Beans with Poblano Chiles (Step by Step)
One of my favorite way to eat beans is with roasted poblano chiles. I think green bell peppers are ok but you really can't compare them to a big, meaty...
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New to Me: Piloy Beans
A recent trip to a well-stocked Latin market yielded two pounds of Piloy beans. They were a beautiful reddish-brown, large and you just knew they were going to be delicious....
Quelites (or Lamb's Quarters)
Here in Napa we have a Sunday flea market. I've passed it many times but this last weekend I decided to actually go and it's a wild market. It's about...
My Nanosecond of Fame
Did you watch the Oscar telecast this year? You may have noticed a very tasteful and beautiful commercial for American Express featuring Thomas Keller and his French Laundry restaurant. Being...
Chanterelle Tacos
I'm so lucky to have so many mushrrom freaks in my life, especially around chanterelle season. I sauteed onion and garlic in olive oil and when cooked and quite hot,...
Who Wants to Be Teacher's Pet?
I get talked into a lot of things but for me the oddest was that I was the prize in a local school auction. For your donation, a cooking class...
A Recipe for Borlotti from an Italiana
A million years ago, I had a wonderful Italian teacher named Gloria. She was very funny and yet a little reserved. I think my interest in Italian pop music amused...
A Fine Breakfast
Monday deserves a good breakfast. This was scrambled eggs, nopales and blood sausage (moronga).
Dreaming of Spring
Lots of us spend a good part of the winter pouring over catalogues of seeds, dreaming of when the frost ends and we can go to town on our gardens....
A Book Party at Rancho Gordo
On Saturday we hosted David Harap from Austin, author of Entertain Like a Gentleman, for a book signing and some snacks. David made some great Texas chili and "Texas caviar"...
Cooking With Clay No. 11: The Red Clay of San Marcos Tlapazola, Oaxaca
In the big market at Oaxaca, in the clay cookware area, you will find a stand featuring beautiful red clay cookware. It comes from a village called San Marcos Tlapazola,...