Some personal news: Today, February 16th, 2021, marks the last time I am able to publicly talk about BEANS. It’s been a good run. I’ve truly enjoyed talking about beans for the last several years, asking you to cook dried beans without soaking, and writing recipes for those beans you’ve cooked (presumably, without soaking). I’ve loved the extremely tepid take of “soak if you want and don’t soak if you don’t” and having so many strangers on the internet (mostly men!) tell me why I’m wrong. I will chase the high that can only be achieved from being benignly contrarian about the most boring topic known to man (beans) forevermore. Signing off from the bean discourse for the last time, I can’t help but wonder: Will I ever feel again? If you’d like to make a pot of beans and are looking for a recipe, know that this is more a method than a recipe. Also, please note that this is more MY method, MY recipe, and not THE ONLY method or THE ONLY recipe. There are a million fantastic ways to cook beans, this is simply one. But what beans should I cook? Listen, it takes cooking a lot of beans to find your bean. Finding your bean should not be taken any less seriously than finding “your person” or “your apartment” or “your karaoke song.” All are important milestones in your long and gorgeous life and sometimes those things take time, so be patient, try many beans, think about what makes a good bean to you. Is it firm and starchy? Is it fall-apart and creamy? Is it small with thin skin or large and sturdy enough to be eaten with a toothpick? My advice: Buy new and different beans. Cook them. Eat them. Cook with them. Listen to yourself, listen to your heart. Then and only then will you find your bean. To start your bean adventure, Rancho Gordo (https://www.ranchogordo.com/) is of course an excellent mail-order source. No more beans: Thank you for tuning in and I’ll see you next week for more HOME MOVIES. RECIPE & INGREDIENTS: https://anewsletter.alisoneroman.com/brothy-beans-video VIDEO CHAPTERS: 0:00 Start 0:10 Home Movies with Alison Roman intro 0:20 Intro to Brothy Beans 1:10 To soak or not to soak 1:56 Prep ingredients 2:33 Begin cooking the vegetables 3:22 Add beans and water to the pot 4:25 Bean Myths 5:24 Reduce the heat to a low simmer 6:07 How to check on the beans 6:40 Prep the rest of the ingredients 7:29 Olive oil toast the bread 7:51 Wilt the greens in the olive oil 8:14 Add the beans and broth to the greens 8:30 Plate the dish 9:00 Taste the dish #Beans #BeansRecipe #AlisonRomanHomeMovies #AlisonRoman #AlisonRomanNothingFancy #AlisonRomanDiningIn Subscribe to A Newsletter: https://anewsletter.alisoneroman.com/ Find Nothing Fancy online: https://www.alisoneroman.com/nothing-fancy Find Dining In online: https://www.alisoneroman.com/dining-in Website: https://www.alisoneroman.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alisoneroman Twitter: https://twitter.com/alisoneroman VIDEO CREDITS: Director: Daniel Hurwitz Director of Photography: Charlie Gruet Sound: Brian Cushin Editor: Lee Manansala