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Date: 17 Jul 1995 12:32:06 U From: "amarcotty" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RE: Fava Beans! Beans take a variety of spices wonderfully. The Middle Eastern restaurant down the street makes fava beans with tons of garlic (healthful in other ways), olive oil, red pepper, and lemon juice. You can also use cumin, onions, oil and vinegar, thyme, etc. It is helpful to combine the fava beans with other beans and rice or pasta in a salad-type dish. The more fresh, crunchy, and acidic elements you can combine with fava beans, the better they are. You need to somehow counteract the awesome pithiness of them. I would be interested in hearing more about the possible benfits of fava beans for PD. Could you cite your sources? I am a new subscriber to the list--my sister (38) is a young onset victim of PD and I am trying all possible avenues of information, particularly those that deal with alternatives to medication. Thanks, and thanks to all of you. I've been very heartened and moved by your stories and information. Anne Marcotty Sharon, Massachusetts [log in to unmask] _______________________________________________________________________________ 12:16 PM Subject: Fava Beans! File this under, 'How Bad Can They Be??' :) Based on readings here and elsewhere, after looking near and far we found an purchased 2 1/2 lbs of fava beans hoping to unleash the dopamine contained therein. We then found ourselves at a complete loss as to how to fix them but JR likes beans (pinto, white, etc) so we figured how bad could they be? Well, for those of you who would also like to try fava beans, trust us, we need to find or develop recipes! If any of you have any recipes for fava beans or if you have ideas on how to fix them PLEASE email us asap. Thanks. LCarper ([log in to unmask]) P.S. My mother used to eat them as a little girl (in her Italian family) but can't remember how they were fixed. --