Flying and sniffling
I'm the first to admit I'm one of those types that I find hearing about people's colds and flus are about the equivalent of hearing them tell verbatim, their dreams....
The Rancho Gordo Blog
Notes From My Sickbed
Last week I managed to finally catch the flu that I'd been avoiding all winter. I am not a good patient and tend to feel like my flu is of...
Rancho Gordo on TV with Bruce Aidell
A segment I taped with Bruce for ABC's KGO-TV is being aired today. Locally, the show starts at 3:00 pm. If you're inspired, you can watch it live here. I...
Spring Has Sprung
I know there's a huge problem with water in California but the rain here in Napa was just a little short of normal and it was all the good kind...
More on Pressure Cooking
I take a lot of grief from some good friends for my comments on pressure cooking beans in Heirloom Beans and here on the blog. I don't think it's a...
This and That
Tortillas. Again. Just as we seemed to be back on track, the tortilla guy flaked and quit the business with no warning. I feel your pain but there's nothing I...
Beans at the International Association of Culinary Professional Conference
I was the moderator for a seminar on, surprise, Heirloom Beans at the IACP conference in Denver last week. Along with me were Judy Witts (Divina Cucina) and Ruth Alegria...
Rancho Gordo in the New York Times
In case you didn't see it, there was a massive, glorious, joy-inducing article on Rancho Gordo in the New York Times Magazine. Link (May require free registration)You can't imagine the...
Masa Treats in Hidalgo
Still not back, but I wanted to show you some photos from a market in Hidalgo. These ladies made some divine quesadillas, my favorite being brains and mushrooms. I believe...
The View from Tula
If all goes as planned, you're reading this while the juice from a carnitas taco runs down my chin in Baja. Can you tell I'm needing this holiday away? In...
Rancho Gordo on The Splendid Table
I'll be a guest on the acclaimed The Splendid Table radio show on Saturday (March 28). Check for your local broadcast times.