When you harvest green bean seeds, wait until the pods have turned brown and papery; the seeds should make an audible clatter ...

Pinto beans are light brown, oval-shaped legumes speckled with reddish-brown spots. Their soft, creamy, nutty, and earthy seeds are a staple of Mexican cuisine and they happen to be the most ...

For some preparations, I use only the seeds – I split the vanilla bean ... resulting in the dark brown, wrinkled beans we use as a spice. Because the pods take so long to process, vanilla ...