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 ...

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 ...

While I have visited the Houston Farmers Market on Airline many times, I'd never been on a Saturday when it is lined with outdoor food stands selling everything from pupusas to tacos until recently.

Ful medames is a common breakfast dish throughout Egypt and the Middle East, and it's an amazing alternative to your bog standard brekkie items. Meaning 'stewed dried beans', it's a low fat, high ...

To prepare the pasta with ricotta cream and fava beans, first, put a pot with plenty of salted water on the stove to cook the pasta. Shell the fava beans (1) and transfer them to a saucepan with water ...