Soda bread is a great option for anyone new to making bread at home - there's no yeast, no need for kneading and no rising time.

A substantial soup, almost a main course, combining meaty black beans and sweet red peppers with the heat of red chilli in the accompanying salsa.

This comforting aromatic stew from Vicky Jones' excellent Beans, Peas & Everything In Between, is a perfect vegetarian dish, evocative of the wild fennel much used in Sicilian cooking.

Finished in the oven, rich and sweet Boston baked beans are an American classic perfect for cold winter nights.

Michelle Darmody’s book Seed to Supper tells the story of the journey of your food from the ground up for 9 to 12 year-olds. This extract is all about seeds and how to save and grow them.

Solidarity Trade started as a group of friends that, through a shared dream and commitment to food sovereignty, decided to bring the Kayapó’s Brazil nuts to the UK for the first time. We knew we had to create a supply chain that defied the status quo, built on a foundation of friendship. We had to start developing an economy rooted in love.

World Pulses Day is no fly-by-night marketing campaign - February 10th was designated by the UN as an annual celebration following the 2016 International Year of Pulses.

Brazil nuts are one of nature's richest sources of selenium. But levels vary wildly. Selenium is a trace mineral essential to several critical bodily functions. It plays a role in supporting the immune system, maintaining normal hair and nails, and acting as a powerful antioxidant to protect cells from oxidative stress.