The smokiness of these black beans comes from dry roasting cumin and coriander seeds with oregano. The smell of the spices as its gentle smoke reaches your nose is absolutely divine, like the smell of freshly tanned leather. There are high spice notes from the sweet coriander, earthiness from the cumin, and a complex herbaceous…

Have a can of black beans in your pantry? You’re ready to make one heck of a veggie burger! But first, here’s a little history on canned beans. The process of getting beans from the plant to the can is a marvel of culinary engineering. First, bean plants are cut down and left to dry…

Beans Are Nutritionally Unique Beans and other legumes (such as lentils and split peas) are the ideal starchy food. When many people think of high-fiber, starch-containing foods, they think of whole grains, which are healthful foods, but beans are nutritionally superior. Beans and other legumes have uniquely high levels of fiber and resistant starch, carbohydrates…

By Gretchen McKay From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette If you’re not a fan of veggie burgers, I can probably guess why. Too often these plant-based patties masquerading as the cookout standard are either mushy or completely crumble the second you take a bite. This recipe from Serious Eats will change your mind. The secret is in the…