Soaking dried beans isn’t always necessary, since it saves little cooking time and can even diminish flavor in some varieties like black beans. Instead of soaking, a quick five- to 10-minute boil ...

The answer might surprise you. Read through your favorite bean recipes—whether it's baked beans, pinto beans, black beans, or your family’s favorite recipe—and you will likely find differing opinions ...

You might have noticed that some of the longstanding disputes in cooking are dualities, one side pitched as a better choice against one other: unsalted or salted butter, for example, or seasoned cast ...

Soaking dried beans is a somewhat controversial topic. Some people swear by it, insisting that it reduces gas (eh, maybe) and removes toxins (it definitely does not), but the only guaranteed benefit ...

We love our Instant Pot for its ability to quickly and easily cook dried beans with no pre-soaking! We all know dried beans ...

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 ...

Cooking is no different than most endeavors in that we think everybody else knows as much or more than we do about it. So, when I write in a column urging you to soak your black-eyed peas in water ...

VEGETARIAN FLAVORS: Try quick-soaking these speckled wonders, which are known by a variety of names Anasazi beans are mysterious things. They sport a flashy, mottled cream-and-burgundy skin but cook ...