Hippie-Love-Child Meal No. 2: Quinoa, Summer Squash and Garbanzo Soup
I'm developing a repertoire of dishes that I make myself for meals alone. I wouldn't dream of serving them to company but if it's a weeknight and I just want...
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Garbanzos in the Pressure Cooker: I'm Almost a Convert
Many of our favorite customers swear by the pressure cooker. I find it too violent and inconsistent. I know I'm irrational but there you have it. I was home with...
Amaranth for Breakfast.
Ancient grain diva Maria Speck has an interesting article in the December Cooking Light using grains and her recipe for Amaranth Pudding with Amaretto Cream caught my eye. I made...
Poached Eggs on Black Beans
Simple perfection. It lacks nothing, not even bacon or hot sauce. Two poached eggs (from my henhouse this morning) over Midnight beans. As they break, they create a sauce that...
Scrambled Eggs with Some Refried Beans
Sometimes I think this blog should be called Cooking with Beans and Eggs. Having six chickens, I tend to eat a lot of eggs and owning Rancho Gordo, beans are...
Canela: Mexican Soft Cinnamon
Why bother with Mexican cinnamon? It's really very different. The bark you get in most spice jars is cassia and it's very astringent and sharp. Canela is mellower and earthy....
Roasting Fresh Green Chiles
Roasting chiles is a very typical part of cooking Mexican food. A lot of recipes will call for chiles roasted and peeled, assuming this is part of your repertoire. If...
Sweet Corn and Fresh Oregano Fritters
We had a great little party here at the Rancho Gordo store in celebration of the new book by Georgeanne Brennan and Ann M Evans, The Davis Farmers Market Cookbook....
Bakery Shopping is Serious Business in Xico
I'm sad to say that bakery treats in Mexico rarely taste as good as they look but they do look good and I'm still always tempted. This shop in Xico,...
More Enfrijoladas, More Happiness
This beautiful dish is known as Zopilotas. It's basically an enfrijolada without chicken or filling but served with some crudely scrambled eggs. The sauce is only going to be as...
Quelites (or Lamb's Quarters)
Here in Napa we have a Sunday flea market. I've passed it many times but this last weekend I decided to actually go and it's a wild market. It's about...