My parents were party fanatics. Whenever there was a holiday, the celebration was at our house. A birthday? A promotion? A new car? Any excuse to throw a party, and our doors were wide open. I always ...

INGREDIENTS: • 2 cups mung beans, soaked for 12 hours • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil • 1 cup sweet onion, peeled and sliced • 1 cup shiitake mushrooms, sliced • 1 cup red bell pepper, seeded and sliced ...

While many Indian bean dishes, known as dals, are thick and soupy, chef Suvir Saran of New York's Devi restaurant simmers the yellow mung beans here without stirring so they become fluffy, like a ...

Use those cans of beans to make all kinds of hearty and delicious meals, ranging from beef chili full of black beans and ...