Let’s be clear: canned beans are simply not as tasty as the dried beans you cook yourself. Yes, canned beans are convenient, speedy and nutritious. But cooking dried beans is much easier than you ...

There's nothing difficult about bean cookery since it is only a question of time. Before cooking, all dried beans need to be rehydrated by soaking. The 10- to 12-hour overnight soak is the easy and ...

Simon Hopkinson's latest book is an English-looking volume with a Francophile sensibility, inspired by a meal thrown together from leftover... Serves 4, as a light lunch or supper I like the mimicry ...