I don’t know what took me so long to start cooking beans, but 2019 was the year I couldn’t stop. I’d enjoyed legumes of many different sizes and colors in my dining experiences, but aside from my ...

National Bean Day on Jan. 6 gives a long-overdue shout-out to the ingredient quietly powering American dinners night after ...

Beans are full of fibre and protein, packed with nutrients and have many health benefits including lowering blood pressure and cholesterol. However, many people avoid eating beans because of a ...

Why do people soak beans before cooking them? Does it give any benefits? What about soaking lentils and dried peas? The short answer is that soaking beans, though not needed, has many advantages — ...

You might have noticed that some of the longstanding disputes in cooking are dualities, one side pitched as a better choice against one other: unsalted or salted butter, for example, or seasoned cast ...

If you love beans but find yourself getting gassy after eating them, you’re not alone — lots of folks report embarrassing side effects of the "magical fruit." But you shouldn’t have to feel like ...

Cooked green beans in a glass bowl on wooden board - The Image Party/Shutterstock Perfectly boiling green beans can be a tricky affair. If they aren't cooked long enough, they may as well be served ...

Q: Pre-pandemic, most people likely bought canned beans when needed for a specific recipe, but when things got serious we switched to dried beans — beans that were likely already old. So yes, many of ...