Noche Mexicana Tour: Morning of Corn, Corn and More Corn
I always chant that the foundation of Mexican cuisine is chiles, beans and corn. Restaurants that don't specialize in these things may have some nice dishes or a hip bar,...
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Ingredient Spotlight
Rye Berries
Jenny and Anson from Seattle's great specialty food store, picnic, stopped by for a visit and being the very swell people they are, they brought me bags of heirloom rye...
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...
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...
Mushroom Tacos
It's always nice to see Connie Green from Wine Forest come through our doors at Rancho Gordo but I think she's especially attractive when she arrives with mushrooms for me!...
Pan Roasting Ingredients
A lot of recipes for green salsa have you boil the tomatillos (tomate verde) but I find this a bother. The outer husks are sticky and cling to the fruit....
Ch-ch-ch-charming Chia
My friend Yunuen and I often find ourselves on long trips through rural Mexico. I often mention some Mexican tradition and she looks at me like I’m crazy. Despite being...
Quinoa and Chicken
This seemed like a smart breakfast. I had some cooked quinoa and I added some shredded poached chicken and a cup or so of chicken stock. A little Mexican oregano...