Also known as string beans, snap beans, and haricot vert, here’s everything you need to know about green (and wax, and purple!) beans! Green beans may be most well-known by their inevitable appearance ...

Place the green beans in a shallow microwave-safe bowl: Arrange the beans in a single layer in a bowl or shallow plate. It’s best if they still have a bit of water clinging to them, since this will ...

No matter how you cook them, it’s important to properly prep them. This means thoroughly washing and scrubbing them and then trimming the ends of any scraggly bits using kitchen shears or a paring ...

Green bean season is in full swing, and if my friend’s garden is an accurate measure, it is a great crop this year. Many of the romano beans are nearly a foot long, and it has become nearly as hard to ...

The difference between a gorgeous, appealing bowl of green beans and an unsavory, mushy mess comes down to how they’re cooked. Learn how to blanch green beans and no one at the dinner table will ever ...

If you're a fan of xiao long bao, then you likely already know Din Tai Fung is among the best restaurants in Los Angeles for soup dumplings. In addition to its famed soup dumplings, Din Tai Fung is ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. Green beans are the most popular holiday bean, ...