Greetings from Flatbush Farm, Brooklyn, NY!
Here are a trio of winning spreads that would be a swell start to any meal, or maybe even a complete meal if the wine and company were good enough....
The Rancho Gordo Blog
Media Round Up
A few nice things I may have forgotten to tell you about. Our paper here in Napa had a very nice profile although the photograph would have sent me into...
Lorna Sass and Rethinking the Pressure Cooker
As you may remember, here at Rancho Gordo we are in the middle of an amazing series of presentations by some of my favorite cooks. Both Lorna Sass and Deborah...
Dandelion Greens
More and more, the idea of bitter greens appeals to me. Shopped or foraged, I have a feeling I haven't even begun to dip my toes into this great ocean....
Oye Vey, It's Lent!
Actually Lent has long passed, hasn't it! And Passover, too. I don't observe either holiday but I do love the food. Lent brings out some of the best vegetarian dishes...
Snowcap Beans
Finally, after several attempts, we have a good crop of the rather famous Snowcap bean. Not a lot, but enough to save some seed and offer the extra here. They're...
Bean Love at the Farmers Market
On Saturday, CUESA celebrated their bean love with demos by my beloved Lorna Sass and my new hero, Dominque Crenn of Luce. I was supposed to help but I spent...
Carne de Res con Col from Diana Kennedy
This is a simple dish from Diana Kennedy's The Essential Cuisines of Mexico. I'd never made the dish before but the book will go with me to my desert island....
Remember: Meet Lorna Sass On Friday
Just a little reminder to come by the Rancho Gordo headquarters for our open house to meet Lorna Sass. Lorna will demo her slick new WMF pressure cooker to celebrate...
Let's Eat Some Mouse Ear
Our new imported oregano from Mexico is called Oregano Indio by the Oregano Caxtle Cooperative in Tlahuitelpa that grows it for us. It's also commonly known as Oreja de Raton,...
Meet Susan Sanchez
I think it's time you met our Operations Manager here at Rancho Gordo. Susan Sanchez was a pastrty chef at San Francisco's seminal Square One restaurant where she met her...
From Fish Tagine to Hearty Soup
I cringe a little when people come up with creative ways of cooking Mexican food without understanding some of the basics. I will understand if you are offended by this...