In this video I answer a viewer asking how I cook green beans so they do not turn out soggy. I walk through my easy method ...

The difference between a gorgeous, appealing bowl of green beans and an unsavory, mushy mess comes down to how they’re cooked. Learn how to blanch green beans and no one at the dinner table will ever ...

Add oil, vinegar, garlic, chili flakes, half the basil, half the mint, salt, and black pepper to a large bowl (large enough ...

Though blanched green beans can be served as-is, simply dressed with some olive oil, salt, and pepper, they are ideally suited for use in any recipe. The blanching process expedites other methods of ...

My husband is a “texture guy,” meaning lots of foods—vegetables especially—are off-limits if they feel weird in his mouth. As a produce-obsessed home cook, I’m on a perpetual mission to find ways to ...

I've used jarred or tinned tuna to make this meal more hearty, but you can easily swap this for sliced, hard-boiled eggs and/or cooked cannellini beans. Vinegary cabbage adds brightness and crunch.

No matter how you cook them, it’s important to properly prep them. This means thoroughly washing and scrubbing them and then trimming the ends of any scraggly bits using kitchen shears or a paring ...

Green bean season is in full swing, and if my friend’s garden is an accurate measure, it is a great crop this year. Many of the romano beans are nearly a foot long, and it has become nearly as hard to ...