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BROCCOLI CASSEROLE

• 3 cups Rice Krispies • 1 stick butter • 1½ cups fresh lima beans • 2 cups of fresh broccoli • 1 cup water chestnuts • 1 cup sour cream • 1 10.5-ounce can cream of mushroom soup • 1 package of dry onion soup Brown Rice Krispies over low heat in butter. Set aside.

NATIVE AMERICAN BREWS TO KNOW

Skydance Skoden, Oklahoma City ABV: 9% Named for a Native slang term that means “let’s go, then,” this rotating series of triple IPA pairs different hop combos to accentuate the juicy while deemphasizing the kick of the high ABV. Bow & Arrow Foederland Albuquerque, New Mexico ABV: 6.3% A farmhouse ale sourced from local hops, barley malt, and even the onsite peach tree and nearby lavender fields, this effervescent treat bubbles over with a funky fruitiness.

Indigenous brewers tackle hops and history with Native craft beer

It’s 11 a.m. on a Saturday, and beer drinkers line up out the door of Oklahoma City’s Skydance Brewing. They’ve come to toast the downtown taproom’s oneyear anniversary with pints of special-release juicy IPA and snifters of one-off pastry stouts. The tipplers are doing more than just celebrating an occasion— they’re also tacitly acknowledging the place’s Native American heritage.

THE NEWS IN BRIEF

U.S. jobs growth continues on strong pace WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers kept hiring vigorously in October, adding 261,000 positions, a sign that as Election Day nears, the economy remains a picture of solid job growth and painful inflation.

CORN AND PICKLED ONION SALAD

Recipe by Linda Gassenheimer • 2 cups frozen corn, defrosted • 1 cup pickled onions • 1 medium tomato cut into 1-inch cubes (about 1 cup) • 2 tablespoons reduced-fat dressing • Several salad leaves from bag washed-ready-to-eat salad greens Add corn and pickled onions to a small bowl. Add the tomato cubes and salad dressing.

TRADITIONAL DRESSING

• 2 tablespoons chicken soup base • 2 cups hot water • 4 large eggs, beaten • 1 /4 cup diced carrots • 1 /4 cup diced celery • 1 /4 cup chopped yellow onion • 2 cups hot water or used potato water for better flavor • 10 slices of bread, crumbled • 1 teaspoon seasoning salt Dissolve the soup base in the two cups of hot water. Add all the remaining ingredients and mix well.

FRESH TUNA CAKES

Recipe by Linda Gassenheimer • 3/4 pound fresh tuna steaks • 2 tablespoons reduced-fat mayonnaise • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce • Several drops hot pepper sauce • 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard • 4 scallions, chopped • Salt and freshly ground black pepper • 2 eggs • 2 cups panko crumbs, divided use • Olive oil spray Place tuna on a cutting board and coarsely chop with a knife and place in a large bowl. Add the mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, mustard and scallions and mix well.