They should not be too long or stringy. Fresh beans will ‘snap’ easily and look moist and juicy inside. Home-grown runner beans are in season from July to early October. Store in a paper bag ...

However, many scarlet runner bean recipes call for just the beans without the pods. The beans are quite firm, which means ...

Coloured runner beans go into a hearty runner bean stew, French beans make up a marinated bean salad, and he makes the best homemade baked beans using beautiful borlotti beans. Skip to main ...