A Simple Soup with Bean Broth
I'm so glad to have chickens again! You just can't beat fresh eggs. I get a wee bit frustrated by the prices at the farmers markets here in the Bay...
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A Clay Cazuela from Oaxaca with Shrimp, Acuyo Sauce and Pasta
A few years ago I was on a road trip through Oaxaca with my pals Yunuen and Gabriel of the Xoxoc Project, as per the usual, hunting for beans and...
2017: Not My Favorite Year, or Was It?
The holidays are over and there's a lot of work to do but my mind and heart are not in the game. I think it's better I should look through...
What the Hell Did We Just Go Through? Some Thoughts about The Fire
I was driving the other day with my son and noticed a new area that had been damaged by the fires. I hadn't noticed it before. I turned to him...
Trout in Hoja Santa
I talk a lot about Hoja Santa (Yierba Santa/Acuyo) in these pages. I am so thrilled to have a happy, thriving plant. It's delicious and I love just going outside...
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...
Planning and Indulging My Garden for Spring with Native Seeds/SEARCH
When I first started gardening, I focused almost exclusively on New World vegetables. I loved that more interesting vegetables from Europe were coming into vogue, like having three or four...
Baseball's Opening Day is April 2: Be Prepared with Rio Zape-Felicidad Bean Dip
The only thing greater than my love of food is my passion for sports. No. That's a lie. But I do get a kick out of everyone else yelling at...
Our San Francisco Store is Closing
It's with very mixed emotions that I have to announce the closing of our San Francisco store in the Ferry Building Marketplace. It's been an incredible experience and I wouldn't...
In Which I Discover the Thrill of Chicken Wings
We were sitting around the office here at Rancho Gordo, thinking about how we'll spend our energies over the new year. There was talk about a Valentines Day promotion but...
My Little Black Book: 10 Years of Dinner Parties
I've been writing about dinner parties lately. A lot. As these weird, scary political times continue, I feel compelled to surround myself with people I care about and feed them....