It may sound boring, bizarre, or “not right”—but trust me. This Italian-American use-up-what’s-left-in-the-garden dish is the greatest meal ever. Like most Greatest Recipes of All Time, it has its ...

This dish is reminiscent of an Italian method of cooking green beans with tomatoes for a long time, which was especially good for tenderizing tough, old beans. Here, fresh Italian flat beans (a long, ...

These old school Italian string beans simmered in tomato sauce are a classic comfort side dish — tender green beans slowly ...

Romano beans are an Italian wide and flat bean from the same family as the more familiar string bean and cousin to French haricots verts and yellow wax beans. Romanos can be more colorful, with green, ...

This is a refreshing salad, particularly in the summer months. Do play with the different kinds of string beans available in season. I love the flat Roman green varietal, but a mixture of green and ...

You may have to search a bit to find these lesser-known beans, but it’s worth the hunt. Romano beans are an Italian wide and flat bean from the same family as the more familiar string bean and cousin ...