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...
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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...
Leftover Strategies: Grits with Black Eyed Peas and Bacon
Earlier, I wrote about cooking on my wood-burning stove and the success I had making grits. It was simple and fun but even having given away a lot to my...
Black Eyed Peas and Greens
My romance with Black Eyed Peas continues. I had some very poor dishes made with very old peas in the past. Aside from bringing luck on New Years Day, new...
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...
New Crop: Flageolet with Lemon Vinaigrette
At one point during all of our cassoulet preparations, I was speaking to cassoulet expert Kate Hill about beans to use in the iconic dish. Years ago, I used to...
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: 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...
Look, Ma! I Made Me a Cassoulet!
I spent Sunday finally making a cassoulet. I’ve been curling up with Kate Hill’s Cassoulet: A French Obsession, for a week or so and finally decided to take the plunge....
Advice from a Reader: Black Eyed Peas and Collard Greens
I'm such a lucky fellow to have such smart customers and readers. Paula was reading about my adventures with our new Black Eyed Peas and sent the following. You'll want...