Bette Davis lived as a Hollywood Star, but that doesn't mean she didn't enjoy a good homecooked meal. This simple and ...

Sauté aromatics: Melt butter in olive oil in a large Dutch oven/soup pot over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion and sauté ...

These easy black-eyed pea recipes are the perfect place to start, whether you're looking for a comforting hoppin' John or a ...

I have a major pet peeve about mushy split peas. Split peas and lentils tend to get overcooked. Once I figured out that they don’t need to reach the State of Horrifyingly Mushy, my legume cookery ...

In the depths of winter, it can sometimes seem as if springtime will never come. The only truly soothing warmth you can reliably find usually comes from the kitchen stove. So now is the perfect time ...

Whether you use bacon, a ham hock or paprika, this recipe for a classic split pea soup is satisfyingly smoky. That smokiness infuses the split peas, which are added in two batches. The first portion ...

Black-eyed peas are not peas at all, but rather versatile beans that are said to bring prosperity and are perfectly suited ...

March came in like a lion and will most likely go out in the same fashion, but the calendar says it’s spring so let’s dine on the season’s specialties. This colorful and fragrant recipe offers a bed ...

Note: In the spring, when farmers markets were loaded with sugar snap peas, Russ Parsons created this fresh-as-the-moment soup, as fabulous as much more labor-intensive English pea soup. It can also ...