Four recipes with lima beans

This stew goes best with coleslaw and hot corn bread. Recipe: Brunswick stew Anne Warner  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

This recipe combines vegetables with a fragrant onions, garlic and olive oil sauce. Recipe: Baked vegetables  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

This recipe is based on one by Alexia Haidos. Large lima beans can be substituted for the gigantes. Recipe: Baked gigantes  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)