White Beans and Tuna Salad
Here's an easy one. I made these with Ayocote Blancos. To strained, cooked beans, I added half a small red onion, diced small, half a can of tuna and a...
The Rancho Gordo Blog
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Morelia Market Shots
Some random food shots from the Mercado Independencia in Morelia, Michoacan.
Eating Veracruz in Mexico City
Whenever I'm in Mexico City, I hint to my friends that it sure would be grand to make a stop at La Fonda del Recuerdo. They have good food from...
Garbanzos with Smoked Ham
Someone else made this recently. Just looking at it makes me hungry again.
Poached Eggs on Black Beans
Simple perfection. It lacks nothing, not even bacon or hot sauce. Two poached eggs (from my henhouse this morning) over Midnight beans. As they break, they create a sauce that...
Scrambled Eggs with Some Refried Beans
Sometimes I think this blog should be called Cooking with Beans and Eggs. Having six chickens, I tend to eat a lot of eggs and owning Rancho Gordo, beans are...
A Quick Thought on Cooking Bitter Greens
Still speaking of greens and clay pots and all the rest, I wanted to add that I like to take a green like dandelions and run my finger up the...
Cooking with Clay No. 13: A Cazuela from Rancho de la Virgen in Oaxaca
I wrote about this pot when I had just returned from a trip to Oaxaca last year. The potters come from Rancho de la Virgen, near the city of Pinotepa...
Ham and Yellow Eye Soup
Part of the fun of my job is meeting chefs and seeing what they do with my children once they leave my custody. Chef Jason Green of Albequerque's Grove Cafe...
Chilate de Pollo
This last weekend it seemed time to use my few costeño chiles from Oaxaca and I made Chilate de Pollo from Diana Kennedy's seminal Oaxaca al Gusto. Despite being beautiful,...
Canela: Mexican Soft Cinnamon
Why bother with Mexican cinnamon? It's really very different. The bark you get in most spice jars is cassia and it's very astringent and sharp. Canela is mellower and earthy....
Banana Vinegar: An Incredible Bath for Good Tomatoes
A lot of people are intrigued by our banana vinegar but are at a loss on how to use it. I use it like I would any good vinegar but...