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Posts tagged “beans”

String Beans Galore!

String beans of all colors are showing up at the farmer's market these days. What to do with all these beans??...

Garden Report: Look! Purple Beans

We planted a type of bush beans in our tiny container garden; they won't need to be staked or supported. We planted them on a lark, hoping for the bright purple beans they promised to yield. We were g...

Reader Garden: Kristen's Interstate Bean Plants

We asked for photos and stories of your gardens. Here's a sweet story from reader Kristen about bean plants sent from her own dad. ...

How to Cook Beans

Beans are an overlooked, sadly underused kitchen staple. The first time we tried Rancho Gordo beans we were stunned then seduced by the rich, smoky depths of flavor in a simple pot of beans. Our rec...