Chili Con Carne and Nostalgia
Taylor and I continue our chat on chili con carne. This time I hog the mic and Taylor is kind enough to listen to my rant.
The Rancho Gordo Blog
In the garden
An Obscure Heirloom in the Garden: California Beans
One of the easiest beans from the summer of 2006 was something called California. The seeds, received as part of an swap from the Seeds Savers Exchange, germinated quickly and...
Let's Make a Weed Fritatta! (No! Not That Kind!)
When I first started gardening, quelites were one of the first things I was curious about. I'd been told that in Nahuatl that the word meant "edible green" so the...
Let's Make This a Regular Thing: Creamed Hominy
I apologize to whoever wrote this recipe. It's very nice but I have no idea who you are. I copied it and pasted it into a text document with no...
A Great Salad: Beets, Oranges, Watercress and Peanuts
The title is pretty much the recipe. I am currently in the middle of a romance with watercress. It's a green, it's healthy, it's available at my supermarket, etc but...
Costa Rican Gallo Pinto with Heirloom Beans
If you’ve been to Costa Rica, it’s hard to imagine you not having tried Gallo Pinto. It’s delicious, easy to make and you find it everywhere. A branch of my...
A Garden in an Egg Carton: A Cool Project With or Without Kids
The best way to plant beans to grow is to direct seed them into the ground once the soil is warm and the last chance of frost has passed. The...
More Views from Hidalgo and Sunset Magazine with Rancho Gordo
More shots from the hacienda with Sunset Magazine. The final article, loaded with bean recipes, is in the February 2016 issue. Dave goes for the table shot. Beautiful heirloom beans...
My First Meal at the Hacienda
I'm happy to know I have photographs of the day I met two of my best friends. Often, it's hard to remember where or when you first met the people...
Behind the Scenes: Rancho Gordo in Sunset Magazine
I don't know if you've picked up the February issue of Sunset Magazine yet, but you'll find an 8-page spread inside all about the Rancho Gordo-Xoxoc Project and the hacienda...
Swiss Chard Soup with Chickpeas and Barley
(An encore post.) I received a lot of emails asking for this recipe when I posted about it on Facebook and Twitter. As I said, I used the wonderful new...
Look Ma! No Hands! The Magic of Cooking Beans in Clay
We're now shipping our clay Mixteca beans pots. Previously they were only available in our stores. This has been both good and bad. Everyone now has access, but as cooking...