1. Mexican Street Corn

Ingredients
Coarse salt

4 ears corn, husks removed

1 tbsp sugar

¼ cup mayonnaise

2 cups freshly grated queso fresco (a type of semi soft Mexican cheese)

Cayenne pepper (you can also use smoked paprika, chili flakes or chipotle)

Lime wedges, for serving

Directions
Boil corn by bringing a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add sugar and stir to dissolve in the hot water. Add corn and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Drain.

Skewer corn and spread with mayonnaise. Place a thick wooden skewer or dowel lengthwise up through base of each ear of corn. Working with one ear at a time, spread 1 tablespoon mayonnaise over kernels.

Using a spoon, sprinkle 1/2 cup queso fresco over mayonnaise. Season with cayenne pepper and serve with lime wedges.

2. German Red Cabbage

Red cabbage changes colour based on the acidity content, so vinegar is essential to keep the deep purple colour.

This recipe is based on a smallish 1kg / 2 lb cabbage, adjust ingredients if using a larger cabbage.

Ingredients
1 red cabbage, (also called purple cabbage)
1 small onion, finely chopped
2-3 floz cider vinegar, wine vinegar can be used if adding apple
1 tblsp balsamic vinegar
2 oz brown sugar
3-4 cloves
1 small cooking apple (optional), finely chopped or shredded
1 tblsp virgin olive oil
salt & pepper to taste
dash of Worcester sauce
a little water

Method
Remove the outer leaves from the cabbage and cut into quarters. remove and discard the inner core stalk (I used to call these pine trees as a kid).
sliced and chop the cabbage into roughly 1/4" pieces.

Heat the olive oil in a large pan and add the onion and Worcester sauce. Saute gently until the onion softens.
Add the sugar, vinegars, seasoning, cloves and about 2 floz of water, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
Add the cabbage (and apple is using) and mix well.
Reduce the heat, cover pan and simmer gently for about an hour until cabbage is tender. Keep an eye on the pan and add more water if need to ensure the cabbage doesn't burn.
You can adjust the amount of sugar to your personal taste.

Can be kept in the fridge for 2-3 days and also freezes well.

3.Bake Escarole

Ingredients:

2 heads of escarole
1 cup Italian bread crumbs
1 cup Parmesan cheese
1 cup stock* or cooking salted water water
*you may use any stock you wish I just use the salted water

Cut the bottom of the escarole and wash well. In a stock pot bring to a boil 4 cups of stock or salted water. Chop up the greens into strips and put in stock cook for 2 minutes. Save one cup of the cooking liquid. Mix the bread crumbs and cheese divided into half. Put the greens into a casserole dish. Add one cup of the cheese bread crumbs and mix. Add one cup of the stock or water and mix. Top with the other cup of cheese and bread crumbs. Put in the oven and turn on the boiler. Bake for 1-2 minutes or until the top is brown. Serve.

4. Huuuuumdinger hummus

Ingredients-

15 oz (≈440 ml) can chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
1 entire bulb garlic
1/4 C (60 ml) pistachios
1/4 C (60 ml) grated Parmesan/Romano cheese
1/4 C (60 ml) sour cream
2 T (30 ml) lemon juice
1/4 t (1.25 ml) salt
1/4 t (1.25 ml) grated white (or black) pepper
1/4 t (1.25 ml) ground cumin
2 T (15 ml) EV olive oil

1 T (15 ml) paprika
1 T (15 ml) dried chives
1 T (15 ml) dried parsley

Drain, rinse and drain again chickpeas (garbanzo beans).
In a pot cover beans with 1 inch (2.5cm) water, add pealed garlic toes and pistachios, bring to a boil.
Simmer for two hours.
Cool, drain water and transfer to blender or food processor.
Add 1 T olive oil and remaining top ingredients and puree until smooth.
Transfer to serving bowl, drizzle with 1 T olive oil and sprinlkle with paprika, parsley and chives.

Serve with vegetable platter, crackers, pita triangles, tortilla chips or anything else you can think of.

5. String Bean Stew

2 lb of fresh String beans cut and strings removed
1 can of 28 oz Diced tomatoes
1 can of tomato paste
2 medium onions sliced
3 cloves of diced and smashed garlic
about 1/4 cup of Extra Virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
1 can of water from the diced tomatoes

Method:

Wash and clean the fresh string beans Put them aside.
in a Dutch oven heat oil up and put in onions and cooked till translucent, than add garlic, stir till you can smell the aroma of the garlic. Then add string beans, tomatoes and tomato paste and stir till well incorporated. Add the water and salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Turn down the stove to a simmer for 35-40 minutes or until string beans are tender.. Place in serving dish and serve with any type of meat, with rice and the string bean stew as a side dish..

This can be eaten as a side or if you add lamb meat or beef to it and brown it before the onions and garlic it can be served as a main dish also..