Join Our New Bean Gardening Group
Around this time of year, the staff gets overwhelmed with inquiries about growing beans. It's a great idea and we encourage it but we can't offer support for our beans...
The Rancho Gordo Blog
Breakfast at Home
Back home from Chicago, I'm greeted with a completely different kind of cold. Not as extreme and easily tamed by a good breakfast, I love traveling but I'm happy to...
My Debut in Chicago
You know I'm a big fan of Taste Network's Cochon 555 parties. Rancho Gordo participates in all the bay area events by serving beans to help with all the pork...
Blue Corn Tortilla Tacos with Potatoes and Chorizo
Last Saturday, we gave La Palma some of our heirloom blue corn from Quetretero to make tortillas. This is all part of our Rancho Gordo-Xoxoc Project where we source heirloom...
Wild Rice Salad with Xoconostle and Pine Nuts
This recipe was in our January newsletter. You can sign up for it using the form on the left, if you'd like. This salad was a huge hit and I...
How I Came to Love Radishes
I like the idea of radishes but they really don't thrill the way a carrot can. Sometimes they're too bland and sometimes they're too peppery. I like them with hot...
Enchilada with Mole Negro
This was a recent breakfast. From the town of Pinotepa Nacional, these are two enchiladas in a black mole sauce. I think there was a litlle chicken inside but it...
Vegetarian Baked Beans on Martha Stewart
Author Margaret Roach was recently a guest on the Martha Stewart show promoting her new book, And I Shall Have Some Peace There and sharing her recipe for baked beans....
Fish and Seafood Grilled in Corn Husks, Again. Better? I Think So.
Did you have a swell weekend? I hope so. I had some guilt about not coming into work on Saturday but then decided two full days off was pretty key...
Refried Beans with Ojo de Tigre
Tiger's Eye beans (or Ojo de Tigre) have to be one of the prettiest heirlooms ever. They really do remind you of a tiger. They have a thin skin so...
Clay Pots from Rancherita de la Virgen, Oaxaca
These pots were found in the Pinotepa Nacional mercado. These are the pots that Diana Kennedy features in her seminal book Oaxaca al Gusto for the dish El Cabio on...
Santo Domingo in Oaxaca
The Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzman in the heart of the city of Oaxaca is one of my favorite churches anywhere. This last trip I was lucky enough to...