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    Shell Beans Serving Tips

    Beans cranberry

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    Shell beans are any members of the legume family that are shucked or shelled. All beans grow in pods. Shell beans are cooked and served after they have been shelled. The pod is not eaten. Shell beans include black-eyed peas, cranberry beans, fava beans, and lima beans. Shell beans are also called shellies, shellouts, shelly […] More

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    Five Ways to Cook and Serve Fava Beans

    Fava bean salad

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    The fava bean—which is also known as the broad bean, English bean, Windsor bean, and horsebean–can be eaten fresh or dried. As fava beans mature, their flavor grows increasingly starchy and strong. The smallest beans—less than the size of a small fingernail—are the sweetest. The outer skins of medium- and large-sized fava beans have a […] More

  • in Bulb Vegetables, Prepare

    Six Ways to Cook and Serve Leeks

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    Leeks can be steamed, braised, grilled, and poached. You can also make leek au gratin and leek-potato soup. The flavor and fragrance of leeks are more subtle, delicate, and sweeter than onions. Three delicious ways to prepare leeks Here are three delicious ways to prepare leeks with simple instructions: Creamy Potato-Leek Soup Ingredients: Instructions: Braised […] More

  • in Breakfast and Brunch, Prepare, Recipes

    Sweet Potato Pancakes Recipe

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    Serve sweet potato pancakes with bacon and eggs at breakfast or as a side dish with chicken or ham at supper time. These pancakes aren’t too far a cry from sweet potato pie but just enough. And they aren’t the boiled and mashed sweet potatoes you serve alongside turkey and mashed potatoes. Maple syrup or […] More

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    Tasty Ways to Cook and Serve Celery

    Celery sliced

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    Celery can be eaten raw or cooked. Celery brings texture and a mild flavor to salads, hors d’oeuvres, soups, stuffings, stews, and stock. It can be steamed, braised, or sautéed and served as a side dish. Celery tastes best when it comes to harvest in cool weather, late spring, or in autumn. How to choose […] More

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    Five Ways to Cook and Serve Chili Peppers

    Pepper stuffed

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    Chilies or hot peppers can be eaten raw or they can be roasted, grilled, pan-seared, toasted, or stuffed. Chilies can also be added to other cooked dishes; they contain natural chemicals that enhance the flavor of other foods during cooking. Often small, hot chilies—such as the jalapeño, Serrano, poblano, Anaheim, and banana–are used fresh. But […] More

  • in Legumes, Prepare

    How to Cook and Serve Snow Peas

    Snow peas with eggs

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    Snow peas are edible-podded peas: you eat the seed and pod whole. You can use snow peas in the same way as fresh peas or green beans. In fact, snow peas and green beans are interchangeable in most recipes. . The peak season for snow peas is spring and then again in fall. How to […] More