The combination of ham, green beans and pears sounds like a concoction you might come up with only when you were too tired and hungry to do anything except grab whatever was at hand and throw it into ...

Cover beans with water and bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. To the beans add the onion, bay leaf, ham, and season with salt and pepper. Add more water to almost cover the ham.

Green beans are some of the most nutritious and versatile veggies out there. They shine when added to Asian-style stir-frys, or as the perfect side when sauteed and steamed for fork-tender results.

“Americans just do not know how to cook green beans,” said Ann, a Bayfield Farmers Market vendor, as she handed me a sack of deep green, plump beans she picked earlier that morning. “When they’re ...

All Creole cuisine packs a flavor punch that keeps you coming back for more, but red beans and rice are in a league all its ...