I concocted these pancakes one night when I happened to have an ear of corn left over and a small piece of salmon I’d cooked the night before. It turned out to be a lovely, natural marriage of flavor

Ingredients

　　1 egg, beaten

　　Kernels scraped from 1 ear of cooked corn

　　1 teaspoon Wondra quick-mixing flour, plus a little more for dusting

　　1 or 2 scallions, finely chopped

　　Salt and freshly ground pepper

　　1 tablespoon butter

　　Chopped fresh parsley and/or basil, tarragon, or some other fresh, compatible herb

　　Flake the salmon, and break it into small pieces. Mix it with the egg, corn, instant flour, and scallions, and season with salt, several grindings of pepper, and a sprinkling of the chopped herbs. If you have time, let the mixture rest in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes; it will be a little easier to handle, but it’s not necessary (and if your pancake doesn’t hold together perfectly, only you will notice it). Melt the butter in a skillet, and with your hands shape half of the batter into a cake. When the butter is sizzling, gently slip the pancake into the pan. Make a second cake with the remaining batter, and cook the two cakes over medium heat until they are lightly browned on the bottom, then turn them and cook the other side. The pancakes are good with a green salad garnished with cucumbers and sweet cherry tomatoes. Scatter the remaining herbs over the pancakes.

　　The Pleasures of Cooking for One by Judith Jones. Copyright © 2009 by Judith Jones. Published by Knopf. All Rights Reserved.Judith Jones is senior editor and vice president at Alfred A. Knopf. She is the author of The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food and the coauthor with Evan Jones (her late husband) of three books: The Book of Bread; Knead It, Punch It, Bake It!; and The Book of New New England Cookery. She also collaborated with Angus Cameron on The L. L. Bean Game and Fish Cookbook, and has contributed to Vogue, Saveur, and Gourmet magazines. In 2006, she was awarded the James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award. She lives in New York City and Vermont.