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Noche Mexicana: A Day in the Beanfields Part One
As part of our tour, I think one of the unexpected highlights was visiting the bean farmers in Hidalgo. They grow our Moro and Ayocote Morado beans and they were...
Noche Mexicana Tour: The First Morning
My idea to have a tour to Mexico came from my need for someone else other than me to experience my version of Mexico. Everyone seems to come away with...
California Sister Butterfly
So I haven't been cooking much as I've moved to a new place and I'm still making adjustments. Rather than load the blog with useless nonsense, I think I'll load...
Requeson Mix for Beans
In Hidalgo, and perhaps in other parts of Mexico, they like to fry up ricotta cheese with chiles, onions and epazote. It's a nice mix. Afer things are well mixed,...
CUESA's Summer Celebration
I had a ball last night at CUESA's Summer Celebration, a great way to help out the organizers of our San Francisco farmers market and sample the ware of some...
Playing Hookey
Yesterday my two sons and I made the trek from Napa to Saratoga (two and a half hours!) and worked the super fancy and fun Montalvo Food and Wine Classic....
The Book is Almost Here
My next book, this time from Timber Press, is moments away! It's an odd, little book. There's some gardening, some cooking, some food politics but if you only bought the...
Join Our New Bean Gardening Group
Around this time of year, the staff gets overwhelmed with inquiries about growing beans. It's a great idea and we encourage it but we can't offer support for our beans...
Runner Beans and Clams
(Another encore post) Who knew? One of the best dishes I made this year was a simple pot of white Cellini runner beans and clams. You could use any white...
Fun with Duck Fat
(An encore post)Several people have told me about how nice popcorn is cooked with duck fat rather than regular oil. I'd been using olive oil and feeling pretty indulgent but...
Borlotti Beans and Chicken
(An encore post) This was surprisingly delicious beyond description. I haven't had Borlotti beans in months and found half a bag in the pantry. They are a cranberry type bean...