Experiments with Chiles Rellenos
Like most of us in California, I grew up eating battered and fried chile rellenos, stuffed mostly with gooey cheese but occasionally with picadillo. I recently found a rare copy...
The Rancho Gordo Blog
Rancho Gordo in Gentleman's Quarterly
Trust me, I do see the irony of me being in GQ. But there I am (if you squint real hard) and there are the beans, looking glorious, well prepared...
More Cooking With Clay
With the vague idea of importing bean pots for resale on the website, I've been really going through all my pots and assessing their virtues. I really have never met...
Lemon Tuna and White Bean Antipasto Salad
Here's a tested salad from my friend Leslie in the great Pacific Northwest: My recipe came from Food & Wine (click for their write up and photo Here). I doubled...
Cactus Salad
Some people see danger. I see dinner! A recent secret I learned when making cactus paddles (nopales) is to add some tomatillo husks (and corn husks if you have them)...
Breakfast of Champions
I was visiting my friends Maria and Isidro in their little village called Tepehuaje, right on the Lago Chapala and the first morning they asked if I wanted to join...
Cactus Season is Coming
I have to warn you, my interest in nopales is becoming borderline obsessive. I'm watching my once proud and mighty cactus plant rebound from the cold winter and embrace Spring...
Back From Mexico
I've just come back from a really fine trip to Jalisco and Michoacan in Mexico. The real surprise was the city of Morelia. I had much the same reaction as...
Runner Cannellini and Tuna Salad
Again I found myself with just a cup or so of Runner Cannellini in the fridge, so I strained them through a fine mesh wire strainer and made a salad...
Black Beans
We're in the process of cleaning some black beans that are very small and more in the style of Oaxacan beans rather than traditional turtle beans. Black beans have a...
Yellow Eyes and Ham Hocks
So often when I'm at the farmers market I suggest that my customers cook the beans simply. They often nod in agreement and say "I'll just add a ham hock."...
Bean and Masa Patties
I was looking at a Spanish-language recipe for Gorditas and I'm confident I have no idea what I was reading. But I never let these details stop me so I...