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Heirloom beans, etc
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Non sequitur Sunday: one of the more interesting figures in modern Mexican art and history is Dr Atl. An intellectual, Painter, historian and much more.
I have tried to convince my friend @gustavoarellano.bsky.social to write a bio but so far have not had any luck.
I have tried to convince my friend @gustavoarellano.bsky.social to write a bio but so far have not had any luck.
January 4, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Non sequitur Sunday: one of the more interesting figures in modern Mexican art and history is Dr Atl. An intellectual, Painter, historian and much more.
I have tried to convince my friend @gustavoarellano.bsky.social to write a bio but so far have not had any luck.
I have tried to convince my friend @gustavoarellano.bsky.social to write a bio but so far have not had any luck.
St. Helena chef David Katz prepared this white bean and tuna salad with pickled onions. It's his adaptation of a favorite recipe by Marcella Hazan, using our Marcella beans of course!
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January 3, 2026 at 12:56 AM
St. Helena chef David Katz prepared this white bean and tuna salad with pickled onions. It's his adaptation of a favorite recipe by Marcella Hazan, using our Marcella beans of course!
www.ranchogordo.com/blogs/recipe...
www.ranchogordo.com/blogs/recipe...
To start out the new year, I wanted to share my rant from our last newsletter:
At this time of the new year, you'll be reading a lot of experts telling you about this superfood or that newly-named dietary poison. Set up your defense mechanism and remember that so much of this is click bait. (1/4)
At this time of the new year, you'll be reading a lot of experts telling you about this superfood or that newly-named dietary poison. Set up your defense mechanism and remember that so much of this is click bait. (1/4)
January 2, 2026 at 10:15 PM
To start out the new year, I wanted to share my rant from our last newsletter:
At this time of the new year, you'll be reading a lot of experts telling you about this superfood or that newly-named dietary poison. Set up your defense mechanism and remember that so much of this is click bait. (1/4)
At this time of the new year, you'll be reading a lot of experts telling you about this superfood or that newly-named dietary poison. Set up your defense mechanism and remember that so much of this is click bait. (1/4)
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My good luck dish for today comes from @ranchogordo.bsky.social + a bag of salad for greens.
Black Eyed Peas Extremadura Style (Carillas Extremenas)
In Spain, black-eyed peas are called carillas, or “little faces.” This dish gets a smoky kick from Pimentón de la Vera, a specialty of Extremadura. You can add Spanish chorizo for extra flavor. 3 tabl...
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January 2, 2026 at 1:25 AM
My good luck dish for today comes from @ranchogordo.bsky.social + a bag of salad for greens.
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Treat yourself, bean edition. I gave the gift of bougie beans to family this holiday season and got some for our household, too.
Tonight’s dinner is a take on chicken pot pie featuring a creamy mix of buckeye beans, carrots, and onions topped with sour cream and cheese drop biscuits.
Tonight’s dinner is a take on chicken pot pie featuring a creamy mix of buckeye beans, carrots, and onions topped with sour cream and cheese drop biscuits.
December 31, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Treat yourself, bean edition. I gave the gift of bougie beans to family this holiday season and got some for our household, too.
Tonight’s dinner is a take on chicken pot pie featuring a creamy mix of buckeye beans, carrots, and onions topped with sour cream and cheese drop biscuits.
Tonight’s dinner is a take on chicken pot pie featuring a creamy mix of buckeye beans, carrots, and onions topped with sour cream and cheese drop biscuits.
Is this tech support? Good!
I have a Windows computer with files that I want to transfer to a Mac. I have a WD port hard drive that is "Windows compatible. Reformatting required for MacOS".
Can i use it to go from PC to WD Hard drive to Mac?
Thank you for being smarter than me.
I have a Windows computer with files that I want to transfer to a Mac. I have a WD port hard drive that is "Windows compatible. Reformatting required for MacOS".
Can i use it to go from PC to WD Hard drive to Mac?
Thank you for being smarter than me.
December 31, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Is this tech support? Good!
I have a Windows computer with files that I want to transfer to a Mac. I have a WD port hard drive that is "Windows compatible. Reformatting required for MacOS".
Can i use it to go from PC to WD Hard drive to Mac?
Thank you for being smarter than me.
I have a Windows computer with files that I want to transfer to a Mac. I have a WD port hard drive that is "Windows compatible. Reformatting required for MacOS".
Can i use it to go from PC to WD Hard drive to Mac?
Thank you for being smarter than me.
I wrote this pre-pandemic.
"Sometimes it may seem thankless but you need to know that our kind is getting to be rarer in a time when what we do is more important than ever."
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"Sometimes it may seem thankless but you need to know that our kind is getting to be rarer in a time when what we do is more important than ever."
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A Rant: We Are Not Normal
This was in our newsletter a couple of weeks ago and it clearly had an impact on some of our bean buddies. I thought I'd reprint it here. Maybe you recognize yourself. - Steve It’s easy to like our cu...
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December 31, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I wrote this pre-pandemic.
