Soaking dried beans isn’t always necessary, since it saves little cooking time and can even diminish flavor in some varieties like black beans. Instead of soaking, a quick five- to 10-minute boil ...

The answer might surprise you. Read through your favorite bean recipes—whether it's baked beans, pinto beans, black beans, or your family’s favorite recipe—and you will likely find differing opinions ...

Cook dried beans to perfection with these tips from a legend. Fotografia Basica / Getty Images There's nothing difficult about bean cookery since it is only a question of time. Before cooking, all ...

There is a lot of bean cooking lore out there. Some of it good advice, and some of it bad. From the ongoing debate about soaking beans, to whether adding salt to beans before they're soft makes them ...

I like to ease gently into the New Year. There is nothing worse than facing the darkest depths of winter with a set of ...

These BBQ baked beans are slow-baked with bacon, ground beef, and a sweet smoky sauce for a rich, crowd-pleasing side dish.

Beans are a superfood, but tend to come with some unwanted bodily reactions. This is an easy way to prep them to limit those ...

Beans are delicious and healthy, but cooking them can be a headache! If you’ve ever tried to cook beans, you know how frustrating it is to wait forever for them to soften. You soak them, boil them, ...

Packed with vitamins, minerals, protein and fiber, they are also quite low in fat. They are known as “nutrient dense” foods, meaning they provide a lot of nutrition per calorie.