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 ...

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: ...

THE heady scent of aromatic garlic and rosemary fills the kitchen long before a magnificent roast leg of lamb goes out to the table, and you can picture already all the trimmings of a perfect spring ...

THERE’S no better way to spend a languid early-summer evening than by gathering with family or friends on the patio for a supper drawn from a table filled with colorful plates of delicious antipasti.

I had no idea that on the day my husband, Marvin, walked in from his garden with a handful of the first fava beans of the season, that we would be eating them at almost every meal for a long time. Now ...

I love spring. I love the time change. I love getting off work when there is still daylight to be enjoyed. I also love the colors that spring brings, especially the gorgeous lavender blooms of the ...

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 ...

There’s nothing quite like going to the farmers market in the spring. The deep-green kales and purple beets take a back seat to bushels overflowing with verdant green vegetables; fresh herbs stacked ...

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: ...

Nothing satisfies in cooler weather quite like dal, the quintessential aromatic spice-laden lentil stew of India. Dal transforms in flavor and add-ons based not just on availability but on region, ...