Craving Din Tai Fung's iconic green beans? You can easily make a copycat version (that's also budget-friendly) in a matter of minutes with this recipe.

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Green beans cooked to perfection, somewhere between hard and soft, are delicious tossed with a sauce made with Asian-style ingredients. Oyster-flavored sauce, that bottled oh-so-tangy condiment, adds ...

Time to use up the can of chickpeas that's been lingering in your pantry. I am a bean fiend. Legumes are included on the short list of my ten favorite ingredients (of course I have one, I work at Food ...

Strainer or sieve: Use a fine-mesh sieve or a basic kitchen strainer (the liner of a salad spinner also works) to rinse and ...

Why do people soak beans before cooking them? Does it give any benefits? What about soaking lentils and dried peas? The short answer is that soaking beans, though not needed, has many advantages — ...

These days, it seems everyone is trying to save money on food. Food prices are already high, and many people are feeling an added financial pinch from the ongoing government shutdown, either because ...