Extending That Pot of Pozole
I made a lot of pozole and it was a little soupy so for breakfast today, I add some scrambled eggs to the strained broth. I love spicy food in...
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Holiday Hours
We'll be closing at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, New Year's Eve and we'll be closed all day on Saturday, New Year's Day. Hava a happy holiday and we'll see you...
Rancho Gordo Christmas Open House....Reminder
Tonight at our store in Napa (1924 Yajome St at Jackson), 4:00 pm to 7:00 p.m., join us for an open house with our friends from The Fatted Calf, mushroom...
Salad Taco
This won't change much in the world but it's an odd little habit I have and I thought I'd pass it on in case it's of interest to you. You...
Making Wild Rice
Having wild rice back in stock has been a real treat. I think the wild rice industry has promoted it as a special occasion grain but I think this is...
A Field Report (from September!)
Susan, our Operations Manager, and I, went to the bean fields in September and our intention was to take lots of photos to get us all excited about the new...
New Bean Room at Xoxoc
The Rancho Gordo-Xoxoc Project rolls on full steam ahead. What started out as a "what if we...." kind of conversation over a tequila or four has turned out to be...
More on Bean Bowls
I've written about bean bowls already. You find the perfect one and you always have a side of beans with your meal. I still have my favorite, made by Lourdes....
Fresh Cranberry Beans
Beans in the cranberry family are fun to eat fresh, as shelling beans. I think they all taste the same and it's not until they're dried that they really come...
Health.....ZZZZZzzzZZzzzzzzzzzzz
I don't care for Health. I just like good food, to tell you the truth. But the health value of beans can't be denied! Eating Well from the Huffington Post...
Beans and Eggs
There are countless variations on this theme but here's one I like. While you wait for some beans with lots of broth to heat up, scramble some eggs and once...
Beans in Veracruz
Last week I was complaining about my upcoming schedule. I want you to feel my pain but really, I've had an incredible year so far, sometimes traveling to Mexico twice...