Make Mine Marinade! Banana Vinegar to the Rescue
We get a lot of people who love our banana vinegar but don't quite have the confidence to use it in the kitchen. The idea is good, but the execution...
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How Does Your Garden Grow? Are Your Runner Beans Thriving?
Did you pop any runner beans (ayocotes or Scarlet Runners) into the ground this spring? How are they doing? Remember, you can eat the flowers if you are impatient. You...
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...
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...