Eating fresh fava beans can be as easy or as tedious as you make it. If you ask a farmer, he might tell you to eat them straight out of the pod while standing in the field. It can be enjoyable to do ...

Fava Bean – those long, green legumes, double wrapped in a pod and a shell insisting you get into both before enjoying their soft earthy appeal. Too much work? Get a hold of frozen Fava. I just tried ...

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To prepare the minted broad beans, start by washing the beans, then shell them from their pod (1), split them by making a cut on the side of the eye and squeezing to release the seed (2) and set them ...

If I had to power rank spring’s most quintessential legumes, I’d place fava beans at the very top. While fava beans are generally available year-round, their peak season is during the spring, from ...

Fava beans make you work. “They’re worth doing yourself if you enjoy repetitive, meditative processes,” said Margo True, with a chuckle from experience. A fava fan and Sunset magazine food editor, ...

During a narrow window in late summer and early fall, those of us who shop at farmers markets enjoy a special seasonal treat, fresh shell beans. These are the beans that, left on the bush a week or ...

Here’s why you should consider growing fava beans: They are protein-rich and tasty, and you are likely to eat more fava beans if you grow them yourself. Sown in fall, they occupy ground when space is ...

Shell fresh fava beans (remove outer pods). You should have about 2 cups. In a medium saucepan cook shelled beans, uncovered, in enough boiling water to cover for 1 minute; drain. Transfer to cold ...

Shell beans are nature’s nutritional powerhouses tucked inside protective pods. Fresh from the garden or dried for long-term use, these versatile legumes add hearty flavor and protein to countless ...