Pasta e Fagioli with Escarole
Escarole is a rare and exotic vegetable for me. I'd been scared off with stories about its bitterness and frankly, there were plenty of other things to eat that struck...
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Mastering Leftovers: Wild Rice, Cassoulet Beans and Heirloom Tomatoes
I had a guest who was about to head off on a road trip. A person can't be sent out of my house without a few beans in them! This...
Another Thought on Why We Soak Beans
We're harvesting Yellow Indian Woman beans and I decided to have a little party in this fine legume's honor. I irritated my bean farmer and had him give me 5...
Trout in Hoja Santa
I talk a lot about Hoja Santa (Yierba Santa/Acuyo) in these pages. I am so thrilled to have a happy, thriving plant. It's delicious and I love just going outside...
When Corn Is King
When I used to work the farmers markets, the corn growers were always very popular but they would tell me it was a loss leader. People expect it to be...
A Muy Porky Spanish Rice Dish for your Garbanzos
It was a Sunday and guests were coming over and I got inspired. Two books, The New Spanish Table by Anya von Bremzen and Spanish Made Simple by Omar Allibhoy,...
Royal Corona Beans with Sage-Parsley Salsa Verde
My cooking seems to go through "periods". I had my High Mexican period, my Italian phase, my Hippy Love Child has never quite left but now I seem to be...
Simple Royal Coronas with a Ham Hock and Peppers
Customer Larry Noggle was nice enough to post this on our Facebook page. I wanted to share it because it sounds great and I think this is how people really...
Simplicity and perfection in a bowl.
Special friends were coming over so I decided to use the last of my Marcella beans. We've been sold out for awhile but I'd been saving them for an occasion....
Corn with Black Beans and Epazote
The good corn is coming but I had a pound of frozen corn in my freezer and I'm trying my best to actually use what's in there. I'm very good...
When It's Too Damned Hot to Cook Beans (I Have No Sympathy For You!)
I hear it all at this time of year. "It's too hot to cook!" "The last thing I want to do during my vacation is stand over and hot stove...
Decadent Simplicity: Poached Fish in a Corn Husk
After biblical winter rainstorms and a scorching season of heat waves, things in Northern California seemed to have calmed down. We're back to fresh mornings, hot days and fog rolling...