From Fish Tagine to Hearty Soup
I cringe a little when people come up with creative ways of cooking Mexican food without understanding some of the basics. I will understand if you are offended by this...
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Big Events at Rancho Gordo
It started with Lorna Sass and now it's been expanded to a whole series of Great Women of the Kitchen. Four of my favorite Food Divas will be making appearances...
Meeting Up with the Hope of Tomorrow
Here at Rancho Gordo we had a chance to meet with Napa's culinary leaders of tomorrow. Vintage High School teacher (and longtime friend of Rancho Gordo) teacher Mike Cromwell brought...
Cooking Beans at a High Altitude
I've always been compelled to live near a coast so my experience with high altitude cooking has been limited. On Facebook, a new customer asks about her options and I...
Eat Your Breakfast!
Jill Nussinow is a local nutritionist with a national following as The Veggie Queen. She's very smart and even though I have very little interest in nutrition*, I tend to...
Posole Day at the Office
Susan, our Operations Manager, has instigated our eating in on Fridays. Today she made a delicious posole stew with our prepared hominy and chile powder. I wish I could show...
Bruschetta at Della Fattoria
I don't leave my hermit cave often but when dear pal Carrie Brown of Jimtown Store emailed and told me that a lot of my old gang were meeting for...
Bean Video on CHOW.COM
You might get a kick out of this video from the very creative team at CHOW.com. Watch the video. I've had to move since they filmed this and I'm happy...
Thoughts on the Local Thing
Living in the San Francisco Bay Area, you can imagine that I have a lot of friends who are "localvores", people dedicated to eating locally produced products. I think it's...
Eat My Jewelry
Carolyn Tillie makes incredible jewelry, inspired often by what she eats. Luckily for me, she was an early Rancho Gordo customer and lately she's been inspired by beans. Susan, our...
Beans and Greens, Dandelion Style
Hooray for small victories. Just as I was about to lose my mind, I finished the first draft of my new manuscript for the next book. To celebrate, I opened...
Red Quinoa with Chorizo and Runner Beans
You might want to file this under "Another Inner-Hippie-Love-Child Recipe from Steve Sando". I wouldn't serve it to guests but it was delicious and healthy, I think. I was making...