Heirloom Christmas Lima Bean and Mushroom Stew

Name: Heirloom Christmas Lima Bean and Mushroom Stew
Ingredients: 1 pound Christmas lima beans; 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil; 2 medium onions, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced; 8 cloves garlic, roughly chopped; 6 ounces portobello mushrooms, chopped; 8 ounces shiitake mushrooms, thickly sliced; 3 sprigs fresh thyme; 1 28 ounce can plum tomatoes in puree; 1/2 cup red wine; 1/2 cup reserved bean cooking liquid; 1/2 cup chopped flat leaf parsley; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper