Jalapeño Cornbread with Cheese, Corn, and Arugula

Name: Jalapeño Cornbread with Cheese, Corn, and Arugula
Yield: serves 8 to 10
Ingredients: 6 large eggs; 1/2 cup honey; 3 cups whole milk; 3/4 cup canola oil; 3 cups medium-grind cornmeal; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder; 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 3 cups chopped onions; 1/2 cup chopped jalapeño chiles (about 3 stemmed and seeded chiles); 3 cups fresh corn kernels (about 4 ears); 1 1/2 cups diced red bell peppers; 1 (5-ounce) package baby arugula; 3 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese (about 12 ounces)

December 14, 2011

Bob and Nancy Green live on the land Bob’s pioneer father settled in 1881 and Bob has been a rancher for most of his life. Now in her eighties, Nancy continues to indulge her lifelong passion for entertaining. She favors groups up to sixteen, because she can seat them all “gracefully” at her table without having to round up chairs from other parts of the house. Nancy keeps her guests happy with a good supply of cornbread, baked in a Texas-shaped skillet.

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