Bean-tastic: Felicity Cloake’s perfect gigantes. Photograph: Robert Billington/The Guardian. Food stylist: Laurie Perry.View image in fullscreenBean-tastic: Felicity Cloake’s perfect gigantes. Photograph: Robert Billington/The Guardian. Food stylist: Laurie Perry.How to cook the perfect ...BeansBaked beans done the Greek way, using the fattest butter beans you can find Gigantes plaki, or (very) big baked beans, occupy a similarly beloved place in the Greek heart to our own baked beans. However, though they are also available in tins, they’re rather more likely to be made from scratch.

Miranda Lambert recently opened up about the creation of her hit single “Geraldene.” She discussed how the track pays homage to Dolly Parton’s “Jolene.” But the country star also recalled how the song caused a fight between her two collaborators. Miranda Lambert describes the fight over ‘Geraldene’ “Geraldene” appears on Miranda Lambert’s 2022 album, Palomino. She penned the song with co-writers Jack Ingram and Jon Randall. But the country star recently revealed to StageRightSecrets that the two men argued over how the song should sound.

Love, family, violence, and grief. The 1991 film, Boyz n the Hood, is John Singleton’s moving portrait of life in South Central Los Angeles. Audiences and critics applauded the raw emotion portrayed by the actors, and after making the film, many of the budding stars skyrocketed to success. One such actress, Nia Long, recently dropped by People TV to promote her latest film, The Banker. While there, she dished on some of her most high-profile projects and confessed that she nearly turned down her breakthrough role in Boyz n the Hood.

Over the years, Stevie Nicks has built herself up as a fashion icon. With her flowing, witchy looks in lace, chiffon, and leather, she has an often-imitated style. One key element of her wardrobe is her shawls. They play such an essential role in her onstage style that she has thousands of them, which she stores in what she calls a shawl vault.  Stevie Nicks is known for her distinctive style For much of her career, Nicks has worn all-black when onstage or at events.

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