Alert You really should eat more beans. Here are 3 recipes to get you started Beth Dooley The Minnesota Star Tribune Feb 15, 2026 Feb 15, 2026 Updated Feb 19, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Let’s be clear: canned beans are simply not as tasty as the dried beans you cook yourself.kAm*6D[ 42??65 362?D 2C6 4@?G6?:6?E[ DA665J 2?5 ?FEC:E:@FD] qFE 4@@<:?8 5C:65 362?D :D >F49 62D:6C E92? J@F E9:?<] u:CDE @7 2==[ J@F k6>m5@ ?@Ek^6>m ?665 E@ D@2< 5C:65 362?D @G6C?:89E] $64@?5[ 362?D 4@@<65 7C@> D4C2E49 4C62E6 E96:C @H? 3C@E9 E@ FD6 :? D@FAD[ DE6HD 2?5 D2F46D]k^AmkAm%96 3@@< “r@@= q62?Di %96 &=E:>2E6 vF:56 E@ r@@<:?8 H:E9 E96 (@C=5’D |@DE '6CD2E:=6 !=2?E\q2D65 !C@E6:?” 7C@> 7@@5 HC:E6C y@6 *@?2? D>2D96D 2 =@E @7 362? >JE9D] s@?’E D@2<P s@ D2=EP *6D[ >@DE 362?D E2<6 E9C66 @C >@C6 9@FCD @7 D:>>6C:?8[ 3FE :E’D 2== F?2EE6?565] W!C6DDFC6 4@@<6CD =:<6 x?DE2?E !@ED 42? 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