Green beans, string beans, snap beans, haricots verts—whatever you like to call ’em-are the simple, stringy veggies that have graced practically every dinner table. Especially around the holidays.

On this week's In Judy's Kitchen, I try to show Danny Monteverde, the young reporter who wants to learn to cook, how to make green beans and new potatoes. G. Andrew Boyd/The Times-PicayuneCrime ...

The difference between a gorgeous, appealing bowl of green beans and an unsavory, mushy mess comes down to how they’re cooked. Learn how to blanch green beans and no one at the dinner table will ever ...