cob
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Serve them with grilled Caesar salad, corn on the cob and something bright and fresh alongside.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
At its simplest, freshly cut corn straight off the cob is perfectly delectable.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2025
California earlier this year rejected citizen-led proposals to adopt cob, hemp-lime and light straw clay in its code, and recently rejected a petition to reconsider.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2025
Pedersen broke down her options while sitting on a pinkish firepit and curved bench made from cob.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2025
"Barbecue sauce is what I want,” James said, "and some corn on the cob and some watermelon for dessert or a sundae, a chocolate sundae. I wish we had that.”
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
It looks like charcoal, but the black briquettes are actually made from plant waste: millet and sesame stalks, palm fronds and cobs.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
Within an hour, the cobs will be inside a refrigerated pack-house and chilled down to 0C.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
I learned that the distillery makes its bourbon from local Jimmy Red corn, which was two cobs away from extinction before High Wire rescued it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
Above, a large skylight is adorned with hundreds of suspended corn cobs, their illuminated forms offering one of the few sources of light in the dark and moody, monochromatic space.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2024
Why only a handful of maize cobs in the whole site, when maize, at least for the elite, was a staple food?
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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