Don't fear the lima beans

Childhood trauma from eating canned lima beans?

Get over it.

There are few vegetables as delicious as a properly cooked, fresh lima bean, and there are few easier to prepare. Lima beans are hitting their peak this time of the year, and are one of the highlights in our guide to cooking through the seasons.

Click here to find out more -- and to find out what to do with those lima beans once you get them back home.

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