Good Pasta, Like Good Beans, Doesn't Need a Lot of Help
I'd forgotten how good pasta can be. I've been off it lately because I refuse to buy Barilla for political reasons and most of the domestic brands have left me...
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Fermenting Chiles
Everyone seems to have fermenting fever these days and I'm no exception. Kraut, beets, kombucha and kimchi are all my companions in the kitchen. I'm sure this is a healthy...
Pineapple Vinegar Dressing with Chocolate (!)
I see you rolling your eyes at me! Stop it. This sounds disgusting but it was a winner. I was reading a recent Bon Appetit magazine article about Modern Mexico...
Last Crop of Images from Hidalgo
April 2015. Chapantongo, Hidalgo, Mexico This is one of the beanfields.
Happy Hippie Breakfast
I've been on a Yellow Indian Woman kick these days. They're such a delicious, dense yet soft bean and they have a superior broth. You can have them in a...
Even More Scenes from Hidalgo
April 2015. Chapantongo, Hidalgo, Mexico This is Araceli, who makes our stoneground chocolate.
A Micaceous Clay Pot from Emily Swantner
Our lovely Moro beans are posing inside this really incredible pot by artist Emily Swatner. Seems like a marriage made in heaven.
Breakfast at the Hacienda
I just came back from co-hosting our last Beans Tour (The Rancho Gordo-Xoxoc Food and Agriculture Tour and Workshops) in Hidalgo. I'm sad to say goodbye to this project but...
New Product: Pineapple Vinegar
In case you missed the news, we now have fermented pineapple vinegar. I've been making my own for years but it's a drag to run out and sometimes you just...
Meeting the Great Traditional Chefs of Michoacan
I was rather shocked when I got the invitation to be a judge for the Encuentro de Cocineras Tradicionales de Michoacan. I’d attended the event a few years ago and...