If you’ve seen some of the viral “dense bean salad” videos on TikTok, you may actually want to try making one (and rightfully so!). They look delicious and they’re loaded with lots of beautiful ...

Dense bean salad, known affectionately as the DBN, has taken the internet by storm, especially on TikTok, where creator Violet Witchel, aka the "dense bean girl," made it a meal-prepping favorite.

From the three-bean salad of the 1950s to the TikTok bean salad trend of 2025, beans in salads stand the test of time -- but ...

It might sound like a ‘90s alt-rock band name, but “dense bean salad” is actually a hit on social media and in lunch bags nationwide. Food creator Violet Witchel’s recipe is so widespread, with so ...

TAMPA (BLOOM) – Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Johna Mailolli joins Gayle Guyardo the host of the nationally syndicated health and wellness show Bloom on the Heart Walk special to share a heart ...

Whenever someone learns I’m a vegetarian, some form of this question almost always follows. And it’s a question I’ve come to dread. The inquiry itself is innocent enough; it’s the unsolicited advice ...

Simmer beans in chicken broth in a medium saucepan for 10 minutes. In a separate saucepan, sweat onions in cooking oil until ...

HOUSTON – It’s time to put that well-stocked pantry to good use! Culinary instructor and owner of Smart in The Kitchen, Marcia Smart, sharea how to use those basic pantry ingredients to create a ...

I’ve always hated beans. Black beans, cranberry beans, kidney beans and, most especially, lima beans. I didn’t care that beans were, arguably, the world’s most important food crop. I hated them anyway ...

I know you see bean salad in the photo above, but let’s talk about that scattering of mahogany-colored garlic cloves. Garlic imparts a pungent, spicy base to whatever it’s added to, makes your kitchen ...