Eggs, Eggs, Eggs
Perfection is close at hand. Beans, soft cheese, a poached egg and a huge dollop of salsa.
The Rancho Gordo Blog
In the kitchen
Sand Hill Cranes and Tostadas
No worries. This isn't a recipe for cooking Sand Hill Cranes. Near Lodi, California, there's a great bird sanctuary and every evening these incredible beasts make their way home, by...
Sangre de Toro (Bull's Blood) Beans
We finally have a good supply of Sangre de Toro beans available. These are part of the Rancho Gordo-Xoxoc Project and are ideal for New Orleans Red Beans and Rice...
Good Mother Stallards and Wild Mushrooms
I'm lucky enough to have a few friends who forage for wild mushrooms. They tell me this has been an incredible year for chantrelles and they seem to be right!...
Honey Beans
One of my favorite books is Frank X. Tolbert's A Bowl of Red, a tribute to Texas chili. He of course insists on bean-less chili. I understand but I still...
Shrimp Soup with Mexican Vanilla
Not long ago I bought an interesting and beautiful book called La Vainilla Mexicana (Mexican Vanilla). One of the more interesting soups involved shrimp and vanilla and as soon as...
Sophie's Black Midnights
Sophie worked for us at the farmers market in San Francisco and I can easily say she was a favorite customers and staff alike. We miss her a lot. She...
Great Clay Pots via the Web
I've talked about Bram before and now it's your turn to see what all the excitement is about. I'm lucky enough to live 25 minutes away from the square in...
Bean and Wine Pairing at Cakebread Cellars
Longtime readers know I'm lucky enough to participate in Cakebread Cellars' American Harvest Workshop every fall. The seminal vintner gathers chefs from around the country and introduces them to local...
Fun with a Barbecue
It may surprise you to know that I have very little experience with grilling or barbecues. If I've been the host, trying to cook with live coals seems at odds...
Another Mole Poblano
Earlier this summer when I was in Puebla en route to Oaxaca, we stopped in to see the amazing Lordes and her clay pots. Mexicans tend to be gracious and...
Bean Day at UC Davis and Drunken Beans Recipe
Last week I made my annual trek to Davis for the Bean Trial day on the campus. Even though it's mostly about industrial growing, I have a lot of fun...