More Breakfasts of Champions: Puglia lentils with a searingly hot chipotle tomato salsa and some leftover rotisserie chicken. Is that a dab (plop) of Bellweather Farms crème fraîche? Why, it certainly is and it was certainly delicious. #heirloombeans #beansky #savorybreakfast #lentils

Steve makes an old family recipe that he just made up. youtube.com/shorts/8uvJL...

Breakfast of champions: freshly made Puglia lentils with some leftover Veracruzana sauce and brined French goat cheese. A great way to start the day! #heirloombeans #cooking #breakfast #fastfood #beansky

I've just returned from the coast of Veracruz. As I write this, I realize it's a lake. Please leave me alone. I am tired, but happy and very well-fed. If you are like me, I think I'm too busy to travel, but then I do, and I realize I was nuts. It's nice to leave the bubble.

I declare it soup season! Improvised a soup with @ranchogordo.bsky.social Good Mother Stallard beans (IYKYK), some sweated onion and garlic, herbs and pimenton, homemade stock and ham bone from the freezer, diced tomatoes, and collards. Plus homemade sourdough of course

In the Bean Club group, they love to say, "I spotted RG in the wild". For us, this is the wild. They also describe visiting our store as "visiting the Mothership". BUT IT'S NOT A CULT!!!!

I cooked for 2 ½ hours this afternoon. Fried plantains like my Ghanaian mom makes, kale sautéed in bacon grease with gochugang and other spices, quinoa with garlic and lots of lime juice, and a mix of two Rancho Gordo beans added to a well-spiced base with more gochugang. #BeanSky #HeirloomBeans

I could eat something like this every day.

I get Hulu for free by using my credit card and getting a rebate, but I was proud to cancel today and list JIMMY KIMMEL as the reason. I'll be following up with a letter to: Hulu LLC, 2500 Broadway, 2nd floor, Santa Monica, CA 90404.

This bean cocktail from mixologist Jade Bustamante has us curious: any creative bean smoothie ideas out there? www.ranchogordo.com/blogs/recipe...

Made a pot of white beans? Here’s our biography of a single pot and how to use it in numerous ways throughout the week. youtu.be/qh4_SVEF-4g

Visited Hammerpress today, a letterpress design/ print shop in Kansas City. They’ve done iconic @boulevardbeer.bsky.social materials, but also small runs for weddings, parties, etc. We discussed new business cards/stationery. Surprise find: a 2011 @ranchogordo.bsky.social special event poster. $35.

Do you have a pot of bean cooked? Top a bowl with sauteed leeks and a healthy spoonful of Shared Cultures' (@sharedcultures) locally made miso, using Rancho Gordo beans.

I have just recently discovered Dahlias in the garden. Some of them look like a child’s drawing of what a flower looks like. I know there are many types. I was shocked at how long they last after cutting and how relatively easy they were to grow. Any variety suggestions? #garden #gardening

Non sequitur Sunday : Dutch typewriter.

Prepping some black @ranchogordo.bsky.social beans for this recipe 💖🫘 #BeanSky www.veganricha.com/easy-black-b...

Our friend at Wine Forest(@wineforestwildfoods), chef Staffan Terje (@staffanterje), is preparing for a cold snap with our beans and their Mushroom Alchemy powder. We will beg for a recipe.

Beans on toast? Ditch the can and follow along with Steve in his kitchen as he prepares this mighty snack with Royal Corona beans and tinned smoked trout from Minnow(@minnowworld).

Some meals are for indulgence and for others, I don’t mind thinking about how to add more protein and diversity in a dish. This was leftover rice warmed over with bean broth, plus beans, plus kimchi, and finally, a hard cooked egg. It was an excellent! #food #heirloombeans #fermentedfood

Sunday morning. Jack London Park in Glen Ellen. About 9:15 AM.

Non sequitur: Uriarte coffee cup with a William Spratling conch creamer. #spratling #taxco #puebla #talavera

Alright skyfam supper club, get in we're making lentils:

Beginnings of our bean empire harvest from both @ranchogordo.bsky.social bean club beans saved over the past year and some grown from last year’s crop. We planted 10 types, and are currently harvesting six so far: Midnight Black, Domingo Rojo, Mayocoba, Cranberry, Calypso, Vaquero, and Coco.

