Were Beans Used In an Ancient Form of Writing?
I love reading about ancient pre-Colombian life from the buildings to the culture and of course the food. Early Spanish religious zealots decided to burn most of the written history...
The Rancho Gordo Blog
In the garden
A Great Moment in Bean Cinema
Great Moments in Bean Cinema I haven't seen Lust in the Dust with Divine and Tab Hunter in 25 years, but this still makes me laugh. I know just...
Breakfast Club
Straight from the cactus, a breakfast of sauteed nopales with onion, garlic and Fatted Calf chorizo, mixed with scrambled eggs, straight from the hen-house. Bring it on!
Gracias, Amigos
David Lida has a wonderful blog and wrote a fascinating book on Mexico City called First Stop in the New World: Mexico City, the Capital of the 21st Century ....
Learning to Make Sherbet
So my cold rolls into its third week and I realize I'm going to have to see my doctor. He's not a bad guy and in fact I like his...
Book Reports
A lot of good books have been coming my way and I feel compelled to pass on the information! The most exciting thing has been Diana Kennedy's long awaited tribute...
More Enchiladas
Slowly the flu leaves me and rapidly I realize I am hungry. I'd made some purple tortillas over the weekend and then later made them into enchiladas. First a dip...
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....
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...
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...
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.
Doing It the Hard Way: Tortillas From Corn From the Garden
I know my tombstone will read: "He did everything the hard way". I'd just add, "But he had a blast doing it!" This is the story of one batch of...