Mashed Beans (as opposed to Refried Beans)
I've mentioned refried beans here before and really, it's great way to use up a fading pot. The proper method involves almost disintegrating onions in a bit of lard and...
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In the kitchen
Arbol Sauce on a Poached Egg
Did you make the DeArbol sauce? Have any left? This may look sweet but it was deadly and delicious. The poached eggs were topped with some of the sauce and...
Kitchen Cue's Scarlet Runners with Feta, Cilantro and Tomatoes
Chef Shellie Kark has a really neat looking cooking program at her website, Kitchen Cue. It's worth checking out. Shellie was nice enough to share her Scarlet Runner recipe and...
Chile Relleno with Shrimp, Scrambled Eggs and Nopales
Well, Internet friends, I think I've done it. This was the best chile relleno so far. The stuffing was poached shrimp, scrambled eggs (straight from the henhouse) and cooked nopales...
Beans 'n' Butt Stew
Again, customer Canice Flanagan comes up with a great dish: Beans 'n' Butt Stew INGREDIENTS 8 ounces Rancho Gordo Pebbles beans, cooked while prep work starts on the stew; you...
Chicken in Jamaica
There were so many great things to remember about my trip to Guanajuato last Fall that I've started to forget. How could I? Other than being one of the most...
Poblanos Stuffed with Quinoa and Beans
I've been swamped with work lately and the thought of eating out again or buying prepared food (which almost never satisfies, except for maybe a burrito) wasn't looking so good....
Ouch!: DeArbol Chile Salsa
This was in the Rancho Gordo newsletter, in case you missed it: We are coming to the end of our DeArbol chile crop. These were grown near Stockton and dried...
Seafood whatever ya call it
When I cook, I tend to like to do everything the hard way. Just because. Joan, our Operations Manager, likes to be cook in a more practical manner and has...
Beans Cooked in the Indian Manner
My online friend Arnab has a great site called Another Subcontinent: South Asian Society and Culture. It's worth checking out if you're even vaguely interested in Indian culture. In addition...
Quality Has It's Own Problems: Beans Cook Too Fast for the Ham Hocks
I love being the clearing house for all things bean-oriented!I received this message from a fellow member of one of the big food boards: Anyway, after finishing the GMStallards, today...
A Podcast and Another Version of Chicken Posole
Sherry Page has been a longtime customer and now she produced Napa Valley Wine Radio with Goosecross Cellars. Recently she interviewed me and now the podcast is available. I like...