Grocery shoppers have been stocking up on non-perishable pantry items, as it looks like the coronavirus crisis could have us hunkering down at home for a while. One items a lot of home cooks don’t ...

Jim Dixon wrote about food for WW for more than 20 years, but these days most of his time is spent at his olive oil-focused specialty food business Wellspent Market. Jim’s always loved to eat, and he ...

Cook farro in boiling, salted water until tender to the bite. Drain and toss with dried fruits while still hot; allow to cool. When cool, toss with 1 cup cinnamon-citrus vinaigrette (not the entire ...

Feel free to use canned garbanzo beans if you don’t have time to soak and cook dried garbanzos. The splash of good vinegar is key for eliciting bright, full flavor from this slow-simmered stew of ...

From soup to burgers, the chef shares his favorite bean recipes. With the USDA’s emphasis a few years back on eating a more plant-based diet, Americans have begun to “rediscover” beans. Most people ...

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 ...

Whether you call them chickpeas or garbanzos, most of us think of them as those crinkly yellow pea-size dried beans found in health-food store bins, or canned. Actually, the garbanzo doesn't start ...

Throughout the world, garbanzo beans are known by many names. They may be called chickpeas, cecci beans or peas, Egyptian peas, Bengalgrams or chana. But they are all the same - sort of nutty, sort of ...

Is it true that uncooked dried beans are poisonous? I bought garbanzo bean flour to make my own hummus. Is there any danger to eating this flour uncooked? This is a case of a little bit of truth ...

When it comes to saving money, there are few things that are more budget-friendly than meals built around dried beans that come from the grocery bulk bins. But, with the exception of lentils, using ...

Q: Is it true that uncooked dried beans are poisonous? I bought garbanzo bean flour to make my own hummus. Is there any danger to eating this flour uncooked? A: This is a case of a little bit of truth ...