Simplicity and perfection in a bowl.
Special friends were coming over so I decided to use the last of my Marcella beans. We've been sold out for awhile but I'd been saving them for an occasion....
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In the kitchen
When It's Too Damned Hot to Cook Beans (I Have No Sympathy For You!)
I hear it all at this time of year. "It's too hot to cook!" "The last thing I want to do during my vacation is stand over and hot stove...
Decadent Simplicity: Poached Fish in a Corn Husk
After biblical winter rainstorms and a scorching season of heat waves, things in Northern California seemed to have calmed down. We're back to fresh mornings, hot days and fog rolling...
The Results and the Recipes: The Rancho Gordo Virtual Chili Cookoff
These are exciting times for bean and chili fans! After quite a few office debates and pots of chili, we are happy to announce the winners of our Rancho Gordo...
My Favorite Pozole: Make Mine Blanco!
There are many versions of pozole but one of my favorites is Pozole Blanco. Unlike other pozoles where chiles are a part of the broth, Blanco is broth, meat and...
Tortilla Strip Croutons. Go For It.
When we made our own tortillas with heirloom corn, we used to laugh at the customers who complained that a dozen tortillas was too many. I didn't laugh hard but...
Release the Pods: The Rancho Gordo Chili Manifesto
Imagine a damp, cold, rainy day in Milano, Italy in 1988. One young, bored expat trying to figure out his role in Italy (and the world, really) is presented with...
More Flageolet Love: A Simple Flageolet Gratin
My love of cassoulet let me to this quick, delicious dish. Flageolet are known for their delicate, mild flavor. This shouldn’t be confused with them being bland. They’re anything but!...
Spring is Flageolet Season: Lamb and Flageolet Stew
Spring. Lamb. Lovely light beans. You do the math. I make this every year, always with some kind of variation. My trend these days is to cook everything very simply,...
A Vegetable-Rich Minestrone Soup with Cranberry Beans (Borlotti)
Simple Feast is a great app for your iPhone or Android that features recipes from the some of the world’s best chefs. Like a lot of these new food apps,...
Further Experiments with Beans on Toast
This is more of a suggestion than a recipe. Did you make the Heirloom Flageolet Bean salad yet? Have some leftovers? Make sure the salad is at room temperature....
Heirloom Flageolet Bean Salad with Roasted Peppers and Capers
There is no shame in accepting a little help now and again. For me lately, this means indulging in jars of roasted red pepper. In the summer, when bell peppers...