These plants are fall superheroes - not only are they edible, but they improve the soil over the fall and winter by fixing ...

Think Jack and the Beanstalk. The magic beans that grew overnight into a beanstalk that reached into the clouds were very probably fava beans or, as the English call them, broad beans. Americans, ...

“Is it fava bean season yet?” a friend asked me recently. I told her, “Yes, spring is the moment for fava beans and my garden is full of them, so you can have a bag.” She said, “Good, because I want ...

They are nutty. They are creamy. They are so different from any other bean out there. And they are in season right now. They are lovely when simply sautéed or when used in risottos, dips or pastas.

Spring's hero ingredient is at home in salads and braises, crushed and spread on toast or blitzed into dips. Time to get ...

It happens overnight. The clocks roll forward, and suddenly, sunshine joins the guests at the dinner table — and I no longer want any part of slow-roasting or braised fare. All culinary vestiges of ...

The first time I ever tasted a fava bean was after landing in Rome on my very first trip to Italy, back in May of 1991, and driving to Todi (in Umbria), where I was spending the whole glorious summer.