"Sometimes it may seem thankless but you need to know that our kind is getting to be rarer in a time when what we do is more important than ever."
www.ranchogordo.com/blogs/blog/a...
"Sometimes it may seem thankless but you need to know that our kind is getting to be rarer in a time when what we do is more important than ever."
www.ranchogordo.com/blogs/blog/a...
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So what's everyone's favorite black-eyed peas recipe?
December 30, 2025 at 4:18 AM
So what's everyone's favorite black-eyed peas recipe?
"Being a bean snob is cheaper than being a wine snob."
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While I’m trying to decide which bean to soak. Rancho Gordo has a big variety of beans. There’s also a big section on their website with recipes. Of you’ve only used canned beans your missing out on he variety of taste. Being a bean snob is cheaper than being a wine snob.
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Rancho Gordo - Heirloom beans, grains, spices, and more
Rancho Gordo specializes in heirloom beans and products indigenous to the Americas. Our fresh-harvest beans, grains, and herbs celebrate traditional foods with superior flavor. We work with small farm...
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December 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"Being a bean snob is cheaper than being a wine snob."
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Leftover magic.
Black caviar lentils, flaked cod, roasted red peppers, and because it's still the holidays, a pat of butter. All leftovers. All magic.
#heirloombeans #lentils #beansky
Black caviar lentils, flaked cod, roasted red peppers, and because it's still the holidays, a pat of butter. All leftovers. All magic.
#heirloombeans #lentils #beansky
December 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Leftover magic.
Black caviar lentils, flaked cod, roasted red peppers, and because it's still the holidays, a pat of butter. All leftovers. All magic.
#heirloombeans #lentils #beansky
Black caviar lentils, flaked cod, roasted red peppers, and because it's still the holidays, a pat of butter. All leftovers. All magic.
#heirloombeans #lentils #beansky
Raw Alabama jumbo pecans become a great appetizer when you drizzle with butter, salt, and Rancho Gordo Oregano Indio or Fatted Calf's Tutto Porchetta blend. Bake 10 mins, shake, 5 mins more, at 350F.
December 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Raw Alabama jumbo pecans become a great appetizer when you drizzle with butter, salt, and Rancho Gordo Oregano Indio or Fatted Calf's Tutto Porchetta blend. Bake 10 mins, shake, 5 mins more, at 350F.
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Every year for the past 3 or so years we've ordered 20 Big Ones from @ranchogordo.bsky.social, given away some for the holidays, and then spent these middle days on delicious bean dinners from what we call "the bean library." Seriously, folks. They're so good.
www.ranchogordo.com/products/20-...
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20 Big Ones
Let all your bean dreams come true! Or make them come true for a deserving friend. Twenty big pounds of our best heirloom beans, plus a bonus jar of Stardust and a cooking sheet with recipes for each ...
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December 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Every year for the past 3 or so years we've ordered 20 Big Ones from @ranchogordo.bsky.social, given away some for the holidays, and then spent these middle days on delicious bean dinners from what we call "the bean library." Seriously, folks. They're so good.
www.ranchogordo.com/products/20-...
www.ranchogordo.com/products/20-...
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Scarlet runner beans to be married with mixed peppers and aromatics and bacon simmered for the afternoon. Side for reverse seared tri tip later and rice pilaf.
December 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Scarlet runner beans to be married with mixed peppers and aromatics and bacon simmered for the afternoon. Side for reverse seared tri tip later and rice pilaf.
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Rancho Gordo beans are the star of our holiday table. The Smoky Confit’d Beans and Olives recipe (with California Coronas this time) is always sublime. Thank you to everyone at Rancho Gordo and all the farmers who make the magic happen. #ranchogordo
December 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Rancho Gordo beans are the star of our holiday table. The Smoky Confit’d Beans and Olives recipe (with California Coronas this time) is always sublime. Thank you to everyone at Rancho Gordo and all the farmers who make the magic happen. #ranchogordo
I know this won’t mean anything to anybody but I feel completely liberated giving up my digital watch. It dawned on me I don’t care about any of the data. And if I need it again, I’ll wear the watch for a short time. I exchange a battery once every three years or so and I know the time, stylishly.
December 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I know this won’t mean anything to anybody but I feel completely liberated giving up my digital watch. It dawned on me I don’t care about any of the data. And if I need it again, I’ll wear the watch for a short time. I exchange a battery once every three years or so and I know the time, stylishly.
I love caviar and you'd be wise to keep the serving bowl away from me, but I'd be very happy to eat these lentil appetizers as well.
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Black Caviar Lentils and Potatoes with Crème Fraîche
I've been following Taffy Elrod on Twitter for a while but I think I noticed her sharp, insightful messages mostly during the pandemic. As we were all trying to figure things out, she was a constant…
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December 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I love caviar and you'd be wise to keep the serving bowl away from me, but I'd be very happy to eat these lentil appetizers as well.
www.ranchogordo.com/blogs/recipe...
www.ranchogordo.com/blogs/recipe...
