Fava beans are spread out in a bamboo colander. These are seeds I harvested myself in the spring and let rest until ...

Fava beans top my list of spring favorites. The 15 minutes that it will take you to shell and skin these high-protein, high-fiber treasures is time well spent, because their season is, sadly, a short ...

If I had to power rank spring’s most quintessential legumes, I’d place fava beans at the very top. While fava beans are generally available year-round, their peak season is during the spring, from ...

“Is it fava bean season yet?” a friend asked me recently. I told her, “Yes, spring is the moment for fava beans and my garden is full of them, so you can have a bag.” She said, “Good, because I want ...

Fava beans make you work. “They’re worth doing yourself if you enjoy repetitive, meditative processes,” said Margo True, with a chuckle from experience. A fava fan and Sunset magazine food editor, ...