Cooking With Clay, Part 4
It's not just bean pots, of course, for cooking with clay. Tagines, comales and cazuelas all work on a direct flame. This Mexican cazuela is from my pal Chris and...
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Christmas Limas
Christmas Limas (also known as Chestnut Limas) are one of the prettiest beans anywhere. They're a true lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) and probably from Peru but they've made their way...
Clay Pot Cooking, Part 3
This is the last beautiful shot of one of my favorite pots. It's very simple and classic and the beans always turn out well in it. I also love it...
Marrow Beans
Marrow beans are small white beans. Unlike the more glamorous Runner Cannellini or Flageolet, Marrow beans work well in any recipe calling for a white bean, navy bean or alubia....
Preparing Cactus: From Nopal to Nopalitos
Are your cactus ready to harvest? Mine are and since I've had a few requests for instructions on getting them ready to eat. I'd thought I'd do a little photo...
Boling Cactus Paddles
The new growth on my biggest cactus plant is screaming, "Eat me!" How can I say no? I've read instructions for boiling cactus and they are all over the map....
A Taste of Tamales by the Bay
As I mentioned earlier, we participated in a really fun event called A Taste of Tamales by the Bay. Joan and I went more to help a good cause but...
More Experiments With Chile Rellenos
Continuing with the stuffed poblano chile experiments, my next filling was wild rice and homemade chorizo. After preparing the chiles, I cooked some of my homemade chorizo and then added...
Cooking Beans for 200
Rancho Gordo agreed to join the Benchmark Institute's event, A Taste of Tamales by the Bay, and that meant beans for at least 200 people. I had no idea how...
Experiments with Chiles Rellenos
Like most of us in California, I grew up eating battered and fried chile rellenos, stuffed mostly with gooey cheese but occasionally with picadillo. I recently found a rare copy...
More Cooking With Clay
With the vague idea of importing bean pots for resale on the website, I've been really going through all my pots and assessing their virtues. I really have never met...
Lemon Tuna and White Bean Antipasto Salad
Here's a tested salad from my friend Leslie in the great Pacific Northwest: My recipe came from Food & Wine (click for their write up and photo Here). I doubled...