How to Cook Prepared Hominy
Hominy is nixtimalized corn that has been treated with cal to release the vitamin niacin, making the grain healthier and easier to digest. Here’s how to cook hominy, also called...
Recipes
Red Chicken Pozole
When cooking chicken pozole, it’s best to use dark meat, as breasts can overcook in an instant. If you insist on using white meat, be sure to time the cooking...
Classic Red Pork Pozole
This is the classic pozole of central Mexico. You might find some regional or personal variances to the cuts of pork or the combination of chiles, but if I were...
Chile de Árbol Salsa
½ cup dried chiles de árbol, wiped clean with a moist towel, stems removed 1 Roma tomato ¼ cup pineapple vinegar or apple cider vinegar Juice of 2 Mexican limes or key...
Winter Vegetable Stew
3 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for serving 1/2 onion, sliced thin 3 cloves garlic, smashed 1 bulb fennel, chopped 1 bunch kale, chopped into bite sized pieces 2 leeks,...
Baked Royal Corona Beans
Recently a bunch of friends got together and had a bean party in Orange County. You can read all about it here. I look forward to doing it again. Hostess...
Lentil and Potato Stew
After years of indifference, lentils are part of my kitchen repertoire. Beans aren’t going anywhere and in fact, they’re a very different sensation. But I am smitten with how quickly...
Lentils Folded Into Yogurt, Spinach, and Basil
Peter Miller’s Lunch at the Shop: The Art and Practice of the Midday Meal is a favorite book of mine. Peter has a famous architectural bookstore in Seattle and he...
Summer Heirloom Bean Casserole
First I will tell you that I meant to make Deb Perelman’s Pizza Beans. This Smitten Kitchen recipe has been one of the most talked-about and produced recipes I’ve ever...
Garbanzos, Spinach and Smoked Paprika
There was about a cup of garbanzos and a cup of their broth sitting in the refrigerator. I was starving. Well, quite hungry. I added some frozen spinach, olive oil...
Shrimp and Hominy Stew with Smoked Pimentón Paprika
I’m not calling this dish Pozole because the chiles used are smoked Spanish paprika and I have a hunch a lot of people would not go for calling this Pozole....
Building a Better Bean Salad
Here are a few of Steve's salad tips: I have found that washing my lettuce, spinning it and then rolling it in clean tea towels keeps the greens fresher, longer....
Royal Corona Beans in Savory Tomato Sauce
One of the nicest ways to eat white beans, especially Royal Coronas, is in a savory tomato sauce. I love adding soft cinnamon (canela) to tomatoes for a rich, woodsy...
Arroz al Horno/Baked Rice with Sausages
It was a Sunday and guests were coming over and I got inspired. Two books, The New Spanish Table by Anya von Bremzen and Spanish Made Simple by Omar Allibhoy,...
Buckeye Beans with Pickled Shallots and Goat Cheese
I hadn’t cooked Buckeye (aka Yellow Indian Woman) beans for quite awhile. They’re small and dense but somehow creamy at the same time. I think they’d be great in a chili...
Bean Cakes with Chard
From Julia Newberry, my co-author of The Rancho Gordo Vegetarian Kitchen, we have this great burger alternative. We tried a lot of bean burgers and this was the one that...