What to Do With a Pot of Beans No. 3: Bean Soup with Roasted Red Pepper and Kale
Yes, that's been the flu that has been knocking me down. But I get right back up! Thanks in part to some leftover beans! This was entitirely based on what...
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What to Do With a Pot of Beans No. 2
I had a small about of cooked heirloom beans left. I had used most of them for a salad, so I had very few beans and lots of bean broth....
Ayocote Morados in a Pressure Cooker: One Hour from Whim to Wow!
I've been cooking in so much clay lately that I thought I'd give some love to my pressure cooker. This was a gift from the wonderful Lorna Sass but I've...
Direct Canning Dried Beans
This was a new one on me. Check out this video. I was intrigued and I had to try it. One internet commenter asked why one would bother. Why not...
Pinole: A Toasted Corn Treat
Yunuen from Xoxoc was very excited when she told me about a special pinole (peen-oh-lay) made from heirloom blue corn. I wasn't 100 percent sure what to do with it...
A Better Cup of Mexican Chocolate
How do you improve something as divine as Mexican chocolate? Let me tell you. Many indigenous people drink it made with water. I have tried and it's fine but really,...
Mushroom-Avocado Tacos
Is there anything that doesn't work on an heirloom corn tortilla? No. Sauteed wild mushrooms with lots of garlic, plus avocado. What's not to like?
Mushroom Epazote Taco (Vegan Before Six a la Mexicana)
Three very debauched weeks in Mexico have led me to Mark Bittman's VB6: Eat Vegan Before 6:00 to Lose Weight and Restore Your Health . . . for Good program....
Masa Fantasies: Oaxacan-inspired Corn Love
Hoja santa (or sometimes Yierba Santa) (Piper auritum) is a delicious leaf used throughout much of Mexico for flavor and as a wrapping. I've had very little luck growing it...
Sea Salt from the Yucatan
In April of 2011 I made my way down to the Yucatan with my friends Yunuen and Gabriel. The goal was to eat well, relax, get a tan and drink...
A Delicious Substitute for Runner Cannellini
Crop failure has made our lives miserable here. People try and be understanding but they want what they want and we wish we could help. Nature has its own plans!...
Banana Vinegar: An Incredible Bath for Good Tomatoes
A lot of people are intrigued by our banana vinegar but are at a loss on how to use it. I use it like I would any good vinegar but...