As a Salsa: Use salsa de cacahuate as a sauce for enchiladas. Pour it over the filled tortillas before baking for a rich and creamy dish. Top rice bowls with salsa de cacahuate for a flavorful boost.

As a health writer, I speak to experts every day about the best ways to promote longevity and healthspan. In virtually every conversation I’m told to up my plant diversity; namely to eat more beans, ...

Having grown up with family meals built around many shared dishes, I never feel like I've had a complete meal without at ...

Chickpeas, kidney and cannellini beans, fava and lima beans. Soybeans, snap peas, lentils and peanuts. They’re all part of the genetic family called pulses.

Dried edible beans are full of nutrients; help regulate blood pressure and lower blood cholesterol levels; and can help control diabetes. Bonus: They last a long time.

Peanuts are classified as legumes, along with beans, peas and garbanzos. Another dry fruit category is nuts, such as chestnuts, hazelnuts, walnuts. But some fruits we call nuts are not included in ...

Adzuki: A small, oval, dark red bean with a white ridge, grown and eaten in China and Japan for centuries. Eaten fresh, dried, canned, sprouted and ground into flour in savory dishes as well as ...