Five of Our All-Time Favorite Bean Dishes
We have so many recipes in our recipe library — everything from starters to desserts — and I have made almost all of them! My husband is my best taste tester (and guinea pig), so I’ve gone back through the archives to find five recipes that wowed both of us. These recipes use a variety […]
Creamy Large White Lima Bean Tortilla Slow Cooker Soup from ®Healthy Grocery Girl!
California Beans is delighted to be partnered with the ®Healthy Grocery Girl, Megan Roosevelt! Megan has developed a delicious, nutritious and easy to make slow cooker soup recipe featuring California large Lima beans. Please check out the YouTube video showing step by step how to make her delicious Creamy Large White Lima Bean Slow Cooker […]
Beans and Lamb Are a Great Combination!
Do you love eating lamb but not sure how to prepare it? I recently cleaned out my freezer and came across a leg of lamb that was a few years old. Instead of roasting it like I usually do I decided to cut it into cubes and strips for three different meals. I found two […]
To Soak or Not to Soak…That is the Question.
Dry beans…do you soak them and if so, a hot soak or a cold soak? People often ask whether beans can be cooked without soaking first. I’ve been reading a few articles on the subject and thought I would put the theory to the test. I decided to test three different varieties of dry beans: […]
We’re sending Our California Beans to Alabama for the Annual Butter Bean Festival!
Butter Beans and cornbread are a quintessential Southern tradition, so with that in mind, back in 2006 members of the Palmerdale Homesteads Community Center decided to organize the first Alabama Butter Bean Festival. The Butter Bean Festival united the Alabama communities of Pinson and Palmerdale to raise funds to make the old Palmerdale School into […]
Who doesn’t love Butter Beans and Cheese?
We are celebrating Butter Beans (Large Lima beans) this month! Did you know that nearly 100% of the dry Large Lima beans sold in the United States are grown in California? What better way to use this buttery bean than with cheese! This recipe is a take on the kid favorite, macaroni and cheese. Instead […]
How To Make A Lima Bean Wreath
Step by step instructions on how to make a lima bean wreath.
Meet our “Bean Sack” Blog contributor Marilyn Sarasqueta!
Before I was a wife and mother I was a farmer’s daughter. My dad, grandfather and uncle started out growing dry land Lima beans in the Los Angeles area of California. My grandfather Federico Beltran is the one on the left. This was taken in the Baldwin Hills area. They were taking the Lima bean […]