s more of a side dish than a main meal. Here are a few things you add to make it a main dish: Grilled cheese, like Avocado Grilled Cheese Sandwich Veggie sandwich like Chickpea Salad Sandwich Egg or tuna salad sandwich, like Ultimate Egg Salad Sandwich or Ultimate Tuna Salad Sandwich Salad with plant-based protein, like Classic Spinach Salad, Simple Chickpea Salad, or Tossed Salad Recipe. Use it as a first course for seafood, like Broiled Salmon, Seared Salmon, Blackened Salmon, Easy Grilled Tilapia, Baked Cod, or Pan Fried Cod. Dietary Notes This corn soup recipe is vegetarian, vegan, plant-based, dairy-free, and gluten-free. Frequently Asked Questions Can I use frozen or canned corn? You can, but this recipe is built around peak fresh corn, and you’ll lose the cob broth entirely. Frozen is the better substitute (canned is softer and saltier); add a squeeze of lime and an extra pinch of salt to compensate. Can I use chicken broth instead of vegetable broth? Yes, and it adds a little more savory depth. It just means the soup is no longer vegetarian. Why is my corn soup watery? The potatoes weren’t diced small enough to break down, or the soup wasn’t blended enough. Pulse it a few more times, or simmer uncovered for 5 minutes to reduce. Print Fresh Corn Soup Pin Recipe Print Recipe 5 Stars 4 Stars 3 Stars 2 Stars 1 Star 4 from 2 reviews This simple corn soup is a seasonal way to enjoy fresh corn! The sunny flavor is sweet and nuanced, and it’s full of healthy vegetables. Author: Sonja Overhiser Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes Yield: 4 1x Category: Main Dish Method: Stovetop Cuisine: American Diet: Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Vegan Ingredients 6 large ears corn (about 4 cups corn kernels, cut off the cob) 1 cup diced white onion (1 medium white onion) 2 celery ribs 4 garlic cloves 1 pound red potatoes 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons butter or refined coconut oil 4 cups vegetable broth 2 cups water (or more broth) 1 teaspoon each dried thyme, dried basil, and dried oregano 1 teaspoon kosher salt Fresh ground black pepper For the garnish: sour cream or vegan sour cream (optional), cheese (optional), chopped red pepper or tomato, thinly sliced shallot or chives, torn basil, etc Instructions Cut the corn off of the cob. Optional: To infuse even more corn flavor, make a quick corn broth by placing two of the cobs with corn cut off in a medium bowl. Cover with 2 cups boiling water (it’s easy to use a teapot to heat), then let it sit until adding the water in Step 4. Finely dice the onion. Chop the celery. Mince the garlic. Finely dice the potatoes. Heat the olive oil and butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and celery cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook additional minute. Add the corn, potatoes, broth, water, thyme, basil, oregano, and kosher salt and bring the pot to a boil. Once boiling, simmer 10 to 12 minutes until potatoes are soft. Taste and add up to another ½ teaspoon kosher salt and some fresh ground black pepper to taste. Blend partially with an immersion blender so it’s partially creamy and part chunky, or transfer to blender and pulse several times (taking care of the hot soup). You can also eat as is for a broth texture, or fully puree for a completely smooth texture. Serve warm, with the garnishes. Add sour cream or cheese for a more filling bowl, if desired. 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I dropped my daughter off at college last week, and our goodbye was nothing like I had imagined. There were no long hugs. No tears. No standing in the doorway of her dorm room trying to memorize her face before I left. Sorority membership is something many college women want to participate in. Rush (aka “Recruitment”) can be a very stressful and competitive process. (Shutterstock Julianne Masters) Instead, it was a quick hug followed by, “I have to go!” She was already late for sorority recruitment orientation.And just like that….she was gone.My daughter was dropped from two sororities where she was a legacyThe next morning, I received a text. She had been dropped by two sororities where she was a legacy, based on a video she had submitted months before ever stepping onto campus.My response to her was simple: “I’m sorry. It’s a numbers game. Focus forward. You still have 14 houses to visit.”My internal response?What the heck?I’ll admit it. I was annoyed.How could my own sorority, an organization that talks about membership not as four years, but as a lifetime, not even invite my daughter back for a single in-person visit?Curiosity got the best of me, so I went to the national website and started reading. I found the mission statement. I read about the organization’s values. Then I discovered that in 2020, the sorority had eliminated preferential treatment for legacies.Fair enough. Times change. Legacy was good for gifting but not for getting my daughter inBut I also happened upon information encouraging alumni to include the sorority’s foundation in their legacy giving.I had to laugh at the irony.Apparently, they may not be particularly interested in my legacy, but they are still interested in my legacy gift.Okay then. I allowed myself that little moment of irritation and moved on.Not your people. March on.And that is exactly what my daughter did.For the next two days, she visited 14 houses. She sent me texts about kind girls she had met, great conversations she had had and houses she could picture herself joining.Meanwhile, she was walking miles around campus in dresses and heels, in heat that felt well over 100 degrees, trying to keep her makeup from melting off her face while making conversation with hundreds of complete strangers.The second round of cuts was more painful than the firstThen came another round of cuts.This one hurt more.Some of the houses she had really liked were gone.She was disappointed. I was disappointed for her.But she still had seven houses waiting for her.So she had a choice.She could walk into those houses carrying the disappointment of the ones that didn’t want her, or she could hold her head high, swallow her pride, put a smile on her face and give the women standing in front of her a real chance.She chose the latter.And perhaps that is the part of sorority recruitment we aren’t talking about enough.Because while social media has turned Rush into a spectacle of coordinated outfits, choreographed dances, matching sneakers and seemingly perfect college girls, there is another side to it.There is an enormous amount of work happening behind the scenes.Recruitment is planned for months and the planning it is a lot of workMany sorority women often return to campus well before classes begin. Recruitment is planned for months. There