Beans from Hidalgo
Aren't these gorgeous? I just received them this morning from my friends in Hidalgo. Frijol Moro Ayocote Morado Cotón de Indio San Franciscano Yunuen and Gabriel are mostly known for...
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Lima Beans from Chiapas
I'm just back from New York and while I'd love to hang around and watch Alice Faye movies on TV, the reality is many of my trial beans are ready...
Purple Tortillas
I was in a local mexican grocery store and spotted the odd colored field maize called "Morado" and just knew I had to try some. I made masa out of...
Foods the Americas Gave the World
I'm doing some research for a pre-Columbian dinner (details to come shortly) and while I knew that a lot of our indigenous food was a real gift to the world,...
Bean and Purslane Soup
I've been a fan of purslane for a long time. There's a famous Mexican stew with pork and purslane but sometimes you don't want a big old pork fiesta. It's...
Which Beans Are Healthiest?
The question I dislike most, after "Which is your favorite bean?", is "Which bean is healthiest?" There's a side of me that couldn't care less. Beans have so much going...
Pigeon Peas (Cajanus cajan)
We grew a small amount of pigeon peas. They're not New World, in fact, they probably originate in Asia. You don't see them much in Mexico but in Central America,...
An Obsession with Cactus:Like Love, It Can Really Hurt
The following is an article I wrote last year that didn't get published. I just reread it and thought it was pretty good! Some of the information may be redundant...
Vallarta Beans Are Back
Vallarta is a strange bean. Raw, it is green. Cooked, it looks like Yellow Indian Woman and even tastes a little like it but it's denser, almost fudge-like. I love...
Something Good Is Coming
Here's a hint and it's not the corn: My favorite way to eat corn was to squeeze it with lime and then add a little salt. Now, this chile mixture,...
Squash Blossoms for Breakfast
Everyone knows about goat cheese-stuffed squash blossoms. But don't let your blossom repertoire end there! In Mexico City, I had this lovely omelet type thing and the blossom was embedded...