Huitlacoche
Huitlacoche (also called cuitlacoche) is “corn smut,” an inky-black fungus that infects and grows on ears of corn. It’s pretty disgusting-looking, which explains why consumption of this delicacy… Read More »
White Asparagus
You know it’s spring when white asparagus appears. Green asparagus is available year-round, because it’s grown in Mexico, where the climate supports it. But I suspect they haven’t… Read More »
Watermelon Radishes
I recently came across a “watermelon radish,” a variety I had never seen before–greenish-yellow on the outside, red-streaked on the inside, larger and somewhat milder than the more… Read More »
At the Very Least, a Tip of the Hat
Just now I felt, as I summed the individual plants I had eaten today, an awe of what it really means to be a farmer. We debate a… Read More »
Learn To Cook And Eat At Home
This has almost become my motto. I’m adamant about its importance, for two fundamental reasons: 1) I know what goes on in the back room at even the… Read More »
An Easy One-dish Dinner
Today was one of those days where you end up doing a lot of things you never planned on doing, and then you get to the end and… Read More »
