Midnight Beans with Bacon
Mornings here are cold. It's a fact. Cold mornings deserve Midnight black beans and bacon for breakfast, don't you think? Is that a plop of sour cream in there? Good...
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Taking Vanilla Ice Cream to the "Next Level"
As I typed "next level" I cringed a little. It's a phrase that's turning into a cliche, isn't it? Oh well, I'm not above anything so I think I'll use...
Breakfast at Home
Back home from Chicago, I'm greeted with a completely different kind of cold. Not as extreme and easily tamed by a good breakfast, I love traveling but I'm happy to...
Blue Corn Tortilla Tacos with Potatoes and Chorizo
Last Saturday, we gave La Palma some of our heirloom blue corn from Quetretero to make tortillas. This is all part of our Rancho Gordo-Xoxoc Project where we source heirloom...
Wild Rice Salad with Xoconostle and Pine Nuts
This recipe was in our January newsletter. You can sign up for it using the form on the left, if you'd like. This salad was a huge hit and I...
Alubia Blanca
Have you tried these yet? They're part of the Rancho Gordo-Xoxoc Project and they're that rare bean that makes you sit up and take notice the minute you taste them....
Huauzontle for Breakfast
Last week I was in Mexico for a party and i was lucky enough to be a guest at the ex-hacienda that Yunuen and Gabriel, my partners at Xoxoc, live...
One of the Reasons I Love Napa
There are dozens of reasons why I love living in Napa, almost none of them involving wine. My fellow Napans make great neighbors and when there's a call for a...
Mermalada de Xoconostle
The sour prickly pear known as xoconostle continues to take over the world as we know it with this new marmalade-style jam from my business partners (and good friends) at...
Snowcap Beans
Finally, after several attempts, we have a good crop of the rather famous Snowcap bean. Not a lot, but enough to save some seed and offer the extra here. They're...
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!...