New Orleanians ate red beans and rice on Mondays because it was laundry day, and they cooked their red beans on the stove while the wash water heated. Or maybe it’s because they needed to use the ...

Let’s be clear: canned beans are simply not as tasty as the dried beans you cook yourself. Yes, canned beans are convenient, speedy and nutritious. But cooking dried beans is much easier than you ...

Jim Dixon wrote about food for WW for more than 20 years, but these days most of his time is spent at his olive oil-focused specialty food business Wellspent Market. Jim’s always loved to eat, and he ...

Zaynab Issa’s curried red bean soup with kale riffs on minestrone with heady spices like cumin, coriander and turmeric alongside ground chiles for heat.

Place beans in a colander. Pick out and discard any shriveled or broken beans, and rinse with cold water. Add beans, ham, white onions, bay leaves, thyme, chilies and kosher salt to a large pot and ...

This video shows how to cook Louisiana-style red beans and rice using a traditional method. The process starts with building ...

The just-republished "Buster Holmes Restaurant Cookbook: New Orleans Handmade Cookin'" ($16.95, Pelican Publishing) has two recipes for red beans and rice, for which Buster Holmes was famous. The ...

Chef "Big Shake" shared his simple recipe that costs $6.68 to make. Sure, a savvy shopper can score some deals at the grocery store, but there's something to be said about getting creative and making ...