A quick meal with leftovers. Our Dirty Cassoulet tossed with pickled eggplant (Melanzane a Scapece) and smothered in parsley that was about to expire. #heirloombeans #food #cooking #beansky

It's still bean salad weather here in Napa. Celery, Buckeyes, pepitas, a grated carrot, and some pickled shallots. Toss with a vinaigrette and call it lunch! #heirloombeans #saladfordinner #beansky #food

We've shown you what to do with a pot of dark beans so now it's time for our popular Royal Coronas to get the spotlight. One pot, many, many dishes. Join Steve in his kitchen as we declare victory with a pot of white beans. youtu.be/qh4_SVEF-4g

Florence's new favorite box is the @ranchogordo.bsky.social bean club box 🫘 #beansky

Weekend noodling around. I made Dirty Cassoulet beans for a recipe but the cook (me) deserved a little treat so a knob of French feta, some tomatoes, and beans and suddenly the world is bright. #heirloombeans #beansky #realfastfood

RANCHO GORDO wishes you a happy Labor Day. We will be closed on Monday to honor and celebrate our employees. Our store, warehouse, and offices will all be closed. Enjoy the holiday.

I can’t tell you how many people have sent this to me. At first I laughed because I think it’s almost an endorsement if this guy is against it, but he does influence school lunches and what a lost opportunity. We live in a world where ketchup is a vegetable And beans are not a healthy protein.

Tortillas are at Rancho Gordo in Napa, waiting for you. We’re open until 5 PM today.

So, with the tariffs ruled as illegal today, what are the real-world consequences? Will they stay in place while the administration appeals? It seems to me that they should be dropped. I tried to buy an old German typewriter from Europe, but they understandably won't ship. And this helps who?

70 years ago, in a heinous act of racial violence, 14-year-old Emmett Till was brutally murdered in Mississippi. His death exposed the horrors of racism in America and became a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement. We honor his life and remember the injustice he endured.

RANCHO GORDO wishes you a happy Labor Day. We will be closed on Monday to honor and celebrate our employees. Our store, warehouse, and offices will all be closed. Enjoy the holiday.

Smoked Trout filets from Minnow are in heavy rotation around here. If by chance you have some leftovers, try adding some raw chopped onion, crème fraîche, and parsley for a fine appetizer spread. The trout, along with sardines and cod livers, are available on our website.

Sometimes a delicious meal comes down to heating up leftovers, in this case Ayocote beans and corn from two earlier dishes. The corn adds a really good texture. Maybe not right for your fanciest dinner party, but lunch alone is elevated with good beans. #beansky #heirloombeans

Rancho Gordo kitchen tricks, No. 521: Reading your recipe cards. youtube.com/shorts/kEBE2...

I’m pretty sure I know the answer, but can a monogram be removed from a sterling silver pitcher? I don’t like them in general, but this one is particularly bad and completely at odds with the William Spratling design.

Bean Club Day! @ranchogordo.bsky.social

Book harvest, via our local Bookmine, downtown Napa. I’m almost done w. Florenzer. It’s good but doesn’t really yet going until some big drama 3/4 of the way through. I say that and yet it inspired me to get the Leonardo book, which is incredible.

File under Not Everything Is Terrible: @ranchogordo.bsky.social beans are life-changing. (Especially if you have an induction stove.) www.ranchogordo.com

Breaking #beansky news! My new box from the @ranchogordo.bsky.social Bean Club arrived

I made some flageolet beans from @ranchogordo.bsky.social. I didn't have any lamb, but I did have some boneless short ribs to cook with them.

I’m sorry, but eggplant like this bring out something feral in me! I love gardening. But seriously, I bought these starts at a garden center that specialized in Middle Eastern vegetables. Do you know what kind of eggplant this is? #gardening #vegetables

We spent yesterday making some more videos. This time the biography of a pot of white beans.

A little more olive oil, please. Elevated "beans on toast" starts with good Rancho Gordo white beans, like Marcella or Alubia Blanca. Saturate your toast with your best olive oil, add the beans and then maybe a slight drizzle more of olive oil.

This might be helpful to you or someone you know and care about. lataco.com/fight-deport...

Here's a great spread using logs of plain goat cheese. Add olive oil and some of our Oregano Indio. Mash with a machadora and then top a multigrain cracker with the spread and some pepitas. Feel the power, friends! #beansky #snacks #spreads

@ranchogordo.bsky.social passing this along. Used the last of my Christmas and Gigantic Lima's. First tried from friend made with butter beans. Yummy. Order coming. Thinking easily in hurry/pinch use Mezzetta Olive Salad (if only I could get local). heartbeetkitchen.com/marinated-gi...