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 ...

Beans are kind of like the your best friend from high school — nearly forgotten but always ready to step back into the limelight and help out an old pal when needed. As gorgeously (and tantalizingly) ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... You would think that deciding how to cook something as straightforward as a pot of dried beans would be easy. But it sure doesn’t appear so. To soak or not ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Aileen Suzara reaches into her refrigerator and pulls out a tangle of yardlong beans, ...

Rinse and sort beans. Soak the beans for at least two to three hours, preferably overnight. Render the ham shank in a skillet. Remove meat and place on side. Sauté in fat in skillet, onion, garlic, ...