There’s nothing like a warm bowl of soup to bring comfort on a chilly day. One recipe that stands out for its heartine ...

Dried beans need soaking for several hours before cooking, preferably overnight. Add a teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda to speed things up. An even quicker method is to bring them to the boil in ...

Eastern Washington and Idaho are major producers of dried beans. Dried beans are nutritional and economical gold nuggets.