Corny but Delicious: Elote Pasta Salads for Hot Days

LJ carried a glass of lemonade in each hand as he entered Annie’s office, where she was typing furiously on her laptop.

“Hey, babe. How’s your work going?

Annie glanced up with a smile, it’s fine, but I need to finish this article for tomorrow, today. The deadline is looming.”

“You’ve been sitting for hours. Have you been standing periodically and stretching?” LJ set the glasses on her desk and wrapped his arms around her from behind.

“You’re right.” Annie stood and stretched her arms over her head, turned, and put them around LJ’s neck. “Thanks for the lemonade.”

“Of course.” He hugged her and whispered, “If you accept it, your mission is to accompany me to this evening’s first Friday Street Fair to taste the top elite-inspired pasta salads. There will be dozens of Mexican food trucks, all competing to be recognized as the top elote producer in town.

“Really? That sounds fun. What exactly is elote?”

Elote is a delicious street food from Mexico that takes corn on the cob to a whole new level of flavor. Imagine a juicy ear of grilled corn slathered with a creamy sauce of mayonnaise, lime, and garlic, then sprinkled with crumbled cheese and chili powder. It’s sweet, salty, tangy, spicy, and cheesy all at…