Down in Puglia, Southern Italy, fave e cicoria is this dish that really shows off what local food’s all about. And look, ...

If you’re not from the Middle East, the idea of eating a bowl of stewed fava beans for breakfast might not strike your fancy, at least at first glance. But plenty of cultures start their day with ...

This recipe is a vegetarian spin on shrimp scampi in which meaty, sweet favas replace the similarly charactered crustaceans. A simple treatment–a little garlic, some chile flakes, a good dose of white ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Yield: 4 main-dish servings 1/3 cup dry, blanched, skinless fava beans (see note) 1 1/2 cups uncooked whole-wheat penne, farfalle ...

Thinking about vegetarian dishes “gets me excited,” said Yotam Ottolenghi in Plenty (Chronicle). Mind you, I’m not a vegetarian: Meat and fish are always “in the back of my mind.” But I was brought up ...

In the world of legumes, fava beans stand out. They are the oldest variety; there's evidence of fava bean cultivation as long as 10,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent. They stand out visually, too: ...

The only place I could find fresh fava beans earlier this month was on a small, potted plant at the St. Joseph Day altar at St. Cletus Church in Gretna. I tried, folks. I checked in at farmers markets ...

Ever notice how one oddball ingredient seems to become an overnight sensation in the food world? For the past few years fava (pronounced FAH-vah) beans have been popping up in all the trendy New York ...