Selecting fresh broad beans is key to a delicious salad bowl. Look for beans that are bright green and firm to the touch.

Fava beans, a buttery-tasting legume, have a wide variety of uses: they can be tossed in pasta, grilled to perfection, mashed into a crostini topper, or used in hummus (instead of chickpeas). But with ...

Soak the dried broad beans in cold water overnight, then drain. The next day, put the soaked beans and the wild fennel (or the soaked fennel seeds) into a pan, add enough water to cover, and bring to ...

The only place I could find fresh fava beans earlier this month was on a small, potted plant at the St. Joseph Day altar at St. Cletus Church in Gretna. I tried, folks. I checked in at farmers markets ...

Shucking and peeling fava beans is laborious, but once prepped, they need only the barest embellishment: flavorful extra-virgin olive oil and shavings of a youngish sheep's milk cheese. Prep the fava ...