Comments on: beans, beans, (beans) and beans

By: denise (chez danisse)

denise (chez danisse) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:02:10 +0000

3 fantastic options–love the diversity. I often find myself in a rut, adding olive oil, garlic, s&p to everything or it’s a run of coconut milk, fish sauce, curry paste… kudos to you for mixing it up. i am now bean inspired.

By: rebecca

rebecca — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:56:30 +0000

mmmmmm RANCHO GORDO.

sometimes i hate to talk them up because then they run out and i don’t get, say, eye of the goat or good mother stallard.

to those who “save” them – i used to do that but now i have about 18 jars of RG beans on the shelf. any time i remember to put the beans to soak in the morning i make them later. the best refrieds i’ve ever had were leftover RG beans, they also are genius for the middle layer of an enchilada casserole. there’s no bad way to have them and as long as there is flat rate shipping you can stock up and buy christmas presents for the less than it would cost you to go to the farmers market.

oops. what was i saying about not talking them up? hahahha. love them, love steve sando, love that they are heirloom.

i’m planting some yellow eye any minute!

By: nithya at hungrydesi

nithya at hungrydesi — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:08:35 +0000

you summed up nicely why i love beans! they are delicious with whatever i scrounge up in my pantry/fridge and healthy to boot. going to have to check out RG though. thanks!

By: michelle @ TNS

michelle @ TNS — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:45:54 +0000

i finally got off my ass and got some RG beans. okay, that’s a lie; an awesome reader bought them for me when i was having one of the Shitty Weeks. i’ve had them for some time now, and am too afraid to use them – they’ve been so talked up, i don’t want to fuck ‘em up.

By: goodfoodmatters

goodfoodmatters — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:44:03 +0000

Claudia,
Great and timely post!
There’s an article online in the NYTimes today about Rancho Gordo that you will enjoy—
http://nytimes.com/2009/0329/magazine/29food-t-000.html?ref=magazine

By: Jack

Jack — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:33:57 +0000

I gotz to gitz me some of those beans from Rancho Gordo! I love beans of all kinds and those look so much better than anything commonly available in stores. Beans are such a staple food that many people seem to be lulled into thinking that the quality is negligible. It�s not and we all need to be reminded so the demand for quality products like Rancho Gordo beans will increase. I�ve never really thought about using sweet potatoes in a stew and didn�t know such a thing as pine syrup existed. Your �every day kind of food� is pretty remarkable Claudia.

By: Hillary

Hillary — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:01:37 +0000

These are some great recipe ideas. I should really incorporate more beans into my diet.

By: rachel

rachel — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 06:14:44 +0000

This post is just great, inspiring in fact, making me want to cook up some beans right now.
The beans you are cooking with are just beautiful, I love the mottled calypso beans and those christmas lima beans are wonderful. ‘They just become whatever they were meant to be on that day’ – my kind of cooking.

By: maris

maris — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 02:58:01 +0000

There are so many different dishes you can make with beans – all of these are such great ideas! And as always, your photos are wonderful.

By: Samantha

Samantha — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:51:55 +0000

Another fabulous post filled with cool ideas. I love ths blog. Heather is right, the egg is heart shaped which only proves just how much you love your eggs, right?

By: janelle

janelle — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 02:22:10 +0000

Just found your site and am loving it! What isn’t better with an egg on top???

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By: Pete

Pete — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:28:48 +0000

Fabulous Glorious RG Beans !!!!!! I could not live without them! Great post. Great bean dishes. Sadly they are out of some of my favorites.

By: Rachel (S[d]OC)

Rachel (S[d]OC) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:50:03 +0000

I really have to try this Rancho Gordo. I keep reading all of these great blogs about it. I’ve been trying to come up with more bean and egg recipes because I just get sick of making chicken all of the time.

By: we are never full

we are never full — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:32:36 +0000

mmmm… meaty popsicle. delicious. LOL. sorry, keep your mind on the beans, amy… THE BEANS!

only you could show a trio of bean dishes and make me actually want one. very proud of you for sticking to this excellent health kick!

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:54:40 +0000

I think a LOT of people will want to rethink any prejudices they might have towards bean and legumes with the economy as it is. They are healthy, really inexpensive and substituting legumes for meat puts less stress on the environment too.

This is a great theme to run with. Thanks for sharing!

Dan
Casual Kitchen

By: Choosy Beggar Tina

Choosy Beggar Tina — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:17:34 +0000

Growing up I always thought of beans as Poor Man’s Food. However, since we were poor that all kinda made sense….and now that I’m back to being poor again, I have redeveloped my proclivity for using all manner of legume.

And pine syrup? I would like some. Your pantry fascinates me.

By: lo

lo — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:07:10 +0000

Rancho Gordo — seriously good food.
And lately, the idea of a pot of beans can send me reeling with delight. Not sure why. But that tepiary bean pot (meat popsicle and all) is making me drool!

By: noble pig

noble pig — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:58:37 +0000

I want the Gordo’s more than anything. I have to order some…you’ve pushed me over the edge!

By: Pam

Pam — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:20:07 +0000

I love beans too. I have the Rancho Gordo bean cookbook and it has even more ideas, though you don’t seem to be needing any!

By: ntsc

ntsc — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:54:56 +0000

I certainly eat a lot more beans (to include lentils and peas) than I grew up with. I do a lot of sausage and the pork bones either end up in the center of a pot of soup or I make stock. One of the best soups came from the bone of a home dry cured ham.

I saw you over on Hunter-Gardner and if you are interested in other charcuterie/offal sites I have several, including a Canadian pro who posts some recipes.

By: Vincent

Vincent — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:21:30 +0000

new canape – calypso bean and sweet potato cake (with your spice blend), bay infused pork cheek ( i was gonna use belly but i ate it all…sue me), rosemary blossom, mugolio pine syrup, aged vinegar, pine nut shaving from frozen block.

we’ll see. i’ll send you a pic!

By: democommie

democommie — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:05:45 +0000

Let’s see if this thing works from 50′ away.

By: Brittany

Brittany — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:09:39 +0000

…yeah- whats up with pine syrup? I’d like to dowse ice cream in that ….

Okay. Enough fucking around. I need to hunt down rancho gordo beans.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:08:51 +0000

I have you and Jennifer to thank for getting me to buy RGs originally (I’m pretty sure). They’re still the best. I have two bags of black right now and I’m trying to save them until I am absolutely sure about the recipes I want to make with them because black are my FAVORITE beans. Anyway.

I love your soups, stews and bean meanderings. I’m especially amused at your veal-sicle.