Kale with White Beans
I came across the ever lovely Heidi Swanson's post about a kale and rice bowl and thought it sounded very smart. And inspiring. So I made up my own. While...
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Red Recado Chicken with Banana Vinegar
My friends at Semilla de Dioses in Merida make the most beautiful recados. You dilute them with various things like lime juice or stock and rub them over other things...
Chicken Marinade with Banana Vinegar, Garlic and Oregano Indio: One of The Best
A lot of people seem to like our banana vinegar but almost more than anything, we get requests for recipes. So here you go! I had a whole chicken that...
A Quick Thought on Cooking Bitter Greens
Still speaking of greens and clay pots and all the rest, I wanted to add that I like to take a green like dandelions and run my finger up the...
Cooking with Clay No. 13: A Cazuela from Rancho de la Virgen in Oaxaca
I wrote about this pot when I had just returned from a trip to Oaxaca last year. The potters come from Rancho de la Virgen, near the city of Pinotepa...
Cooking With Clay No. 12 Postscript
Leftover risotto made the perfect bed for some leftover quelites. Quelites were made with onion, garlic, manzano chile, chopped tomato and some olive oil.My Italian friends would not be happy...
Cooking With Clay No. 12: Italian Risotto Pot
Years ago I bought this pot and was erroneously told it was a bean pot from France. It turns out it's a risotto pot from Italy. It's also used for...
Cooking With Clay No. 11: The Red Clay of San Marcos Tlapazola, Oaxaca
In the big market at Oaxaca, in the clay cookware area, you will find a stand featuring beautiful red clay cookware. It comes from a village called San Marcos Tlapazola,...
Chamba Pots: Cooking with Clay No. 10
I recently moved and facing the reality of how many clay pots I own has been humbling. How is it possible I have so many? I'm going through my collection...
Grinding Chiles with Clay
I've seen these clay bowls with lines before and I knew they were some kind of mortar. In Hidalgo and Oaxaca, they seem to be called molcajetes, just like their...
Playing with Fire: Polenta and Beans from the Fireplace
It's been freezing here in the Napa Valley and the fireplace has been very busy. My Inner Puritan can't enjoy the fireplace without thinking I'm not worthy and I should...