J.C shared his recipe for lima beans in the slow cooker. "Make sure your life insurance is paid up in case you're overcome with joy once you try it, " he advises. The key ingredient: Barq's root beer.

When the weather turns chilly, a pot of slow-simmered butter beans is the kind of dinner that warms you from the inside out.

1. Cover shrimp with water in a 3-quart saucepan. Add shrimp boil. Bring to a rolling boil and cook 2 minutes. Turn off heat. Let shrimp sit at least 15 minutes, until pink and mostly opaque. Drain ...

This is my version of a dish made by my favorite New Orleanian, the irreplaceable chef Leah Chase. It is good with fresh or frozen butter beans or baby limas, and best over fragrant Louisiana brown or ...