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How to Cook Beans in the Rancho Gordo Manner
There is not one single method of cooking beans. At its most basic, you want to simmer the pot until the beans are soft. Soaking can speed up the process...
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Roasted Cabbage with Beans and Mushrooms
Allison Robicelli is a very provocative food writer and when she's not making me laugh on Twitter, she's offering solid advice for things like cabbage. This is her technique for...
Nut-Dusted Beans and Sauteed Greens in Bean Broth
A big bowl of sauteed greens and heirloom beans always makes me happy. One lazy Sunday l used Italian green chard and King City Pinks, and something possessed me to add a handful of dust from the...
Ayocotes with Nopales and Fiery Salsa
Nopales are prickly-pear cactus paddles that you can find in most Mexican markets and some supermarkets. You can often buy them precleaned, but if you need to do it yourself,...
Molletes (Open-Faced Mexican Sandwiches with Refried Beans)
These open-faced sandwiches are a favorite Mexican comfort food. You can vary the type of bread, cheese, and toppings, but you'll want to use homemade refried beans if possible for this dish...
Todd Humphries' Polenta Gnocchi in Browned Sage Butter
We're so proud to have our polenta, grown, milled, and ground by our friends at Anson Mills. To celebrate, we asked our friend, Chef Todd Humphries of Kitchen Door here in...
Minestrone with White Beans and Savoy Cabbage
Marcella Hazan’s Minestrone alla Romagnola is a classic. We streamlined it a little, and also tried it in a slow cooker with great results (see note, below). Your bag of...
Italian-Style White Bean and Asparagus Soup
Adapted from Fagioli by Judith Barrett, this vegetable-laden soup became a staff favorite when we made it in the Rancho Gordo test kitchen. It's based on a soup served in...
Royal Corona Bean and Wine Forest Mushroom Stew with Swiss Chard
We've asked our friends at Wine Forest Wild Foods (and literally, my neighbors across the street) to help us with a recipe and Chef Staffan Terje delivered a vegetarian stew...
Yellow Eye and Fennel Casserole
We appreciate fennel most when it's raw and thinly sliced or slowly braised and caramelized. It's an amazing vegetable and our own Rachel Padilla took a fine but somewhat stodgy recipe...
Pasta with Cicerchia and Mushrooms
In the Rancho Gordo library, we have a well-used copy of the book Fagioli: The Bean Cuisine of Italy (Rodale, 2014) by Judith Barrett. It includes a handful of recipes...
Polenta with Cranberry Beans and Tomato Sauce
In the Rancho Gordo library, we have a well-used copy of the book Fagioli: The Bean Cuisine of Italy (Rodale, 2014) by Judith Barrett, and this recipe is inspired by the book. When...
Chana Masala
This recipe comes from our friend who writes the blog My Annoying Opinions. We asked him to create a recipe for our newest garbanzo bean and he outdid himself. Serves 4...
Baked Cassoulet Beans with Summer Squash & Corn
Nothing beats pulling a bubbling cassoulet out of the oven. Our Cassoulet beans are West Coast–grown from classic French Tarbais seed stock, and have been bred for this slow-baked dish....
Zucchini with Garbanzos in Yogurt
When your zucchini plants decide overnight to start producing, this recipe is such a winner. It's inspired by a recipe from the new book Falastin: A Cookbook by Sami Tamimi and...