Please, Don't Hate Me!
Remember those old hair care commercials and some actress came on and said, "Don't hate me because I'm beautiful!" Well, my version is don't hate me because my young son...
The Rancho Gordo Blog
In the kitchen
Today's Lunchbox
I'm looking forward to lunch today. The main dish is pork in a chile sauce (anchos and guajillos). Then brown rice, then beans with some ricotta that had been fried...
My Secret Addiction: It's Not Sex, Drugs or Rock and Roll
I can't stop. A recent move made me realize it's a bit of a problem. I can't stop buying wooden spoons for the kitchen. One, two, twenty, forty....how many do...
Historic Arikara Yellow Beans
We've been waiting to introduce this bean until we ran out of something major. This year's crop of Runner Cannellini are gone so I would like to introduce you to...
EZ Crab Tacos with Felicidad Sauce
I have no idea why, but I decided to buy canned crab at Trader Joe's. It was in the refrigerated section in a can that looked like a double-sized can...
Modern Beans on Toast
I think one of the reasons beans have such a bad reputation is beans on toast. It's a pretty dire dish, if you ask me. But then I had a...
Beat the Heat with Beans
Here's a shot of a beautiful, cool cenote (sinkhole with groundwater) in Cazuma', Yucatan. Outside it was hot but the water was cool and obviously refreshing. Jumping was fun and...
The Return of Black Calypso
Every once in a while we get a customer who tries to get the beans to be beautiful once they've been cooked. I've always said it's nature's joke. They're pretty...
Happy Father's Day
Due to logistics we're celebrating Father's Day today. The youngest admitted all he had was a homemade card and I said that's what I preferred. He said he'd feel burned...
One Last Post in Praise of Quinoa
There's no one as obnoxious as the repenting sinner, but I'm just nuts about quinoa. It's healthy, filling, delicious and relatively inexpensive. Imagine the nutrional powerhouse of chicken stock, beans,...
Black and White Quinoa
Quinoa is such a funny grain. The first time I ate it I just couldn't understand what the big deal was. It tasted like Lite Couscous to me. Many pots...
Caldo Tlapeño (Chicken, Garbanzo and Chipotle Soup)
There are dozens of versions of this soup, but the constants seem to be chicken, garbanzos and chipotle peppers. My version isn't based on much beyond what's in my fridge...