A few weeks ago, a friend gave me some of the first fava beans from his garden. Even though the weather lately has felt dreary and wintry, seeing those favas made me realize that, oh yeah, it’s spring ...

To prepare pasta and broad beans, start with the pods of fresh broad beans: open them by breaking the top stem (1), then shell the beans with your hands (2). Once extracted, remove the small growth on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These bright green legumes have a creamy texture and buttery taste. Miguel Perfectti / GETTY IMAGES In the world of legumes, fava ...

Answering a popular reader question, with a few tips and recipes. By Tejal Rao Most mornings, a ruby-throated hummingbird hunts in the shade outside my office window, vibrating noisily as he zigzags ...

Preparing fresh fava beans is tedious, I won’t lie. But if you tackle the process separately from cooking with them for a meal, you’ll find the work worth the effort. Most traditional preparation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Fava beans are one of spring’s most coveted ingredients, and my favorite way of preparing them is to smash them with mint and ...

A most summery vegetable, broad beans are in season right now. Whether they are picked straight off the plant or taken from a bag in the freezer, broad beans will add a touch of summer to salads, ...

In the world of legumes, fava beans stand out. They are the oldest variety; there's evidence of fava bean cultivation as long as 10,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent. They stand out visually, too: ...

Whether it’s tiny strawberries, broad beans or young rhubarb, when it comes to the new season’s ingredients, the less you do the better ...

I love spring. I love the time change. I love getting off work when there is still daylight to be enjoyed. I also love the colors that spring brings, especially the gorgeous lavender blooms of the ...

Fresh fava beans - a spring delicacy - have returned to local restaurant menus in sublime specials. Lucia featured a fava bean agnolotti at its grand re-opening last weekend, and Nonna features fusili ...

These bright green legumes have a creamy texture and buttery taste. In the world of legumes, fava beans stand out. They are the oldest variety; there's evidence of fava bean cultivation as long as ...