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Sweet and Spicy Baked Beans
serves 2-3
2 slices thick cut bacon, cut into 1/4 inch pieces*
1 small onion, chopped (about 1/2 - 3/4 c.)
1 T. tomato paste
1/3 c. water
3 T. brown sugar
1.5 T. Worcestershire sauce
1.5 T. prepared yellow mustard
1 t. Tobasco sauce
1 15oz can organic pinto beans, drained and rinsed
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Saute bacon in […]

Grilled Corn with Smoked Paprika Butter
2 ears corn, shucked
1 T. butter
1/2 t. smoked paprika (or more to taste)
1/4 t. sea salt
Preheat grill to medium high.  Grill corn for about 20 minutes, rotating 90 degrees every 5 minutes.
Mix butter, smoked paprika, and salt in a small bowl.  Slather over corn once grilled to your liking.
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Deviled Eggs
12 hard-boiled eggs
3 - 4T. mayonnaise
1 T. mustard
1/2 T. apple cider vinegar
1 T. finely chopped pickled cocktail onions
1 T. pickled onion juice
1/2 T. dried dill (or 1 T. fresh)
1/2 t. cayenne pepper
Paprika, for garnish
Carefully peel hard-boiled eggs, being careful not to break the whites.  Slice the eggs in half vertically.  Carefully press or spoon […]

Dilly Wax Beans
1-2 handfuls wax beans, trimmed
1 T. Olive Oil
1 t. white vinegar
~1/2 t. dried dill (or 1 t. fresh)
~1/4 t. red pepper flakes (or more to taste)
Steam wax beans until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes.  Meanwhile, mix the oil, vinegar, dill, and red pepper in a large bowl.  Add steamed wax beans and toss to […]

Lamb’s Quarter Filo Pie
based on Spinach Borek at Elra’s Baking
1/2 c. pine nuts
Olive oil
half of one small yellow onion, chopped
1/2 c. scallions, chopped
1/2 c. parsley, chopped
1 large bunch lamb’s quarter, stems removed and discarded, roughly chopped
Salt & Pepper
2 eggs
9 oz. feta, crumbled
1/2 lb Filo dough
4 T. butter, melted
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Line an 8 […]

Hot and Spicy Pickled Eggs
Adapted from The Joy of Pickling
4 hard cooked eggs, peeled (pour boiling water over raw eggs and allow to sit, covered, for 14 minutes, then peel)
2/3 T. pickling salt (any non-iodized salt will do, i.e. sea salt)
2 fresh green chile peppers (serrano, jalepeno)
1/2 c. cider vinegar
3 T. water
1 t. minced […]

Spicy Slivered Green Beans with Lime and Cilantro
Serves 2
1 large handful of young green beans (about 1/3lb), ends trimmed
Olive Oil
3/4 t. red pepper flakes
1/2 T. minced cilantro
juice from 1/2 a lime
Stack the green beans so they are all facing the same direction. Slice the green beans into roughly 1/2 inch slices.
Heat olive oil in […]