beans

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While that’s going, sauté thinly sliced onion in a pan until it softens, then add black beans, salt, pepper, paprika, and cumin.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

In my house, black beans are to brownies as bananas are to banana bread.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Prosecutors have accused Soofer of faking invoices for fresh meals while clients were left to eat breakfast bars, canned beans and ramen noodles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

In a hilarious illustration of this disconnect, Ms. Hansen writes of a yokel who poured “twenty bags of soil” on the balcony of his Karagümrük apartment to plant beans, tomatoes and peppers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

He stretched his toe beans wide, with an expression of blissful calm.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas