I’m really taken by the beauty and good taste of Rancho Gordo brand heirloom dried beans. Here is a recipe from their site–a take on the classic Tuscan soup called Ribollita. I used Rancho Gordo’s Mother Stallard beans and substituted baby spinach for the kale…

Some years ago I clipped a recipe from the LA Times for this bright black-eyed pea salad. The provenance of the recipe was listed as Senegal, from a book titled Yolele! Recipes from the Heart of Senegal by Pierre Thiam. This salad is beautiful on…