Roasting Fresh Green Chiles
Roasting chiles is a very typical part of cooking Mexican food. A lot of recipes will call for chiles roasted and peeled, assuming this is part of your repertoire. If...
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Lazy Breakfast at Rancho Gordo
I posted this photo on our Facebook page and it got a huge response so I think I'll add it here as well. This was making breakfast on Sunday morning...
Sweet Corn and Fresh Oregano Fritters
We had a great little party here at the Rancho Gordo store in celebration of the new book by Georgeanne Brennan and Ann M Evans, The Davis Farmers Market Cookbook....
Epazote in the Bay Area
I've known Dan Lehrer for almost 10 years. First at the Marin County Farmers Market on Sundays and later at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market on Saturdays. Do you have...
More Eggs and Beans
I've recently moved and the new place has a hen house. I've missed having fresh eggs but now that's all behind me. I'm hoping I can stick to the six...
Charro Beans with Scrambled Eggs
Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys used to sing a song called Across the Alley From the Alamo and I was humming it all last week as I made my...
Don't Forget the Sangrita
Yes, yes, I know. Many sangritas are not tomato based. It might even be true that the best ones have no tomatoes. I once told some fellow gringo travelers how...
Scarlet Runners Are Back (and Bigger Than Ever!)
Just in from our cleaning facility are our Scarlet Runners. This season's crop was great. The raw beans are large but when cooked they become enormous. Once cooked, they can...
For the Ladies- A New T-shirt!
Apparently women don't always want to wear a men's boxy tee! Who knew? Well, some of the gals here asked and now they have receieved: A nice women's cut scoop...
And Baby Makes Four
I awoke this morning to a text from my friends in Mexico. Normally this would mean that U.S. Customs wasn't sure what a garbanzo bean was and we need to...
Quinoa and Black Bean Salad
This was great, if I do say so myself. About one cup cooked black beans About two cups cooked quinoa (I mixed white and red) 1 finely cubed, peeled carrot...