4 eyes aka Recipes

almonds (blanched or toasted ) or 1 cup sliced ), unsalted butter, at room temperature, granulated sugar, egg yolk, grated lemon zest, vanilla extract, almond extract, all-purpose flour, ground cinnamon, salt, black currant preserves, sugar , for dusting

hard-boiled eggs, peeled and cut in half lengthwise, cooked ham, chopped fine, cream cheese, softened, mayonnaise (see note ), yellow mustard (or dijon ), cayenne pepper, paprika, kosher salt, black olives, sliced in half (pimento filled work great also), texas pete hot sauce (or your favorite )

dried black-eyed peas, onion, carrots, garlic cloves, crushed and peeled (or to taste), dried thyme leaves, dried sage, fresh parsley, salt, divided, olive oil, red wine vinegar, parsley, minced, red pepper flakes (or to taste), brown rice (white rice optional), ham , choose something lean and cut into matchstick-thin pieces (optional), hot sauce