Garbanzo Beans

There's an imaginary border that crosses through the South of France and northern Italy, angling through Greece and Turkey toward the Middle East. Call it the olive oil line — to the north, the cuisines are flavored with butter and other oils; to...

Vary a couscous salad with chickpeas using any fresh vegetables you like. Couscous salad with garbanzos and vegetables Prep: 20 minutes Cook: 5 minutes Servings: 6 Note: For better value, purchase couscous from bulk grocers, especially natural-food...

The joyous festival of Purim, which begins Saturday night, commemorates the deliverance of the Jews of ancient Persia from danger. So why not celebrate with a menu that honors that? Persian cooking has much in common with other Middle Eastern cuisines,...

 FARIBAULT, Minn. (AP) — Faribault Foods Inc. is voluntarily recalling Field Day Organic Garbanzo Beans because some cans with this label may contain minestrone soup.    The company has received two reports that cans of the organic garbanzo beans...

Besides making sure you have some green to wear on St. Patrick's Day, be sure to stock up on greens the next time you are at the grocery store. The 2010 Dietary Guidelines recommend that we fill half of our plates with fruits and vegetables. A lot of...

Sorry, Gertrude Stein, but you got it wrong with "Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose." The flower has a whole new identity: out of the bud vase and onto the plate. Long used in Persian and Indian cooking, rose is a flavor not commonly found in American...

Sorry, Gertrude Stein, but you got it wrong with "Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose." The flower has a whole new identity: Out of the glass vase and onto the plate. Long used in Persian and Indian cooking, rose is a flavor not commonly found in American...

Kate McDonough of New York City created her website, TheCityCook.com, in 2007 after listening to friends lament about making meals. She would tell them, "Forethought will save you time and money." "Without planning for ingredients, things become really...

COSTA MESA — A line of students stretched outside of the cafeteria, waiting to be served tasting-sized portions of 21 fruits and vegetables. Some of the samples were well-known flavors — watermelon and strawberries — while others,...

1 ½ cups frozen, thawed shelled edamame 1 can (15 oz.) Libby’s Cut Green Beans, rinsed and drained 1 can (15 oz.) Libby’s Kidney Beans, rinsed and drained |1 can (15 oz.) garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained ¾ cup chopped red onion ½ cup rice...

Total time: 20 minutes Servings: 12 to 16 Note: Adapted from Mediterraneo in Hermosa Beach 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, drained 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, more to taste 1/4 cup chopped garlic, more to...

  Dear Culinary SOS: A group of us went to enjoy the draft beers on tap at Mediterraneo Restaurant & Bar in Hermosa Beach earlier this month and were transfixed by the wonderful spicy black bean hummus. If you can get the recipe … spice-loving...