Some people dismiss using dried beans in their recipes because they seem like too much trouble compared to the canned varieties even though they are much cheaper. However, I use dried beans all the ...

It's an age-old dilemma and a point of hot debate: to soak or not to soak? Here's what the experts say. Simply Recipes / Sally Vargas Even as a culinary professional and avid home cook, there’s ...

There's nothing difficult about bean cookery since it is only a question of time. Before cooking, all dried beans need to be rehydrated by soaking. The 10- to 12-hour overnight soak is the easy and ...

Pre-pandemic, most people likely bought canned beans when needed for a specific recipe, but when things got serious we switched to dried beans — beans that were likely already old. So yes, many of my ...

There are a lot of things I aspire to do. Somewhere between “Be on Jeopardy!” and “Get better at surfing” is maybe the most crucial of all: “Cook dried beans on the regular.” Like, what a flex, right?