I make this Sicilian Pasta with Fava Beans recipe when I can find fresh fava beans at the local farmers market. Or better yet, sometimes I am able to grow them myself – like this year.

Broad beans are at their best from the end of May through to mid-July, when the pods are pale green and soft and the beans are still small. Only brief steaming or cooking is required when broad ...

To cook, place the soaked kidney beans in a pan and cover with a fresh change of cold water, then bring to the boil. The beans must boil for ten minutes to destroy the toxin. After this ...

Set aside. Bring a saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add the fava beans and cook for 1 minute. Drain and rinse under cold water. Remove and discard the thick skin from each bean, and set the ...

Refrigerate 1 hour. Meanwhile, bring medium saucepan of water to boil. Add salt and fava beans, cook for 1 minute; using slotted spoon, transfer fava beans to small bowl, let cool slightly.

Press your thumb gently on top of each cookie to leave a shallow indent and create shape of fava bean. Bake, switching racks and rotating baking sheets halfway through, until outside of cookies is ...

In spring, we like to char fava beans and ... we make a raw, shaved zucchini salad with a simple dressing. If you want to toss together your own vegetable salad, find these recipes and more ...