Pinole: One of the Great Mexican Treats You Might Not Know About
Yunuen from Xoxoc was very excited when she told me about a special pinole (peen-oh-lay) made from heirloom blue corn. I wasn’t 100 percent sure what to do with it...
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The Simplest and Best Soup I Know and the Trick to Make It Magnificent
If you love beans, you want beans. You don't want a lot of other things getting in the way. But if you're making soup, you do need to do something....
The Eternal Question: Bean Soaking. Or Not.
You know you've gone from casual cook to bean freak when you find you are interested in whether or not to soak beans. Like the amount of vermouth in a...
What Italian Bean Did Marcella Hazan Miss the Most? I Know.
Marcella beans are grown in California from Italian Sorana seedstock. Sorana is a cannellini bean with incredibly thin skin and when cooked properly, an indulgent creamy texture. You can use...
Advice from a Reader: Black Eyed Peas and Collard Greens
I'm such a lucky fellow to have such smart customers and readers. Paula was reading about my adventures with our new Black Eyed Peas and sent the following. You'll want...
The Glory That Is Posole
Like a lot of you, I make Posole over the holidays. Last year I made mine for New Year's Eve and as I was making it, I started laughing at...
How Lucky Can You Get? Black Eyed Peas for New Years Day
We get more requests for Black Eyed Peas for New Year’s Day than just about anything. Eager shoppers come to our stores or online, expecting us to have the best...
My Favorite New Way with Leftovers: White Bean Panzanella
Foodshed Take Away is a restaurant & retail store in Napa offering pizza, pasta, salads and prepared entrees to go, as well a wide selection of craft beers, spirits, and...
A Man with a Plan: I've Got to Have Those Vegetables Handy!
In general, I eat pretty well. I eat a lot, maybe (well, for sure) too much but I eat very little processed food and I have a varied diet. My...
"The Dish" for Thanksgiving 2015: Heirloom Bean & Wild Rice Salad
My pal Alexis Handelman, the creative brains behind our beloved Alexis Baking Company here in Napa, had me over this last summer for a meal. It was all delicious but...
Alubia Blanca-Potato Soup with Cascabel Chile Salsa
I love the thought of soup. I love the reality of soup. At a dinner party, a soup course means the evening is bound to be full of good things...
7 Vegetarian Ways to Enjoy One Pot of Beans
Yes, there is some work and time involved with cooking a bag of Rancho Gordo heirloom beans. As long as you're cooking, cook the whole pound. It lasts from five...