Your Secret Ingredient: Oregano Indio
Did you know our Oregano Indio is back in stock? The cooperative had all kinds of trouble getting it to us but now we have lots and the future looks...
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Breakfast Beans: Santa Maria Pinquitos in Tomato Sauce.
Santa Maria Pinquitos with a wee bit of crumbled breakfast sausage, some tomato sauce, oregano Indio and farmer cheese. I'm trying to use meat more as a flavoring. The beans...
The Anti-Father's Day Message from Papa Steve
My youngest was very nervous about what to do on Father's Day. I gave him hell for not giving presents to his grandmother this last Christmas. He was of the...
Let's Make Pork and Beans, Norteño-Style
As you can imagine, I have a rather large (O.K., huge) collection of cookbooks, especially on Mexican food. Before everyone and his brother was writing about Mexican food, there was...
A Little Trick: The Bean Mash
If you want to add some creamy goodness to your beans without adding good cream, try taking about half a cup of your cooked beans and some of the broth...
An Insider's Guide to Mexico City
You can imagine how many people call me for good information on Mexico City. The town has so much buzz, and for good reason. It's a little intimidating if you've...
Domingo Rojo with Roasted Red Peppers and Nopales
There's not really any recipe here to share. It's too simple! I really love red bell peppers in jars. They're intense, delicious and easy to use. The nopales come from...
Meet Our Newest Member of the Family: Domingo Rojo
I am in love. It happens. Domingo Rojo heirloom beans are mild, soft and produce a delicious bean broth, almost born to be covering rice for a superior Red Beans...
Mazano Chiles Steamed Like a Tamal: Diana Kennedy's Chile Canario en Pilte
Manzano chiles are also known as Peron and apparently in Oaxaca, Canario. They look like habeneros but they have much more flesh and a less tropical, but no less delicious,...
More Fun with Fresh Xoconostle
Our local market again had xoconostle, the super sour prickly pears that are loaded with good nutrition and are a hoot to cook with. If the light in my kitchen...
Your Beans Are Seeds
Most of us know this, but in case it's news, your beautiful Rancho Gordo heirloom beans are also viable heirloom seeds. Just toss some in the ground and cover by...
Kitchen Tools: A Spoon for Straining
This may seem obvious but a slotted spoon for straining is pretty key. I had a large one but I tended not to use it much. This is a tablespoon...