Corn Bake Recipe

CommonGround volunteer and farm mom from Waco, Nebraska, Lana Hoffschneider, was recently featured on a Nebraska food blog, Stirlist.com with her Corn Bake recipe. She shared how she would feel if somebody called her farm a “factory farm”.

“I don’t want people to see us as monsters. It bothers me when people say that. What makes a farm a factory farm? Using large equipment? We use equipment to be more efficient, which reduces waste. Why in the world would we want to return back to what we did 100 years ago? We can’t produce enough food without the advantage of economy of size. It’s not bad to question where your food comes from, but you should base your food choices on fact, not fear.”

Why are people making food choices based on fear instead of fact?

“People fear what they don’t know or understand,” said Lana. She then described that because of activists turning to blogs and social media, it has caused terms like GMO (genetically modified organisms) or words like “hormones” and “antibiotics” to become buzzwords that stir up fear.  ”They are buzzwords that create fear of the unknown, but facts will dispel those fears if people are willing to look for the facts.” Perhaps you’ve heard about GMOs and have been led to think they are harmful? Did you know over 1700 studies have confirmed the safety of GMOs?

Lana also said that her confidence in grocery stores has greatly increased since she started volunteering for CommonGround Nebraska. She actually buys all of their food from the grocery store (except the meat that comes form their own cattle in the feedlot) because she’s confident that the grocery store provides safe, healthy, and nutritious food.

Enjoy Lana’s Corn Bake!

Lana’s Corn Bake

INGREDIENTS

• 1 small white onion (diced)
• 1 small red bell pepper (diced)
• 1 small green pepper (diced)
• 1 stick butter
• 1 package jiffy corn muffin mix
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 cup light sour cream
• 4 oz light cream cheese
• 2 cans no salt added corn (drained)
• 3 eggs

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Melt 2 Tb butter over medium heat and then sauté onions and peppers. Cook and set aside to cool.
3. In a mixing bowl combine leftover butter (6 TB), corn muffin mix, cheese, light sour cream, light cream cheese, the 2 cans of drained corn, and eggs. Add sautéed onions and peppers.
4. Pour mixture into greased casserole dish, 9 x 13 pan.
5. Bake 50-55 minutes.