Catalina Almazán creates a cultural garden with flowers made with a very special material: the corn husks used to make tamales. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are.

That is, by selling the corn husks after harvesting. The husk contains several layers of papery tissue that encloses the flower organs, and later the grain kernels. It is a natural material ...

silky fibers that grow inside the husks of ears of corn. Corn silk itself is made from the stigma, the yellowish thread-like strands from the female flower of the corn plant. Corn silk tea is a ...

Open vents of a charcoal grill completely. Light a charcoal chimney starter filled with briquettes. When briquettes are covered with gray ash, pour onto bottom grate of grill, and push to one side.

No matter how hard you try, shucking raw corn always ends up making a mess. The annoying corn silk goes flying everywhere but inside the trash can, and, despite your meticulous efforts, you ...