Jesús Helguera, Our Calendar Artist
One of the first things I did when I started Rancho Gordo was to offer free calendars every year featuring almost exclusively the art of Jesús Helguera. I love the...
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Flageolet Salad with Lemon, Radishes, and Oven-Roasted Tomatoes.
A vegan salad to be enjoyed on its own or served with traditional Easter dishes. I don't think of Easter as an inspirtational meal but that's changing. I grew up...
My New Favorite Dish for Christmas: Bacalao Mexicano
I don't know if this is a tradition anywhere in Mexico, but this strikes me as a generous, somewhat easy to execute Christmas dish. I've been making trial runs, and...
Free: Download the Rancho Gordo Big Game Day Food Companion
Go Team, GO!!!!! I have to pretend to care about sports, but my enthusiasm for the parties, friends and food is real, so we came up with this little guide,...
At the Movies: Video on Making the Luckiest Black Eyed Peas Ever.
This is the recipe that switched me from passive Black Eyed Pea consumer to a true advocate. It's very simple, traditional and delicious. New Years Day will be a happy...
How Lucky Can You Get? Black Eyed Peas for the New Year
It seems that for a lot of people, 2016 wasn't a great year. As 2018 approaches, it seems as if we need all the help we can get. Eat Black...
Holidays at RG: The Rancho Gordo-Xoxoc Project Sampler
Gabriel and his lovely daughter, getting a kick out of climbing a tree. When my friend Ruth Alegria told me I needed to meet Yunuen and Gabriel, I shrugged my...
Holidays at RG: La Dolce Vita
As I think I've told you in the past, much of my youth was spent in Italy. I had good friends in Liguria, Tuscany and Rome. I ended up living...
Holidays at RG: The Desert Island Sampler
Please don't ask me to tell you the name of my favorite bean. It changes daily! I love all the heirlooms we grow for different reasons. But if I were...
Holidays at RG: Heirloom Corn Prepared Hominy
If there's a better Christmas Eve dish, I don't know what it is. Posole is the essential nixtamalized grain, from rare heirloom corn, for hominy stews and more. Dried hominy/posole...
Holidays at RG: Hot Sauce Gift Box
It's such a cliche to get hot sauces for That Special Guy In Your Life but after doing the farmers markets for years, and now hanging out in our stores,...
Holidays at RG: Cassoulet Gift Box
Normally this blog is personal and about what I'm cooking up or playing in the dirt. Please indulge me a little as I show off some of our newer and...