are recruitment chairs, philanthropy teams, marketing and social media teams, logistics, decorations, songs and dances to learn, conversations to practice, schedules to coordinate and hundreds,sometimes thousands of potential new members moving through houses.It is essentially a massive student-run organization putting on one of its biggest events of the year. And yes, the dancing is fun to watch.But that’s not all these organizations do.Sororities and fraternities across this country raise significant money and awareness for organizations supporting children, cancer research, literacy, people with disabilities and countless other causes. College students are learning how to organize events, manage budgets, lead teams, fundraise, communicate and work toward something larger than themselves.Does that mean the Greek system is perfect?Of course not.Does recruitment sometimes feel superficial? Absolutely.Can the process feel unfair?Without question.But here is the part I keep coming back to: Life is unfair sometimes.Maybe our job as parents is not to eliminate unfairnessAnd maybe our job as parents isn’t to eliminate every unfair experience our children encounter.Maybe our job is to teach them what to do when one happens.I’ve watched parents online become furious over recruitment.“This isn’t fair.”“This system is terrible.”“My daughter deserved that house.”“She did everything right.”I understand the instinct. When our children hurt, we hurt.But I also wonder when my generation of parents decided that disappointment was something our children should never have to experience.Teams make cuts.Auditions make cuts.Competitive clubs make cuts.Internships reject applicants.Colleges reject applicants.Companies reject applicants.Sometimes someone else gets the position, the part, the invitation or the opportunity—even when our child worked incredibly hard and did absolutely nothing wrong.That is life.The difference with sorority recruitment is that much of it is now happening publicly, wrapped in matching outfits and blasted across TikTok and Instagram. That visibility can make the rejection feel bigger.Learning how to handle rejection may be one of life’s most important skills But rejection isn’t new.And learning how to handle it may be one of the most important skills our daughters take with them into adulthood.As I write this, my daughter still doesn’t know how her story ends.She has spent the last two days having deeper conversations and making new connections. Now she waits to find out which houses, if any, she will visit for Preference Round.She could end up with two houses she loves.She could end up with one.She could receive a bid she is thrilled about.Or she could get the phone call telling her she isn’t receiving a bid at all.I desperately hope that doesn’t happen.I’m her mother. Of course I want this to work out for her.Here is what I will tell my daughter if she doesn’t get any bidsBut if it doesn’t, I know what I’ll tell her.You get to be sad.You get to be disappointed.You can even say, “This really stinks.”And then?You march on.You leave your dorm room. You introduce yourself to someone new. You join a club. You go to class. You find your people somewhere else.Because the real goal of sending our children to college isn’t to make sure nothing bad ever happens to them.It’s to send them into the world knowing that when something bad does happen, they can handle it.Maybe she gets a bid.Maybe she doesn’t.Either way, this week has already taught her something valuable.She put herself out there.She faced rejection.She walked back into another house with her head held high.She kept talking.She kept trying.She kept marching forward.And as difficult as that can be for a mother to watch, I think that’s exactly what growing up is supposed to look like.The author of this post wishes to remain anonymous.More Great Reading:Sorority Rush: A Parenting Experience Like No OtherThe post Sorority Rush: Waiting to Hear if My Daughter Got a Bid appeared first on Grown and Flown.

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Screenshot via House Oversight A New York federal judge ripped convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell’s latest push for freedom as “demonstrably meritless.” Maxwell filed in December in a bid to overturn her 20-year sentence, calling it a “complete miscarriage of justice.” Judge Paul A. Engelmayer roundly rejected the 64-year-old’s claim of “substantial new evidence” in the case. Maxwell’s claims were based on “speculation, distortions, and/or outright falsehoods,” the judge wrote, according to the Associated Press. “Maxwell’s petition falls very far from the mark,” Engelmayer wrote. “There is no fact that Maxwell fairly puts in dispute that has any potential to disturb the outcome of her trial.” The rejection comes weeks after the Senate unanimously opposed a potential pardon for Jeffrey Epstein’s madame, amid controversy over the confirmation of Todd Blanche as U.S. Attorney. Engelmayer, who was appointed to the bench by President Barack Obama in 2011, shredded Maxwell’s claims in a 67-page decision filed Monday in the U.S. Southern District of New York which read in part: In a lengthy and rambling petition which Maxwell twice supplemented with similarly discursive addenda, she claims that her constitutional rights at trial and sentencing were violated in multiple respects. And, she claims, documents the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) publicly released earlier this year, pursuant to the Epstein Files Transparency Act (the “EFTA”), Pub. L. No. 119-38, 139 Stat. 656 (2025), support her claims of error. Maxwell’s claims are all meritless and all or almost all are frivolous. The vast majority are procedurally barred—either because Maxwell made and lost the same arguments on direct appeal, or because she could have made such arguments on appeal but elected not to do so. And the purported “new” evidence to which Maxwell points, principally materials released under the EFTA, is largely irrelevant to the charges against Maxwell and does not support her claims of error. On the contrary, to the extent it is relevant, far from exculpating her, it incriminates her or reinforces the correctness of the legal rulings Maxwell challenges. Maxwell’s fate made headlines once again when Epstein survivors slammed Blanche for meeting with the sex trafficker for hours while barely giving victims the time of day as his nomination appeared to stall in the Senate. Blanche eventually met with the victims, one of whom contended, “We were gaslit.” This is a breaking story and has been updated. The post JUST IN: Judge Rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s Bid for Freedom as ‘Demonstrably Meritless’ first appeared on Mediaite.