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Joanna Castillo's avatar

I finally managed to get into the Rancho Gordo bean club (I think I was on the waiting list for 2 years?…maybe longer?) and I LOVED the Royal Corona Beans that came in my first box. They’re enormous. I cooked them in a slow cooker and I was beginning to fear they would be a disaster as they oh-so-slowly blossomed. But, when they were done, they were absolutely delicious. And, again, they’re enormous. :-)

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Joy Manning's avatar

I'm jealous! I quit after we truly overloaded on beans (both through bean club and additional orders) and I haven't been able to get back in. The Royal Coronas are really special. They remind me of something like a cross between a bean and potato. Enjoy!

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haley's avatar

I'm loving eating dinner outside weather!

As for a recipe - I made this tart w/ strawberries (veganized w/ oil instead of melted butter) and I won my department's summer cookoff :) Def want to try it again w/ bluebs or peaches!

https://www.alisoneroman.com/recipes/blueberry-cornmeal-tart

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PR's avatar

Oh I’m glad to hear you had success with replacing butter with oil in a fruit tart. I’m going to try this.

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haley's avatar

yeah i did a mix of coconut and canola - ended up needing to add in more flour so i'll prob start w/ less oil next time and see how if i need more

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Joy Manning's avatar

Good to know. I love it when someone has veganized something and shares the knowledge. Was a 50/50 canola/coconut oil blend?

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haley's avatar

yeah i did a 50/50 blend - i think my mistake was using the grams she had for the butter pre-melt? so something to experiment with but i feel like tart dough isn't toooo unforgiving

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Joy Manning's avatar

Thanks for the scoop!

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Katie LaGreca's avatar

Haven't found something quite like the podcast since it ended, so happy to be able to hear your thoughts on food and life here!

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Joy Manning's avatar

That is so sweet. I miss the pod too. Thank you.

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