Before making your favorite chilli or hummus, you need to soak the beans overnight. But if you forgot, there's no reason to reach for a can. You can get a similar effect in an hour with some boiling ...

Soaking dried beans isn’t always necessary, since it saves little cooking time and can even diminish flavor in some varieties like black beans. Instead of soaking, a quick five- to 10-minute boil ...

You don't always have to soak dried beans (that's not just us saying it, but the good folks at Camellia Beans), but if you have old beans or want to cut down on the cooking time, you might opt for ...

Dried beans are a truly versatile kitchen staple that everyone should have in their pantry. Not only do they keep pretty much indefinitely, but they’re actually extremely easy to cook and customize to ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Beans are a superfood, but tend to come with some unwanted bodily reactions. This is an easy way to prep them to limit those ...

Cooking is no different than most endeavors in that we think everybody else knows as much or more than we do about it. So, when I write in a column urging you to soak your black-eyed peas in water ...