Bakery Shopping is Serious Business in Xico
I'm sad to say that bakery treats in Mexico rarely taste as good as they look but they do look good and I'm still always tempted. This shop in Xico,...
I'm sad to say that bakery treats in Mexico rarely taste as good as they look but they do look good and I'm still always tempted. This shop in Xico,...
Meet another new best friend. This wooden tortilla press is incredible. It's heavy. beautiful and does the job like no other. Conventional wisdom tells us that the heavy metal presses...
Leftover beans tossed with some freshly made nopales meet fried eggs straight from the henhouse. I think I like breakfast best, sometimes.
The Future of Food and Farming Forum I mentioned in our newsletter (but neglected to tell you when!) is on Wednesday, May 23 at Forchetta/Bastoni in Sebastopol at 5:oo p.m....
Our last newsletter featured a lot of different salads as part of a query from our Facebook page. (Aren't we "as modern as tomorrow" here at Rancho Gordo? I write...
I was just given this grinder as a present. It's made of a beautiful wood and crudely grinds small chiltepin chiles. You lift the stem off and add one or...
This is what I would normally say is a very typical Mexican store. I don't think the panda aspect is all that inspired but I love the look of the...
This beautiful dish is known as Zopilotas. It's basically an enfrijolada without chicken or filling but served with some crudely scrambled eggs. The sauce is only going to be as...
A recent trip to Mexico sent me to Tlaxcala, not far from Mexico City, looking for masks. I don't have a thing for masks in general, but I do love...
In Xico, Veracruz, enjoying some incredible chiles rellenos. A stuffed chipotle and a stuffed jalapeno, both excellent.
I had a really fun dinner party with old friends. It was a lazy Sunday and a perfect day to cook and prepare. Early on, I took some old blue...
Because everything should have a logo on it, we now offer you our Rancho Gordo Fancy Shot Glasses.