Jennifer K. of Windsor asks: I am growing a few varieties of shelling beans but I’m not sure how to dry them. Can you help me out? Here’s a couple of ways to dry beans for storage. First, and most ...

These days, the food at my farmers market looks more Mediterranean than ever, with the last of the season’s peppers, squash, tomatoes and several varieties of shell beans on display. The most common ...

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 ...

Shelling beans are a little different than your typical string beans we are all familiar with. Unlike their cousin the green bean, the pod is not consumed. Rather their drying seeds are used. Shelling ...

Green beans are also known as snap beans because of the sound they make when a fresh pod is broken in half. Shelling beans are snap beans that are grown past the fresh pod stage until a large seed or ...

If you thought farmers markets were colorful last week, you’ll be pleased to know they could be even better now — at least judging by the white, green and purple cauliflower I saw at the Daley Plaza ...

If you’re at the farmers market and see what looks like a wilting mound of what must once have been beautiful string beans tinted with patterns of cream and crimson, don’t pass them by. These are ...

Right now is first call for fresh shelling beans, which means it’s almost last call, too. These summer celebrities have an exceedingly short run — maybe six weeks — so take note, bean enthusiasts. A ...

Some dishes are almost impossible to savor unless you have a garden. Fresh shell beans are a perfect example. They are not a separate vegetable but a stage in the life of the bean, a brief moment in ...