Pasta e Fagioli: The Beans
When you have a dish that is fairly simple, more than ever, the quality of the individual ingredients need to be excellent. This is easy with Pasta e Fagioli. You...
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Pasta Acordeón con Ayocote Negro
Italian traditionalists should leave the room. Those who hold the traditions of Mexican cuisine sacred should also take a break. For the rest of us, here’s a wacky, delicious mashup...
Heirloom Bean-Mushroom "Carnitas" Casserole
This beautiful little casserole has made several inspired dishes out of what were essentially leftovers. I've cooked 90% of my dishes on the stove-top and it's kind of funny discovering...
A Little Trick: The Bean Mash
If you want to add some creamy goodness to your beans without adding good cream, try taking about half a cup of your cooked beans and some of the broth...
Meet Our Newest Member of the Family: Domingo Rojo
I am in love. It happens. Domingo Rojo heirloom beans are mild, soft and produce a delicious bean broth, almost born to be covering rice for a superior Red Beans...
Mazano Chiles Steamed Like a Tamal: Diana Kennedy's Chile Canario en Pilte
Manzano chiles are also known as Peron and apparently in Oaxaca, Canario. They look like habeneros but they have much more flesh and a less tropical, but no less delicious,...
Good Pasta, Like Good Beans, Doesn't Need a Lot of Help
I'd forgotten how good pasta can be. I've been off it lately because I refuse to buy Barilla for political reasons and most of the domestic brands have left me...
Happy Hippie Breakfast
I've been on a Yellow Indian Woman kick these days. They're such a delicious, dense yet soft bean and they have a superior broth. You can have them in a...
Make Mine Moka!
As a teenager, I never understood it's appeal. My father's dependence on it first thing in the morning seemed at odds with my flower child persona I was indulging at...
What to Do With a Pot of Beans No. 1
One pot of plain beans means dozens, or hundreds, of options. Cooked Sangre de Toro (Bull's Blood) beans. Add a spoonful of fresh ricotta cheese, a pinch of Mexican oregano,...
Goat Cheese and Beans
I'm a little late coming to goat cheese. It was everywhere at one point and I always liked it but didn't quite the fuss. Why should I be in love...