We know, we know, it’s a funny color and reminds you of your great aunt Marge’s vintage cookbooks—but hear us out. Split pea soup is actually delicious (not to mention simple) when made with a few ...

Younger readers will find it a glimpse of a quainter day when I tell you that I walked home from school every day for lunch, all the way through the sixth grade. I’m thinking of those lunches Mom ...

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

My mom enjoys a soup that is chunky. One of her favorites is split pea and ham. I must admit that it doesn’t sound very tasty ...

Rogers Park resident Miles Downie has a thing for split pea soup. That’s right, the gross-looking-but-surprisingly-tasty green soup that’s often a staple of home cooking. And what makes a good pea ...

Split pea soup was a favorite of mine during my college days. It was inexpensive, filling and straightforward to prepare — a satisfying soup for cold days and evenings. This update incorporates crispy ...

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 ...

Split pea soup was a regular in the rotation at our house when I was growing up. My mom always made it with a ham bone, just to wring the last bit of value and flavor from a leftover before throwing ...

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 ...

Welcome to Never Fail, a semi-regular column where we wax poetic about the recipes that never, ever let us down. This week: the split pea soup recipe that Healthyish editor Amanda Shapiro just ...

You may be shocked to learn that I don’t read every single book for my book club meetings and it’s usually because I’m reading other things. I need at least half an hour of quiet reading every morning ...