Sara's Kitchen

I will admit, I got excited when I saw containers of fresh chickpeas at my produce market. Yes, I do realize that I’m a total food nerd. Any...

I’ve started to see fresh fava beans popping up in the markets around here, so I thought it would be fitting to highlight them as this month...

I had never heard of arepas until a Venezuelan food stand opened at the Oxbow Public Market in Napa. Every time we’re in the area, we stop b...

I received the book 5 Spices, 50 Dishes as a birthday present last month. It's a book of simple indian food recipes with a focus on 5 s...

I have been on a dried bean kick recently. I usually buy canned beans for the convenience factor, but after reading about cooking dried bean...

When I saw a huge pile of cranberry beans at the grocery store, I couldn't resist. Aren't they pretty? I shelled them while watchin...

I saw these pods of fresh black eyed peas at Berkeley Bowl yesterday, and I couldn't resist buying them: I shucked them while watching ...

This is another recipe from Vegetable Harvest, and it was a winner. French green lentils, onions, chickpeas and swiss chard are simmered tog...

I've made quite a few variations of black bean salad, but this recipe was particularly good. Grape tomatoes, yellow bell pepper, jalapen...