Look Ma! No Hands! The Magic of Cooking Beans in Clay
We're now shipping our clay Mixteca beans pots. Previously they were only available in our stores. This has been both good and bad. Everyone now has access, but as cooking...
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My Favorite New Way with Leftovers: White Bean Panzanella
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Holiday Shipping Update
It has arrived. We've officially hit the iceberg! We are needing at least two days to process your orders once we receive them. We have two crews working to get...
A Man with a Plan: I've Got to Have Those Vegetables Handy!
In general, I eat pretty well. I eat a lot, maybe (well, for sure) too much but I eat very little processed food and I have a varied diet. My...
Oh, Christmas Tree! Oh, Heirloom Bean Christmas Tree!
My much too glamorous and clever friend, Carrie Brown, has a new book, The New Christmas Tree. When she told me about it, I thought, that's nice. I'm a little...
Buyer Beware! Not All Clay Pots Are Equal!
My recent habit has been to make a tomato sauce with fermented green chiles and then poach an egg in it, via a small clay cazuela. I've been using my...
My Secret Way with Wild Rice
I've always liked wild rice a lot. "The Industry" thinks it should be marketed as a fancy grain, suitable for the holidays and special dinners, often paired with salmon. I...
"The Dish" for Thanksgiving 2015: Heirloom Bean & Wild Rice Salad
My pal Alexis Handelman, the creative brains behind our beloved Alexis Baking Company here in Napa, had me over this last summer for a meal. It was all delicious but...
Alubia Blanca-Potato Soup with Cascabel Chile Salsa
I love the thought of soup. I love the reality of soup. At a dinner party, a soup course means the evening is bound to be full of good things...
Posole is the Happiest Addiction I Know
Posole (or Pozole) has to be about the most perfect dish. Prepared hominy in a rich broth with lots of goodies. This version is with chicken. It can be much...
Eating Goat in Tehuacan: Mole de Caderas
For many reasons, this post won't be for my vegetarian and vegan friends. For many reasons. I was in the Valley de Tehuacan with Yunuen and Gabriel from Xoxoc. We...
7 Vegetarian Ways to Enjoy One Pot of Beans
Yes, there is some work and time involved with cooking a bag of Rancho Gordo heirloom beans. As long as you're cooking, cook the whole pound. It lasts from five...