Sarah Scott's Hearty Minestrone
She's too humble to say it, but we'll declare that Sarah was at the forefront of "Wine County Cooking" from the start. Her early work with local wineries to prepare...
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How to Cook Beans in the Rancho Gordo Manner
There is not one single method of cooking beans. At its most basic, you want to simmer the pot until the beans are soft. Soaking can speed up the process...
Recipes
Crystal Wilkinson's Garlicky White Soup Beans
Reprinted with permission from Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks by Crystal Wilkinson copyright 2024. Photographs by Kelly Marshall copyright 2024. Published...
Somewhat Tarascan Bean Soup
A regional specialty in the town of Pátzcuaro, Mexico, Tarascan soup is most likely named for the local indigenous people, now correctly referred to as Purépecha. It's generally a combination of tomatoes,...
Tomato and White Bean Soup For a Stormy Night
There's nothing like rain and thunder to inspire one to stay home and eat soup. This recipe finds its inspiration from a cold, Northern California evening with nothing prepared to...
Chickpea Masala Tomato Soup
Here is a hearty, plant-based recipe from the blog Clean Food Dirty Girl featuring our Garbanzo beans. If you have cooked Garbanzos on hand, you can have this satisfying soup on the table in about...
ZUPPA DI PASTA E CECI (SOUP OF PASTA AND CHICKPEAS)
Recipe reprinted from Fagioli: The Bean Cuisine of Italy by Judith Barrett. Barrett says: "This is a soup you’re likely to find in many osterieand trattorie throughout Italy. In Rome,...
Thanksgiving Vegetable and Bean Tian
Here is a dish that checks many boxes: visually appealing, vegan, gluten-free, easy to double or triple, loaded with foods that are indigenous to The Americas. And best of all,...
Italian White Bean and Tuna Salad
1 cup cooked, drained white beans such as Rancho Gordo Royal Corona, Alubia Blanca, or Marcella beans About 4 oz tuna packed in olive oil, drained and flaked 1/4 of...
Ceci Piccoli and Cucumber Salad
Using cucumbers in a salad seems obvious, but they can be very wet, and after a short while, your salad might look more like a cold soup. Here, the seeds and middle...
Zuppa di Farro e Fagioli (Tuscan Bean Soup with Farro)
During the 1980s, a lot of my friends would spend their vacations in New York. They loved the big city life, especially after San Francisco, which although romantic and sophisticated...
Pinquito Bean and Celery Salad with Lemon Dressing
For so many, a salad is mixed greens and boring raw vegetables. More and more, I love salads without any lettuce. I want crunch and texture—bean salads with celery, onions,...
Marcella Beans with Green Garlic and Parsley Pistou
This recipe comes from our neighbors here in Napa, Stevie and Josiah of Bay Grape Wine, a specialty wine shop that makes wine fun without being inane or insulting your intelligence....
ZUPPA DI LENTICCHIE E FUNGHI // SOUP OF LENTILS AND MUSHROOMS
This recipe from Southern Italy is prepared with a combination of dried porcini and fresh oyster or cremini mushrooms. Its earthy aroma and wonderful rich taste captures the essence of...
Lukas Volger's Smoky Confit'd Beans with Olives
From the book Snacks for Dinner by Lukas Volger. Copyright © 2022 by Lukas Volger. Published by Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Reprinted by permission. From Lukas' notes:...
Kate Hill's Garbure
(Photo: Tim Clinch) From Kate: "Consider garbure as the Gascon lagniappe, that little somethingextra that a shopkeeper gives a good customer. Garbure can be madeon its own or it can...
Roasted Leek and White Bean Soup
Friend of The Bean and Rancho Gordo pal, Arnab Chaladar, helps us out with Indian-inspired bean dishes (and good whisky recommendations on his My Annoying Opinions blog), but here he...