Preparing fresh fava beans is worth the effort. (Ben Mims / Los Angeles Times) Preparing fresh fava beans is tedious, I won’t lie. But if you tackle the process separately from cooking with them for a ...

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: ...

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: ...

Fava Beans are in season right now, and people are often stumped on how to cook them. Basically, fava beans are like a sweeter, creamier version of lima beans or peas. They are bright green when ...

If you’re craving a taste of Central Italy, look no further than pasta with ricotta cream and fava beans. Really, this dish ...

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 ...

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 ...

Now that we’re in March, the first fava beans of the new season, grown in the warmer parts of California, start arriving in our markets. Within a few weeks locally grown favas will follow in a torrent ...

Every cook has certain tedious kitchen tasks that he or she doesn’t mind, along with those that make him want to scream. I can stand in front of a pot of bubbling beans for hours, stirring away ...

When it comes to dealing with precious spring produce in California, the less you do to it, the better. And that M.O. sustains because the produce’s unique freshness and flavor are fleeting and so ...

I absolutely adore beans. From the pintos, limas, garbanzos and brown lentils of my childhood to the cannellini, fava, red lentils and Peruvian beans I discovered once I was in charge of my own pantry ...