I was grocery shopping the other day, and while I am pretty good about getting only food on my list, I caved and bought a pound of lentils. I was curious - I’ve never cooked with them before and have never knowingly eaten them (although there is a decent chance I’ve had them [...]

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I cooked dried beans for the first time a few nights ago (for burritos), so I wanted to find out what you really need to do to cook beans. Some people claim you have to soak them overnight, others say don’t bother, while some say soaking just reduces the flatulence effect. To get [...]

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