I love great northern white beans but am getting tired of them. Is there a similar bean that has soft skin, easy to cook and chew and will easily blend with herbs and spices?
cannellini/white kidney beans....there is a wonderful recipe by redkitty on this forum for a cannellini pate, you might want to search for it, I've made it many times
Try the big butter beans, or crowder peas if you can find them. Pink purple-hull peas are also delicious. The last two are in a category called "field peas" and taste very meaty.