The Chronicle Food & Wine staff is fortunate to have a garden on the roof of our building, to grow herbs and seasonal produce to inspire many of our recipes. Today's dish, Scarlet Runner Beans & Bacon ...

When fantastic farmers — and cooks — like Clarita Coleman matter-of-factly say things like, “I don't write anything down,” you stop to jot that recipe down. If there even is a recipe. With Coleman, ...

Simon Hopkinson's latest book is an English-looking volume with a Francophile sensibility, inspired by a meal thrown together from leftover... Serves 4, as a light lunch or supper I like the mimicry ...

Cook the beans: Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat and cook onion until charred. Remove from heat and add beans and stock. Return to low heat, add the garlic-herb sachet and cook beans ...

InstructionsSort through the beans to pick out any random stones or sticks among them, then rinse and drain the beans. In a large bowl or pot, dissolve 3 tablespoons of the salt in 4 quarts of water.

Runner beans, unlike other green beans (pole and bush) grow best and are at their most productive in cool summer weather, says Helen Chesnut. (Credit: Monique Pare) Q. Our scarlet runner beans have ...

Q. Our scarlet runner beans have grown well and produced many flowers, but few of the blooms have turned into beans. Instead, they simply fall off the tall vines. Why? A. I am asked this question ...