I’ve got a wonderful word for you – péchita. That’s the purely regional name for mesquite beans, and it comes from the Opata language. In Texas or New Mexico they ...

Barbara Rose, owner of Bean Tree Farm, harvests mesquite-bean pods as she prepares for a demonstration at the 15th annual Mesquite Milling and Fiesta. She’s been harvesting from the same velvet ...

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The mesquite beans from the pod have a sweet flavor, but the typical way of consuming them is by making mesquite flour or broth. These plants also provide shade to humans and habitats to critters.

The base of the Rain Daisy is also a sweet nod to the community's roots. It's something you can even use to make pastries. Hoffman starts the recipe with 3/4 ounces of mesquite bean syrup.

For a 16-ounce can of beans, just ¼ of a tablespoon of liquid smoke is enough to give you a ton of depth. Remember, liquid ...