There's a lot of rich food making the rounds. It might be smart to keep a pot of split pea soup on hand. It's delicious, simple and easy to make. This lemony version is especially nice.
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AN EXPERIMENT WITH SPLIT PEAS
Most Californians who drive north or south on Interstate 5 (I-5) look forward to the pea soup at Andersen's. Is it so great or is the ride so boring that any sensation other than a hot car seat…
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December 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
There's a lot of rich food making the rounds. It might be smart to keep a pot of split pea soup on hand. It's delicious, simple and easy to make. This lemony version is especially nice.
www.ranchogordo.com/blogs/blog/a...
www.ranchogordo.com/blogs/blog/a...
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Baby’s first beans. @ranchogordo.bsky.social mayocobas!
December 23, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Baby’s first beans. @ranchogordo.bsky.social mayocobas!
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If the hundreds (thousands?) of people who have these cook them and eat them on Jan. 1, I think we're really going to change our trajectory, people
December 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
If the hundreds (thousands?) of people who have these cook them and eat them on Jan. 1, I think we're really going to change our trajectory, people
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I don't know if this is a tradition anywhere in Mexico, but this strikes me as a generous, somewhat easy to execute Christmas dish. I've been making trial runs, and my family has loved it. I guessed that this recipe would serve 4-6 people, but this made my mother laugh.
My New Favorite Dish for Christmas: Bacalao Mexicano
I don't know if this is a tradition anywhere in Mexico, but this strikes me as a generous, somewhat easy to execute Christmas dish. I've been making trial runs, and my family has loved it. I guessed…
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December 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I don't know if this is a tradition anywhere in Mexico, but this strikes me as a generous, somewhat easy to execute Christmas dish. I've been making trial runs, and my family has loved it. I guessed that this recipe would serve 4-6 people, but this made my mother laugh.
I’m not sure everyone would agree, but I think good fresh mozzarella cheese is better than industrial queso Oaxaca here in the US.
Fresh mozzarella makes an incredible quesadilla. Good salsa never hurts either!
Fresh mozzarella makes an incredible quesadilla. Good salsa never hurts either!
December 23, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I’m not sure everyone would agree, but I think good fresh mozzarella cheese is better than industrial queso Oaxaca here in the US.
Fresh mozzarella makes an incredible quesadilla. Good salsa never hurts either!
Fresh mozzarella makes an incredible quesadilla. Good salsa never hurts either!
Cabbage and beans may not be the most glamorous duo, but they have a lot of chemistry! Some of their greatest hits: roasted, shredded in a salad, or braised in a soup, like this one or the one below. We gave this hearty soup a flavor boost with a spoonful of miso and a drizzle of chile oil.
Christmas Lima Bean and Cabbage Soup
Cabbage and beans may not be the most glamourous duo, but they have a lot of chemistry! Some of their greatest hits: roasted, shredded in a salad, or braised in a soup, like this one or the one…
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December 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Cabbage and beans may not be the most glamorous duo, but they have a lot of chemistry! Some of their greatest hits: roasted, shredded in a salad, or braised in a soup, like this one or the one below. We gave this hearty soup a flavor boost with a spoonful of miso and a drizzle of chile oil.
Join us today along with Bolita Masa (@bolitamasa), Shared Cultures (@sharedcultures), and Wine Forest (@wineforestwildfoods) (with Chef Staffan Terje). Steve and Julia will be signing The Bean Book and the store will be stocked.
Friday, December 19th, from 2 pm to 5:30 pm, 1924 Yajome St in Napa.
Friday, December 19th, from 2 pm to 5:30 pm, 1924 Yajome St in Napa.
December 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Join us today along with Bolita Masa (@bolitamasa), Shared Cultures (@sharedcultures), and Wine Forest (@wineforestwildfoods) (with Chef Staffan Terje). Steve and Julia will be signing The Bean Book and the store will be stocked.
Friday, December 19th, from 2 pm to 5:30 pm, 1924 Yajome St in Napa.
Friday, December 19th, from 2 pm to 5:30 pm, 1924 Yajome St in Napa.
Join us this Friday for our Holiday open house, along with Bolita Masa, Shared Cultures, and Wine Forest (with Chef Staffan Terje). Steve and Julia will be signing The Bean Book and the store will be stocked.
Friday, December 19th, from 2 pm to 5:30 pm, 1924 Yajome St (at Jackson) in Napa.
Friday, December 19th, from 2 pm to 5:30 pm, 1924 Yajome St (at Jackson) in Napa.
December 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Join us this Friday for our Holiday open house, along with Bolita Masa, Shared Cultures, and Wine Forest (with Chef Staffan Terje). Steve and Julia will be signing The Bean Book and the store will be stocked.
Friday, December 19th, from 2 pm to 5:30 pm, 1924 Yajome St (at Jackson) in Napa.
Friday, December 19th, from 2 pm to 5:30 pm, 1924 Yajome St (at Jackson) in Napa.