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Posts tagged “beans”

Heirloom Beans by Steve Sando of Rancho Gordo
Book Review 2009

When we heard that Rancho Gordo was going to put out their very own cookbook, we were excited. Rancho Gordo singlehandedly changed the way we think about beans. Legumes went from mushy meal fill-ins t...

Good Question: How Can I Make Beans More Digestible?

We predicted that beans will get a shot of popularity this year, and we definitely love to eat them too. In fact, they are one of our favorite ways to eat light and go vegetarian. Reader Marcy is inte...

January: Eating Light

The excess of the holidays is past, and we're looking forward to lighter, healthier cooking this month at The Kitchn. We are going to focus (mostly!) on eating light this month. What does that mean? ...

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...