5 pop open Recipes

unsalted butter, softened, drained horseradish, tabasco, grated lemon zest, fresh lemon juice, sweet pimenton de la vera , spanish smoked paprika, salt, dozen littleneck clams , scrubbed, grilled slices of crusty white bread , for serving

soy sauce, olive oil, canned soda pop , any flavor freshly opened, garlic powder, prepared horseradish

green beans (i used a combo of green and purple beans) trimmed and cut into 2 inch pieces, diced pancetta, (if you don tsp have pancetta , you can use bacon), extra virgin olive oil, onion, diced, whole tomatoes, peeled and diced (you don tsp have to peel them, but i like them better without the peel. if they are especially seedy, go ahead and remove the seeds otherwise, i would just leave them in. also, i peel my tomatoes by holding ad turning them, on a long fork, over an open flame until they pop, peel with a knife, the peel comes right off), dried italian herbs, red pepper flakes, salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

clams in shells , suitable for steaming, baguette (8 oz.), sliced, butter or margarine, melted