Seafood whatever ya call it
When I cook, I tend to like to do everything the hard way. Just because. Joan, our Operations Manager, likes to be cook in a more practical manner and has...
The Rancho Gordo Blog
Beans Cooked in the Indian Manner
My online friend Arnab has a great site called Another Subcontinent: South Asian Society and Culture. It's worth checking out if you're even vaguely interested in Indian culture. In addition...
Quality Has It's Own Problems: Beans Cook Too Fast for the Ham Hocks
I love being the clearing house for all things bean-oriented!I received this message from a fellow member of one of the big food boards: Anyway, after finishing the GMStallards, today...
A Podcast and Another Version of Chicken Posole
Sherry Page has been a longtime customer and now she produced Napa Valley Wine Radio with Goosecross Cellars. Recently she interviewed me and now the podcast is available. I like...
Clay Pots With Lead
My recent trips to Mexico have been spent in part searching for great bean pots to import. I see many styles I like but it often comes down to the...
Grow Some Zapatista Corn
The organization Schools for Chiapas is offering local, heirloom corn from Chiapas to home gardeners. You get 60 seeds of either white or yellow corn for $6.50 and the profits...
Cooking the Rice Bean
Last month I wrote about the Rice bean that my customer Daniel Osborn had brought back from Chiapas. My friends at UC Davis were very curious about it but asked...
Pineapple and Cactus Juice
I've written about cactus before, even blending it with pineapple juice, but last month when I was in Mexico City I made them part of my daily routine and I...
Meet the Staff
As most of you have noticed, I've semi-retired from the farmers market and Joan is now the face of Rancho Gordo. She also runs all of our operations here and...
We Get Letters
Lately it seems I have almost an hour of email to go through every morning. I'm not so sure things are better than they used to be. But I did...
When to Salt the Beans
One of the oldest issues with beans is salt. Conventional wisdom says not to salt too early or the skins will get tough but you want to salt long before...
Cemitas is Poblano for Dagwood Sandwich
There was so much good food in Puebla that it would be hard to choose a favorite. Cemitas comes close. This ridiculously big sandwich seems to stay the same size...