Slow-cooked vegetables are a staple in the Middle East, and while I’m partial to vegetables that are cooked al dente, there’s no denying that the cumin-spiced stew with slow-cooked green beans, ...

For a long time, I was definitely not a fan of green beans. As a Nigerian, they weren’t a vegetable that was ever cooked at home. My only exposure to them was the mushy green beans I would often ...