diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 158c914..05be4ae 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 # ignored by git:
 .project
 .settings/
+
+# ignore swap files
+*.swp
diff --git a/recipes/bread/.bread-with-cheese.json.swp b/recipes/bread/.bread-with-cheese.json.swp
deleted file mode 100644
index 5049bfc..0000000
Binary files a/recipes/bread/.bread-with-cheese.json.swp and /dev/null differ