Beans are an incredibly easy ingredient to cook, and the perfect base or accompaniment for many dishes like soup, chili, tacos, rice, salad, dips and more. They’re nutritious, chock-full of protein ...

Most people don't know how to cook dried beans. Their knowledge of legumes doesn't extend past that old playground rhyme. How’d it go? Bean, beans, they’re good for your heart. The more you eat, the ...

This super simple trick makes it easier than ever to prepare evenly cooked beans, and it doesn't require any specialty cookware or expertise.

A POT OF BEANS: Cooking doesn’t get much more basic than that. Beans might be cute (especially pretty heirloom varieties), and well-made beans make a tasty, cheap side dish. But that seems to be about ...

Dried beans are a truly versatile kitchen staple that everyone should have in their pantry. Not only do they keep pretty much indefinitely, but they’re actually extremely easy to cook and customize to ...

Yum, beans! My shopping cart is regularly filled with a large variety of produce and cans of beans. Lentils, black beans, chick peas, kidney beans, and black eyed peas are great staple foods to keep ...

On a chilly, Fall day, these baked beans combine pumpkin and apple for a hearty side dish from Aube Giroux of the Kitchen Vignettes blog. To cook the beans, you can either simmer them on your stovetop ...

Jim Dixon wrote about food for WW for more than 20 years, but these days most of his time is spent at his olive oil-focused specialty food business Wellspent Market. Jim’s always loved to eat, and he ...

Who doesn't love the humble, delicious red kidney bean? The rosy legume is a pantry staple, used in soups, spicy slow-cooker chili, and salads. It is hearty, flavor-rich, and inexpensive, especially ...