Mole Verde Revisited
New friends over for dinner means new chances to perfect a favorite dish. Again I made Mole Verde but this time I played up the verde, adding romaine lettuce, epazote,...
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When Life Gives You Lemons, Make a Bean Dip
We like to sample beans now and again in our retail store here in Napa. The problem is that sometimes the beans are so fresh that we blink and suddenly...
Mole Verde with Ayocote Blancos
I had some very fresh pumpkin seeds and was wondering what to do with them when the idea of pipian hit me. I normally like pipian but it's never knocked...
Smoked Salmon on Tepary Beans
At some point I think I burnt out on salmon. I've always liked it but I find myself avoiding it these days and opting for other fish. Then Greg, who...
Chiltepines- Use Them on Everything
Chitepin chiles are small, hot and hard to find. The come from a shrub and need to be collected in the wild. They are delicious and very hot. When in...
Book Party at RG with Fany Gerson and Brian Streeter
Our party was a big hit and it was a treat meeting Fany Gerson and it's always a good day when Brian Streeter of Cakebread Cellars is around. Marge Poole,...
Beans Cooked in a HUGE Clay pot and a Caja China
Friends invited me over to a party to celebrate their new Caja China and the roasting of a whole pig. Rich did all kinds of research and dutifully prepared the...
Chile Sauce with Beans over Eggs
Younger son Nico was at it in the kitchen this weekend. Saturday night for dinner we'd had a chile sauce with chicken and zucchini. Of course, a side of beans...
Culinary Institute of America Students at Rancho Gordo
Here at Rancho Gordo we have a lot of guests but I really liked giving tours to some of the kids at the CIA up in St Helena. The California...
Noche Mexicana: A Day in the Beanfields Part Two
After the tour of the bean and corn fields, it was time to eat! Lupe shows off the masa made from blue corn. These tasted as good as they look....
Noche Mexicana: A Day in the Beanfields Part One
As part of our tour, I think one of the unexpected highlights was visiting the bean farmers in Hidalgo. They grow our Moro and Ayocote Morado beans and they were...
Gluten Free Beans?
We get a lot of inquries about whether our beans are gluten-free or not. Apparently, if you have the allergy, consumption of even the smallest amount of gluten is not...