Rice Bean from Chiapas
My farmers market customer Daniel Osborn stopped by the booth and was nice enough to bring back one of the prettiest and most unusual beans I've ever seen. I asked...
The Rancho Gordo Blog
With This Ring.....
With this ring....I declare my love for beans. My friend Carolyn Tillie is a very talented jewelry designer and she surprised me one day with this beautiful tribute to the...
Looking for Chili Recipes
Here in Napa, we have our nice little group called the Family Farm League. We have seed saver's exchange potluck and the local high school kids cook chili con carne...
De'Arbol Chiles
One of the guys in the beanfields had a bumper crop of deArbol chiles and I snatched up all he had. Large quantities of large chiles are difficult to dry...
Farmers Market Update
Rain is predicted for Saturday and I gave Joan the option of not doing the market, but she turned to me, with a small tear welling in the corner of...
New Product Available This Saturday
This Saturday we'll have a starchy dried corn called La Montosa available. This is unprepared flint corn and can be ground for polenta or prepared in the Mexican manner by...
A Reader Discovers Red Nightfall
One of my earliest online customers, Mary Anita, wrote me recently about her love affaire with Red Nightfall. Hi Steve, I'm sure you remember me as a great bean lover....
The Buy Local Backlash
I don't know if you've noticed, but the mainstream is pointing its fat finger and shaking wildly at the Localvore movement. The fact that the a large number of foodies...
Good to the Last Drop
I made a pot of Eye of the Goat the other day and it reminded me what got so excited about heirloom beans in the first place. Yes, the texture...
More on Eggs and Beans
I've been having poached eggs on beans almost every morning. Yesterday I upped the ante by adding some leftover duck confit from the Fatted Calf. It's hard to be in...
Rancho Gordo in Domino Magazine
We thought our recent media lovefest was over. Well, it turns out the icing on the cake is a nice feature on Spicy Heirloom Bean Chili in Domino magazine that...
Clams with Chorizo and White Beans
My online friend Suzanne sent me this gorgeous photo of a recent meal she made. I think she used Marrow beans (currently unavailable but I think we found some to...