Cassoulet Bean Soup with Guanciale and Capers
This was a winner. I only took notes so I don't have a proper recipe for you but I bet you can manage and maybe even make this better. Leftover...
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Smoked Tomatoes With a Great New Toy
You know I love a new toy. I've written about clay donabe pieces from Toiro before and I'm strictly a tourist. The pots are an investment but for someone like...
Recipe: Carrot and Mayocoba Soup
As always, some of the best dishes come from trying to use up leftovers. I’ve been on a carrot kick. I like them. I want to love them, but they...
Summer Has Arrived: Arugula, Fennel, Chickpea and Shrimp Salad
I spent a good portion of my youth vacationing in Liguria. I was lucky enough to have a friend's Italian mother to indulge me with my fascination for all things...
It's Time for the Great Summer Salads
This one: Cooked cactus paddles (nopales) radishes corn off the cob Yellow Indian Woman beans oven roasted tomatoes Rancho Gordo wild rice Banana vinegar extra virgin olive oil thyme The...
One Pot - Three Meals with San Franciscano Beans
We get letters! I've been meaning to share this one for awhile. One pot of beans means many meals. Make your beans on Sunday and eat well throughout the week....
My Favorite Green Just Might Be Dandelions (Especially With Beans)
There's not much original about loving beans and greens. They're a natural combination. The greens are fresh and healthy, and if I have my way, a little bitter. They are...
Easy Beans in a Slow Cooker
Two relatively recent books on slow cookers have inspired me to dust mine off. I go through periods where I am enchanted but often the results are a murky mess....
Bean Burgers, Bean Cakes or Bean Fritters? Call Then What You Like.
From Julia Newberry, my co-author of The Rancho Gordo Vegetarian Kitchen, we have this great burger alternative. We tried a lot of bean burgers and this was the one that...
Black Bean and Pork Love Fest: Feijoada from the Fatted Calf
As if Bossa Nova and futbol weren't enough, Brazil also gives us this inspired dish, feijoada. It's not a quick microwaved midweek meal. I think it would be great for...
Another Day, Another Great Soup.
Spring means Flageolet beans. Often it would mean lamb but these beans can stand on their own. My old stove has a pilot light and stays warm and dry between...
A New Favorite Tool in the Kitchen
I have plenty of slotted spoons but a slotted ladle is a new one for me. I got this one at our beloved local cookware store, Shackford's, here in Napa....