I find beans entrancing. Their splendid colours, shapes and shiny skins are jewel-like, beautiful and tactile. There are some recipes in which only dried beans, soaked overnight and cooked from ...

There are plenty of ways to cook green beans — boiling and steaming work well — but to get really flavorful beans, you need to turn that heat up all the way.

There are so many versions of green bean casserole out there. Some start with a can of mushroom soup. Others toss in bacon. This Fresh Green Beans Casserole recipe leans more old-school, made from ...