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 ...

Tom Norrington Davies is a friend, fellow chef and one of the best yoga teachers I know, so you can probably imagine my pleasure on recently coming across his recipe for broad bea ...

"Fava beans are one of spring’s most coveted ingredients, and my favorite way of preparing them is to smash them with mint and pecorino into a chunky spread for topping toast," says recipe developer ...

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, ...

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 ...

It’s broad bean season! Whether you’re growing them in your garden or picking up a pack at the supermarket, these delicious beans are ready to be chucked into dishes and eaten all summer long. Broad ...

Broad beans are the harbingers of spring. Sure, all that podding (and double podding) is fiddly, but the results, we think, are well worth the effort. They work beautifully in spring-ready salads and ...

The only place I could find fresh fava beans earlier this month was on a small, potted plant at the St. Joseph Day altar at St. Cletus Church in Gretna. I tried, folks. I checked in at farmers markets ...

Quick fava beans -- that's an oxymoron, as my friend Debbie likes to say. It's true that shelling fava beans and then blanching them to remove their outer skin is time-consuming. And after all that, ...

The arrival of fava beans ranks right up there with beautiful blooms and warmer weather among our reasons to anticipate spring. Young, tender favas — also called broad beans — lend themselves to all ...