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 ...

To prepare pasta and broad beans, start with the pods of fresh broad beans: open them by breaking the top stem (1), then shell the beans with your hands (2). Once extracted, remove the small growth on ...

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: ...

Ever notice how one oddball ingredient seems to become an overnight sensation in the food world? For the past few years fava (pronounced FAH-vah) beans have been popping up in all the trendy New York ...

Beans are an inexpensive source of protein, fiber and micronutrients. But it's easy to fall into a bean rut. White beans, black beans, garbanzo beans and fresh green beans make their way to the table ...

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 ...

Fava beans not only signal that spring has arrived; its short season reminds you that life is fleeting, so you better grab it while you can. Fresh fava beans enjoy a brief but tasty life right now.

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 ...

Preparing fresh fava beans is tedious, I won’t lie. But if you tackle the process separately from cooking with them for a meal, you’ll find the work worth the effort. Most traditional preparation ...