Heading several miles east from the Silverado Trail in Napa Valley on a sunny afternoon, we found ourselves miles from the upscale restaurants of Yountville but closer to the true regional cooking of ...

It was a dark and stormy night when I first encountered what has become one of my favorite beans, the Peruano, the most popular bean in Michoacan, Mexico. It is a white, creamy bean with a hint of ...

I absolutely adore beans. From the pintos, limas, garbanzos and brown lentils of my childhood to the cannellini, fava, red lentils and Peruvian beans I discovered once I was in charge of my own pantry ...

I've been thinking about beans and rice a lot lately, and it's only partly because I wrote a book about the former. I've been thinking about how the combination got me through some of my poorest years ...

Use that love for beans to spark some kitchen creativity tonight! With 15 fresh ideas waiting to be explored, there's a whole world of flavors just begging to be discovered. Each one is a little ...

Latin American food gets a bad rap from people who think it’s unhealthy. But nothing could be farther from the truth! Our traditional dishes are full of healthy ingredients prepared with love. Let’s ...

For wholly unknown reasons, April 20 is National Lima Bean Respect Day. And lima beans could probably use a bit more in the way of respect. After all, along with beets and Brussels sprouts, they ...

CALDWELL, Idaho — Dry bean industry leaders believe a newly released yellow bean variety could eventually become a common sight in many fields across the state once it proves itself. The bean, called ...