and Boston Baked Beans (candy-coated peanuts; think peanut M&Ms without the chocolate). Well, that and the fact that the ...

Molasses, a thick syrup made from sugar cane or beet juice, is used to make candy, add sweetness to baked goods or savory dishes, and is used to make rum. Mixed into Boston baked beans, molasses adds ...

This makes a big pan of beans, plenty for six or even eight people, so it’s great for a kitchen supper with friends. It tastes best made a day ahead, and the beans need soaking the day before that.

Put the beans in a large ovenproof pan or casserole and add enough cold water to just cover them. Bring to the boil and skim off any foam that appears on the top, then boil fiercely for 20 minutes.

In the Bay State, “bar pies” are to pizza what “candlepin” is to bowling: a regional variation that is a source of great pride for true-blue Massholes (show of hands!) and leaves everybody ...

At Restaurant Jasper in the North End of Boston, and later with a small chain of family-friendly seafood establishments, he focused relentlessly on regional ingredients. By Julia Moskin Jasper ...

On a gut level, what happens after a person becomes full of beans? Flatulence is what happens. But attempts at mitigation, explain Iowa State University researchers Donna Winham, Ashley Doina and ...

Piled high on a fully loaded baked potato or scattered generously over a slice of buttered toast, baked beans are a British pantry staple. These fork-tender navy beans, which are cooked in a ...

The humble baked bean is a behind-the-scenes star of the casual culinary world. It complements heaping plates of barbecue, graces the burger-and-hot-dog-centered menus of backyard picnics and parties, ...