Cooking dried beans is a simple and cost-effective way to incorporate nutritious legumes into your diet. Here’s a comprehensive guide to cooking dried beans: Dried beans are versatile ...

The dried bean shortcuts in last week’s column show their value in a true baked bean recipe. Many modern recipes for “baked” ...

Canned beans replaced dried ones as staples in most kitchens long ago. Dried beans come in dozens of varieties, store well, ...

These tangy beans are perfect over toast or served as part of a traditional English breakfast. Barry Tonkinson is a British chef and recipe developer. A former research and development chef, he ...

Do not add salt when cooking kidney beans, as it toughens their skins. Allow about 55g/2oz dried weight per person: once soaked and cooked the beans will at least double in weight. Rinse canned ...

They are made from soy beans, which, when dried, range in colour from ivory ... and adding warm water or rice wine (or whatever the recipe calls for) and leaving to soak for about 15 minutes.