Red Recado Chicken with Banana Vinegar
My friends at Semilla de Dioses in Merida make the most beautiful recados. You dilute them with various things like lime juice or stock and rub them over other things...
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Chicken Marinade with Banana Vinegar, Garlic and Oregano Indio: One of The Best
A lot of people seem to like our banana vinegar but almost more than anything, we get requests for recipes. So here you go! I had a whole chicken that...
Mushroom Quesadillas with Heirloom Corn Tortillas
After a rest, we're back in the Bay Area with our heirloom corn tortillas. We're having them made in nearby Santa Rosa using our corn grown from heirloom Mexican stock...
Hippie-Love-Child Meal No. 2: Quinoa, Summer Squash and Garbanzo Soup
I'm developing a repertoire of dishes that I make myself for meals alone. I wouldn't dream of serving them to company but if it's a weeknight and I just want...
Garbanzos in the Pressure Cooker: I'm Almost a Convert
Many of our favorite customers swear by the pressure cooker. I find it too violent and inconsistent. I know I'm irrational but there you have it. I was home with...
Zuppa Americana a la Italiana
Gloria was my Italian teacher when I worked at Esprit, just 2 million years ago. We've stayed friends, even as my obsession for Italy waned and my compulsion for things...
Seafood Pozole
I love the habit of cooking indulgent fish dishes on Christmas Eve and then being invited to someone else's house on Christmas Day for a roast or turkey. I don't...
2012: It's Been a Very Good Year
We've been getting slammed with orders at Rancho Gordo so the blog has taken a back seat to fulfillment issues. Today is our last day for ground shipping and you...
Masa Fantasies: Oaxacan-inspired Corn Love
Hoja santa (or sometimes Yierba Santa) (Piper auritum) is a delicious leaf used throughout much of Mexico for flavor and as a wrapping. I've had very little luck growing it...
Chilaquiles with Sangre de Toro Beans
I was a guest at an excellent traditional Thanksgiving dinner so the rest of the weekend I got to play around in my own kitchen making whatever came into my...
Amaranth for Breakfast.
Ancient grain diva Maria Speck has an interesting article in the December Cooking Light using grains and her recipe for Amaranth Pudding with Amaretto Cream caught my eye. I made...