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 ...

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 ...

There is a lot of bean cooking lore out there. Some of it good advice, and some of it bad. From the ongoing debate about soaking beans, to whether adding salt to beans before they're soft makes them ...

Is it true that you shouldn't add salt to beans when they are cooking because it will make them tough? Do you need to soak beans before cooking? No and no. Adding salt to cooking beans will have no ...

We love our Instant Pot for its ability to quickly and easily cook dried beans with no pre-soaking! We all know dried beans are way cheaper than canned, but they take forever to cook. Not anymore!

Legumes are nutritious, affordable and practical—we could all use a little bit more on our plates. Although it’s handy to ...

The combination of red beans and rice is one of the southeast Louisiana’s defining dishes. Historically, Mondays were wash days, and red beans were the perfect thing to cook, utilizing the hambone ...

Packed with vitamins, minerals, protein and fiber, they are also quite low in fat. They are known as “nutrient dense” foods, meaning they provide a lot of nutrition per calorie.