Article: Of independent beans

Article: In season
The Press;  November 15, 2008 ;     9 words ...Kate Fraser is a sucker for broad beans. LEMON BROAD BEANS

Article: Sweet young beans of spring
The Press;  November 26, 1998 ;     324 words ...Fresh, young, green broad beans are one of the delights of spring -- but you have...texture. In some countries, such as Greece, mature broad beans are dried for year-round use, but broad beans freeze so well I think the preferable treatment...

Article: Small is beautiful
The Spectator;  June 3, 2000 ;     700+ words ......his first words. `Aha,' he exclaimed, `broad beans!' Was this, I wondered, an obscure operatic...given to few people to write twice about broad beans in the same magazine. After a six-year...our shared passion, never in fact ate broad beans during our trip to Spain. I'm not sure...

Article: Food
The Spectator;  May 22, 1999 ;     700+ words ......thought entirely unremarkable to produce broad beans. Most people didn't really like them...skin. Carefully and laboriously peeled, broad beans are really delicious and can be cooked...because we were recently given delicious broad beans on toast as a first course in the house...

Article: How's your garden bean?; Broad bean disease
The Nelson Mail;  September 28, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Love them or hate them, broad beans are a spring treat that seem to...people's taste buds. Technically, broad beans, Vicia faba, are a legume growing...Phaseolus originates from the Americas, broad beans are thought to have come from around...

Article: THREE WAYS T O. . . ACHIEVE BETTER BEANS.(News)
Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England);  July 5, 2008 ;     43 words ...1. Plant sweet peas next to climbing beans to improve the beans' chance of pollination. 2. Place a straw mulch under dwarf beans to keep the pods clean. 3. Pinch off the tips of the main stems of broad beans when the first pods have formed to quicken maturity and deter blackfly.

Article: Gastro pods ; One of summer's most versatile vegetables, the broad bean brings a fresh touch to classic dishes, says Mark Hix. Photographs by Jason Lowe
The Independent - London;  July 7, 2007 ;     700+ words ...I find podding broad beans quite therapeutic - although it's...you bought; a carrier bag full of broad beans will barely feed six people, and...are enormous). Obsessively shelling broad beans for the sake of it is a cheffy kind...

Article: IT'S TIME TO BE BROAD MINDED!(Recipe)
The Daily Mail (London, England);  June 16, 2007 ;     700+ words ......tastebuds change with time. I used to hate broad beans as a child, finding them soapy and dry...this time of the year, when the first broad beans can be picked on my friends' farm in...mood. My daughter Maya loves podding broad beans, cocooned in their velvety pods - she...

Article: Broad praise
The Press;  September 25, 2003 ;     483 words ...Douglas was admiring my broad beans. There is no better way to unleash...February. Outsmart the aphid by sowing broad beans in mid- April so that they are...entice my children into eating broad beans, I make a version of the Egyptian...

Article: Full of beans as crop comes early
Citizen Gloucestershire, The;  June 15, 2007 ;     258 words ......You have to be careful how you pick broad beans otherwise you can pull up the roots...visiting www.thinkvegetables.co.uk. Broad beans are usually served cooked and can be...spring onions. Or you can include cooked broad beans in salads, tossing them together with...

Article: Broad minded
Sunday Star-Times;  October 15, 2000 ;     576 words ...IF YOU have a large bag of broad beans to prepare, invite a talkative friend...minute only. With very young, home-grown broad beans it is not necessary to remove the outer...small and sweet simply eat them raw. Broad beans should be eaten young and as freshly...

Article: Three steps to better beans ; These tips will set you on the way to achieving better beans.
Express & Echo (Exeter UK);  July 5, 2008 ;     55 words ......improve the beans' chance of pollination. 2. Place a straw mulch under dwarf beans - it will help keep the pods clean. 3. Pinch off the tips of the main stems of broad beans when the first pods have formed to quicken maturity and deter blackfly...

Article: Food & drink : No bean feat.(Features)
Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  June 25, 2005 ;     279 words ......you will now see an abundance of fresh broad beans and peas, which are the most summery...within four hours. Some achievement! Broad beans and peas have been bobbing about in...mint. Or try a plate of freshly boiled broad beans with salted butter and crispy bacon...

Article: New ways to whet the appetite
The Nelson Mail;  September 28, 2001 ;     700+ words ......try some adventurous new ideas with broad beans and elevate them out of the ordinary...an old favourite. Stew of artichokes, broad beans and garlic This is a traditional stew...feature a few globe artichokes and rows of broad beans for spring harvest. The recipes uses...